Setting up a Collector
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The Snowplow collector receives data from Snowplow trackers and logs that data to S3 for storage and further processing. Setting up a collector is the first step in the Snowplow setup process.
## 1. Choose a CollectorThere are currently three collectors available:
| Collector | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| [Cloudfront Collector] cloudfront-collector | A simple, robust and scalable collector powered by AWS Cloudfront | Production-ready |
| [Clojure Collector] clojure-collector | A Clojure-based collector that enables user tracking across domains. Powered by Amazon Elastic Beanstalk | Production-ready |
| [Scala Stream Collector] scala-stream-collector | A Scala-based collector that enables user tracking across domains. Powered by Amazon Kinesis | Beta |
If so we recommend setting up the [Clojure collector] clojure-collector as this supports POST requests as well as GET requests.
If you are tracking users across multiple domains, we recommending setting up the [Clojure collector] clojure-collector or [Scala Stream Collector] scala-stream-collector. This sets user_ids server side, so you can reliably track user journeys across multiple domains. (In contrast, the [Cloudfront collector] cloudfront-collector sets them client side, so users get assigned different user_ids on different domains.)
If you are tracking users across a single domain and don't require mobile app or server side tracking, we recommend setting up the [Cloudfront collector] cloudfront-collector.
Then check out the [Scala Stream Collector] scala-stream-collector - but please note that this collector is still in beta.
## 2. Setup your Collector- [Setup the Cloudfront Collector now!] cloudfront-collector
- [Setup the Clojure Collector now!] clojure-collector
- [Setup the Scala Stream Collector now!] scala-stream-collector
Setup your collector? Then proceed to [step 2: setup a tracker] tracker-setup.
[Return to the setup guide] setup-guide.