diff --git a/config/_default/menus/main.en.yaml b/config/_default/menus/main.en.yaml
index f0a9c69c878e9..d62d9367c88f4 100644
--- a/config/_default/menus/main.en.yaml
+++ b/config/_default/menus/main.en.yaml
@@ -592,10 +592,18 @@ menu:
parent: essentials_heading
weight: 70000
- name: Getting Started
- url: /getting_started/opentelemetry
+ url: /opentelemetry/getting_started/
identifier: otel_guides_getting_started
parent: opentelemetry_top_level
weight: 1
+ - name: Datadog Example Application
+ url: /getting_started/opentelemetry
+ parent: otel_guides_getting_started
+ weight: 101
+ - name: OpenTelemetry Demo Application
+ url: /opentelemetry/guide/otel_demo_to_datadog
+ parent: otel_guides_getting_started
+ weight: 102
- name: Feature Compatibility
url: opentelemetry/compatibility/
identifier: otel_compatibility
@@ -611,7 +619,7 @@ menu:
identifier: otel_sdks
parent: otel-instrumentation
weight: 301
- - name: OTel APIs
+ - name: OTel APIs with Datadog SDKs
url: /opentelemetry/instrument/api_support
identifier: otel-api-dd-sdk
parent: otel-instrumentation
@@ -649,7 +657,7 @@ menu:
identifier: otel_instrumentation_libraries
parent: otel-instrumentation
weight: 303
- - name: Environment Variables
+ - name: Configuration
url: opentelemetry/config/environment_variable_support/
identifier: otel_env_var
parent: otel-instrumentation
@@ -694,17 +702,17 @@ menu:
identifier: otel-setup-otlp-ingest
parent: otel_collect
weight: 402
- - name: Direct OTLP Ingest
- url: /opentelemetry/setup/intake_endpoint
+ - name: Agentless Deployment
+ url: /opentelemetry/setup/agentless/
identifier: otel-setup-intake-endpoint
parent: otel_collect
weight: 403
- name: Logs Endpoint
- url: /opentelemetry/setup/intake_endpoint/otlp_logs
+ url: /opentelemetry/setup/agentless/logs
parent: otel-setup-intake-endpoint
weight: 301
- name: Metrics Endpoint
- url: /opentelemetry/setup/intake_endpoint/otlp_metrics
+ url: /opentelemetry/setup/agentless/metrics
parent: otel-setup-intake-endpoint
weight: 302
- name: Semantic Mapping
diff --git a/content/en/opentelemetry/_index.md b/content/en/opentelemetry/_index.md
index 621bd731480e8..97c899da58a5c 100644
--- a/content/en/opentelemetry/_index.md
+++ b/content/en/opentelemetry/_index.md
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ If your applications and services are instrumented with OpenTelemetry libraries,
### Additional setup options
-For other setup options, including direct OTLP intake, see [Send Data to Datadog][7].
+For other setup options, including Agentless deployment, see [Send Data to Datadog][7].
## Further reading
diff --git a/content/en/opentelemetry/getting_started.md b/content/en/opentelemetry/getting_started.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..611786b1d4ca6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/en/opentelemetry/getting_started.md
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+title: Getting Started with OpenTelemetry at Datadog
+disable_toc: false
+further_reading:
+- link: "/opentelemetry/guide"
+ tag: "Documentation"
+ text: "OpenTelemetry Guides"
+---
+
+{{< whatsnext desc=" " >}}
+ {{< nextlink href="/getting_started/opentelemetry" >}}Getting Started with a Datadog Example Application{{< /nextlink >}}
+ {{< nextlink href="/opentelemetry/guide/otel_demo_to_datadog" >}}Getting Started with the OpenTelemetry Demo Application
+{{< /nextlink >}}
+{{< /whatsnext >}}
+
+## Further reading
+
+{{< partial name="whats-next/whats-next.html" >}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/content/en/opentelemetry/setup/_index.md b/content/en/opentelemetry/setup/_index.md
index ce1c737836b52..79cbe0d9d4a11 100644
--- a/content/en/opentelemetry/setup/_index.md
+++ b/content/en/opentelemetry/setup/_index.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ There are multiple ways to send OpenTelemetry data to Datadog. Choose the method
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| <strong>OTel Collector</strong> | New or existing OTel users wanting a vendor-neutral setup | <ul><li>Complete vendor neutrality</li><li>Send traces, metrics, and logs to Datadog without installing the Datadog Agent or tracing libraries</li><li>Advanced processing capabilities (for example, [tail-based sampling][4])</li></ul> | [Send data using the OTel Collector][2] |
| <strong>Datadog Agent</strong> | Existing Datadog users or teams requiring Agent-based features | <ul><li>Access to full Datadog Agent capabilities</li><li>Enhanced monitoring capabilities including:<ul><li>Fleet Automation</li><li>Live Container Monitoring</li><li>Kubernetes Explorer</li><li>Live Processes</li><li>Cloud Network Monitoring</li><li>Universal Service Monitoring</li><li>{{< translate key="integration_count" >}}+ Datadog integrations</li></ul></li></ul> | [Send data using OTLP ingest in the Agent][1] |
-| <strong>Direct OTLP Ingest</strong> | Situations requiring direct connection without additional infrastructure | <ul><li>Direct data transmission</li><li>No additional components needed</li></ul> | [Send data using the intake endpoint][3] |
+| <strong>Agentless Deployment</strong> | Situations requiring direct connection without additional infrastructure | <ul><li>Direct data transmission</li><li>No additional components needed</li></ul> | [Send data using the OTLP endpoint][3] |
<div class="alert alert-info"><strong>Still not sure which setup is right for you?</strong><br> See the <a href="/opentelemetry/compatibility/">Feature Compatibility</a> table to understand which Datadog features are supported.</div>
diff --git a/content/en/opentelemetry/setup/intake_endpoint/_index.md b/content/en/opentelemetry/setup/agentless/_index.md
similarity index 96%
rename from content/en/opentelemetry/setup/intake_endpoint/_index.md
rename to content/en/opentelemetry/setup/agentless/_index.md
index acdea79bf941a..b9eef60e53105 100644
--- a/content/en/opentelemetry/setup/intake_endpoint/_index.md
+++ b/content/en/opentelemetry/setup/agentless/_index.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
---
title: Datadog OTLP Intake Endpoint
+aliases:
+- /opentelemetry/setup/intake_endpoint/
further_reading:
- link: "/opentelemetry/setup"
tag: "Documentation"
diff --git a/content/en/opentelemetry/setup/intake_endpoint/otlp_logs.md b/content/en/opentelemetry/setup/agentless/logs.md
similarity index 99%
rename from content/en/opentelemetry/setup/intake_endpoint/otlp_logs.md
rename to content/en/opentelemetry/setup/agentless/logs.md
index e51211fa18f12..513d3ac11bc0f 100644
--- a/content/en/opentelemetry/setup/intake_endpoint/otlp_logs.md
+++ b/content/en/opentelemetry/setup/agentless/logs.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
title: Datadog OTLP Logs Intake Endpoint
aliases:
- /opentelemetry/otlp_logs
+ - /opentelemetry/setup/intake_endpoint/otlp_logs
further_reading:
- link: "https://opentelemetry.io/docs/concepts/sdk-configuration/general-sdk-configuration/"
tag: "External Site"
diff --git a/content/en/opentelemetry/setup/intake_endpoint/otlp_metrics.md b/content/en/opentelemetry/setup/agentless/metrics.md
similarity index 99%
rename from content/en/opentelemetry/setup/intake_endpoint/otlp_metrics.md
rename to content/en/opentelemetry/setup/agentless/metrics.md
index 32bd05463804d..82e0bb04cd4fc 100644
--- a/content/en/opentelemetry/setup/intake_endpoint/otlp_metrics.md
+++ b/content/en/opentelemetry/setup/agentless/metrics.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
title: Datadog OTLP Metrics Intake Endpoint
aliases:
- "/opentelemetry/otlp_metrics"
+ - "/opentelemetry/setup/intake_endpoint/otlp_metrics"
further_reading:
- link: "https://opentelemetry.io/docs/concepts/sdk-configuration/general-sdk-configuration/"
tag: "External Site"
diff --git a/content/en/opentelemetry/setup/intake_endpoint/otlp_traces.md b/content/en/opentelemetry/setup/agentless/traces.md
similarity index 99%
rename from content/en/opentelemetry/setup/intake_endpoint/otlp_traces.md
rename to content/en/opentelemetry/setup/agentless/traces.md
index 158dc301b43df..ebeafba4db61d 100644
--- a/content/en/opentelemetry/setup/intake_endpoint/otlp_traces.md
+++ b/content/en/opentelemetry/setup/agentless/traces.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
title: Datadog OTLP Traces Intake Endpoint
aliases:
- /opentelemetry/otlp_endpoint
+ - /opentelemetry/setup/intake_endpoint/otlp_traces
private: true
further_reading:
- link: "https://opentelemetry.io/docs/concepts/sdk-configuration/general-sdk-configuration/"