diff --git a/otel/start-otel-collector.sh b/otel/start-otel-collector.sh
index 367098df..e64421d4 100755
--- a/otel/start-otel-collector.sh
+++ b/otel/start-otel-collector.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,132 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e  # Exit on any error
 
-# Create bin directory if it doesn't exist
-mkdir -p bin
+# Configuration
+OTEL_VERSION="0.96.0"
+INSTALL_DIR="bin"
+BINARY_NAME="otelcol-contrib"
+GRAFANA_URL="https://letta.grafana.net/d/dc738af7-6c30-4b42-aef2-f967d65638af/letta-dev-traces?orgId=1"
 
-# Download and extract collector if not already present
-if [ ! -f "bin/otelcol-contrib" ]; then
-    echo "Downloading OpenTelemetry Collector..."
-    curl -L https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/releases/download/v0.96.0/otelcol-contrib_0.96.0_darwin_amd64.tar.gz -o otelcol.tar.gz
-    tar xzf otelcol.tar.gz -C bin/
-    rm otelcol.tar.gz
-    chmod +x bin/otelcol-contrib
+# Function to detect OS and architecture
+detect_platform() {
+    OS=$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+    ARCH=$(uname -m)
+
+    # Map OS names
+    case "$OS" in
+        darwin*)
+            OS="darwin"
+            ;;
+        linux*)
+            OS="linux"
+            ;;
+        mingw*|msys*|cygwin*)
+            echo "Error: Windows is not supported by this script"
+            echo "For supporting other operating systems, please open a Github pull request or issue."
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unsupported operating system: $OS"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+
+    # Map architecture names
+    case "$ARCH" in
+        x86_64|amd64)
+            ARCH="amd64"
+            ;;
+        aarch64|arm64)
+            ARCH="arm64"
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unsupported architecture: $ARCH"
+            echo "Supported architectures: amd64 (x86_64), arm64 (aarch64)"
+            echo "For supporting other architectures, please open a Github pull request or issue."
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+
+    echo "${OS}_${ARCH}"
+}
+
+# Function to get current installed version
+get_installed_version() {
+    if [ -f "$INSTALL_DIR/$BINARY_NAME" ]; then
+        # Try to get version from binary
+        VERSION_OUTPUT=$("$INSTALL_DIR/$BINARY_NAME" --version 2>/dev/null | head -n1)
+        if [[ $VERSION_OUTPUT =~ ([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+) ]]; then
+            echo "${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+        else
+            echo "unknown"
+        fi
+    else
+        echo "none"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Function to check if update is needed
+needs_update() {
+    INSTALLED_VERSION=$(get_installed_version)
+
+    if [ "$INSTALLED_VERSION" = "none" ]; then
+        return 0  # Not installed, needs download
+    elif [ "$INSTALLED_VERSION" = "unknown" ]; then
+        echo "Warning: Cannot determine installed version. Reinstalling..."
+        return 0  # Can't determine version, reinstall
+    elif [ "$INSTALLED_VERSION" != "$OTEL_VERSION" ]; then
+        echo "Update available: $INSTALLED_VERSION -> $OTEL_VERSION"
+        return 0  # Different version, needs update
+    else
+        echo "OpenTelemetry Collector v$OTEL_VERSION is already installed and up to date."
+        return 1  # Same version, no update needed
+    fi
+}
+
+# Main script
+echo "Checking OpenTelemetry Collector installation..."
+
+# Create bin directory if it doesn't exist
+mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR"
+
+# Check if update is needed
+if needs_update; then
+    # Detect platform
+    PLATFORM=$(detect_platform)
+    echo "Detected platform: $PLATFORM"
+
+    # Construct download URL
+    DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/releases/download/v${OTEL_VERSION}/otelcol-contrib_${OTEL_VERSION}_${PLATFORM}.tar.gz"
+    ARCHIVE_NAME="otelcol.tar.gz"
+
+    echo "Downloading OpenTelemetry Collector v$OTEL_VERSION..."
+    echo "URL: $DOWNLOAD_URL"
+
+    # Download with error handling
+    if ! curl -L "$DOWNLOAD_URL" -o "$ARCHIVE_NAME"; then
+        echo "Error: Failed to download OpenTelemetry Collector"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # Extract archive
+    echo "Extracting..."
+    tar xzf "$ARCHIVE_NAME" -C "$INSTALL_DIR/"
+
+    # Clean up
+    rm "$ARCHIVE_NAME"
+
+    # Make executable
+    chmod +x "$INSTALL_DIR/$BINARY_NAME"
+
+    echo "OpenTelemetry Collector v$OTEL_VERSION installed successfully!"
+
+    # Verify installation
+    if [ -f "$INSTALL_DIR/$BINARY_NAME" ]; then
+        echo "Binary location: $INSTALL_DIR/$BINARY_NAME"
+        "$INSTALL_DIR/$BINARY_NAME" --version 2>/dev/null | head -n1 || echo "Note: Could not verify version"
+    fi
+else
+    echo "Skipping download - already up to date."
 fi
 
 # Start OpenTelemetry Collector
@@ -23,7 +139,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 device_id=$(python3 -c 'import uuid; print(uuid.getnode())')
-echo "View traces at https://letta.grafana.net/d/dc738af7-6c30-4b42-aef2-f967d65638af/letta-dev-traces?orgId=1&var-deviceid=$device_id"
+echo "View traces at $GRAFANA_URL&var-deviceid=$device_id"
 
 # Run collector
 exec ./bin/otelcol-contrib --config "$CONFIG_FILE"