DataBuff Documentation

Open-source AI-native OpenTelemetry APM.

Build a standard, reliable, easy-to-deploy APM backend first, then put AI into real troubleshooting workflows.

Quick Start

curl -fsSL https://databuff.ai/databuff/ai-apm-install.sh | bash

Install the platform, then install the Demo app to see traces, metrics, topology, and AI diagnostics.

Online docs: databuff.ai/docs

Documentation Index

Product Overview

• Product Overview
• Roadmap

Getting Started

• OpenTelemetry OTLP Ingestion
• Spring Boot OTLP Integration
• Python OTLP Integration
• Docker Installation
• Kubernetes Installation

User Guide

• Alerting (recommended after install)
• Application Performance
• AI Platform
• Agent Integration
• SkyWalking Ingestion
• eBPF Ingestion
• Nginx Ingestion
• Custom Digital Experts
• External MCP Integration

Operations

• Docker Operations
• Kubernetes Operations
• Nginx Reverse Proxy for the Web Console
• Parameter Configuration
• Performance Tuning and Capacity
• Platform Self-Monitoring and Self-Troubleshooting
• Platform Self-Monitoring Metric Catalog
• Upgrade and Uninstall
• Offline Installation

Architecture

• Telemetry Pipeline and Storage
• AI Platform
• Application Performance
• Alerting
• Log Analytics

Comparisons

• DataBuff vs SkyWalking
• DataBuff vs Jaeger
• DataBuff vs SigNoz

Migration

• From SkyWalking
• From Jaeger
• From Pinpoint
• From SigNoz
• From OpenObserve

Core Pipeline