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title: Configuration reference for Oracle Database monitoring with NRDOT
source: https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/opentelemetry/database/oracle/config-reference
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This reference provides comprehensive YAML configurations for Oracle Database monitoring with the New Relic Distribution of OpenTelemetry (NRDOT) Collector. These full-feature configurations include host infrastructure metrics alongside database monitoring for production environments.

> #### ⚠️ IMPORTANT
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> **Looking to get started quickly?** These are advanced configurations for production use. If you're setting up Oracle Database monitoring for the first time, we recommend starting with the standard configuration in our setup guides and returning to these comprehensive configurations once you've verified basic functionality.

## On-host [#on-host]

**For on-host Pluggable Database (PDB)**

This configuration includes both infrastructure host metrics and database monitoring for comprehensive visibility when monitoring an individual pluggable database.

**For on-host Container Database (CDB)**

This configuration includes both infrastructure host metrics and database monitoring for comprehensive visibility when monitoring an entire container database and all its pluggable databases.

## RDS [#rds]

**For Amazon RDS**

This configuration includes both infrastructure host metrics and database monitoring for comprehensive visibility when monitoring an Oracle Database instance running on Amazon RDS.

## Related documentation [#related-docs]

[CDB instrumentation](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/opentelemetry/database/oracle/host-cdb)

Learn how to set up your Oracle Database for CDB monitoring in New Relic.

[PDB instrumentation](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/opentelemetry/database/oracle/host-pdb)

Learn how to set up your Oracle Database for PDB monitoring in New Relic.

[RDS instrumentation](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/opentelemetry/database/oracle/rds)

Learn how to set up your Oracle Database for RDS monitoring in New Relic.