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slug: /send-data/installed-collectors
title: Installed Collectors
description: Get started with Installed Collectors in Sumo Logic to collect data from servers and applications for centralized logging and analysis.
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Our *Installed Collector* is installed and operates on your local environment, as opposed to our Hosted Collector, which resides on the Sumo Logic service infrastructure. After installing a Collector, the next step involves adding Sources. These Sources serve as endpoints that the Collector connects to, facilitating the retrieval and transmission of data to the Sumo Logic service.

In this section, we'll introduce the following concepts:

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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/send-data/installed-collectors/configuration')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/data-collection.png')} alt="Data Collection icon" width="30"/><h4>Configure an Installed Collector</h4></a>
  <p>Install and configure a collector to gather and send data to Sumo Logic.</p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/send-data/installed-collectors/macos')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/data-collection.png')} alt="Data Collection icon" width="30"/><h4>For macOS</h4></a>
  <p>Install or uninstall a Collector on a macOS system.</p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/send-data/installed-collectors/linux')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/data-collection.png')} alt="Data Collection icon" width="30"/><h4>For Linux</h4></a>
  <p>Install or uninstall a Collector on a Linux system.</p>
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  <p>Install or uninstall a Collector on a Windows system.</p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/send-data/installed-collectors/sources')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/data-collection.png')} alt="Data Collection icon" width="30"/><h4>Sources</h4></a>
  <p>Learn how to configure a variety of local and remote Sources for your Installed Collector.</p>
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  <p>Customize your Installed Collector with these configuration parameters and options.</p>
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