---
title: "Enterprise Monitoring"
sidebarTitle: "Overview"
description: "Optional telemetry and observability for your Cline deployment"
---

Cline includes optional monitoring capabilities for organizations that want to track usage and integrate with their observability infrastructure.

## Monitoring Options

<CardGroup cols={2}> 
  <Card title="OpenTelemetry" icon="chart-line" href="/enterprise-solutions/monitoring/opentelemetry">
    Export metrics and logs to your own observability backends
  </Card>

  <Card title="OpenTelemetry Override" icon="chart-line" href="/enterprise-solutions/monitoring/opentelemetry_override">
    Export to your own observability backends through environment variables (advanced)
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<CardGroup cols={1}>
  <Card title="Cline Telemetry" icon="chart-simple" href="/enterprise-solutions/monitoring/telemetry">
    Built-in anonymous usage tracking that helps improve Cline (opt-in)
  </Card>  
</CardGroup>

## Cline Telemetry

Cline includes opt-in telemetry for anonymous usage tracking:

- Feature usage patterns
- Task completion rates  
- Error occurrences
- Performance metrics

Users can enable or disable telemetry in Cline settings. All data is anonymous and does not include code content, file paths, or sensitive information.

See [Cline Telemetry](/enterprise-solutions/monitoring/telemetry) for configuration details.

## OpenTelemetry Integration

For advanced monitoring needs, Cline supports OpenTelemetry's OTLP (OpenTelemetry Protocol) for exporting metrics and logs to your own infrastructure.

This allows you to:
- Export telemetry to your existing observability platforms
- Integrate with tools like Datadog, New Relic, or Grafana Cloud
- Maintain full control over your monitoring data
- Aggregate metrics across your organization

<Note>
OpenTelemetry integration is **optional** and requires additional configuration. Most users don't need this feature.
</Note>

See [OpenTelemetry](/enterprise-solutions/monitoring/opentelemetry) for setup instructions.

## Use Cases

### When to Use Cline Telemetry
- You want to help improve Cline through anonymous usage data
- No additional setup required
- Suitable for most users

### When to Use OpenTelemetry
- You need granular metrics in your own systems
- You're integrating with existing observability infrastructure
- You want detailed logs and metrics for debugging
- You need custom dashboards or alerting

## Getting Started

<Steps>
<Step title="Choose Your Approach">
Decide whether basic telemetry or OpenTelemetry integration fits your needs
</Step>

<Step title="Enable Telemetry">
For basic telemetry, enable it in Cline settings. For OpenTelemetry, see the configuration guide.
</Step>

<Step title="Verify Data Collection">
Confirm telemetry is being collected as expected
</Step>
</Steps>

## Privacy & Security

All Cline monitoring features are designed with privacy in mind:

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Anonymous" icon="user-secret">
    No personal information collected
  </Card>
  
  <Card title="Optional" icon="toggle-on">
    Users can disable at any time
  </Card>
  
  <Card title="Local First" icon="laptop">
    Code never leaves your machine
  </Card>
  
  <Card title="Transparent" icon="code">
    Open source - see what's collected
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Next Steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Configure Telemetry" icon="gear" href="/enterprise-solutions/monitoring/telemetry">
    Set up basic telemetry settings
  </Card>
  
  <Card title="OpenTelemetry Setup" icon="chart-line" href="/enterprise-solutions/monitoring/opentelemetry">
    Advanced monitoring with OpenTelemetry
  </Card>
</CardGroup>
