diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 29cf298..6acfbf5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ on:
   pull_request:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+env:
+  SUFFIX: ${{ (github.head_ref || github.ref_name) == 'main' && '' || format('-{0}', github.head_ref || github.ref_name) }}
+
 jobs:
   checks:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -72,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           LAYER_ARN=$(
             aws lambda publish-layer-version \
-              --layer-name diet-lambda-${{ matrix.arch }} \
+              --layer-name diet-lambda-${{ matrix.arch }}$SUFFIX \
               --license-info "Apache 2.0" \
               --compatible-architectures ${{ matrix.arch == 'x86_64' && 'x86_64' || 'arm64' }} \
               --zip-file fileb://${{ steps.download.outputs.download-path }}/diet-lambda-${{ matrix.arch }}.zip \
@@ -112,7 +115,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           context: .
           push: true
-          tags: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:${{ matrix.arch }}
+          tags: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:${{ matrix.arch }}${{ env.SUFFIX }}
 
   multiarch:
     needs: docker
@@ -134,6 +137,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: |
           docker buildx imagetools create \
-            --tag ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:latest \
-            ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:x86_64 \
-            ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:aarch64
+            --tag ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:latest$SUFFIX \
+            ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:x86_64$SUFFIX \
+            ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}:aarch64$SUFFIX
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d8338fa..6b5cfc7 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "chrono",
  "const-hex",
+ "envy",
  "flate2",
  "futures-util",
  "http-body-util",
@@ -307,6 +308,15 @@ version = "1.16.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "91622ff5e7162018101f2fea40d6ebf4a78bbe5a49736a2020649edf9693679e"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "envy"
+version = "0.4.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3f47e0157f2cb54f5ae1bd371b30a2ae4311e1c028f575cd4e81de7353215965"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "equivalent"
 version = "1.0.2"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 469c94a..a51e72a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ bytes = "1"
 cfg-if = "1"
 chrono = { version = "0.4.43", features = ["serde"] }
 const-hex = { version = "1.17.0", features = ["serde"] }
+envy = "0.4.2"
 flate2 = "1"
 futures-util = "0.3"
 http-body-util = { version = "0.1.3", features = [] }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 80c0a6d..115bd2f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ The collector listens for `HTTP/OTLP`, `HTTP/JSON` and `gRPC/OTLP` traces, metri
 
 This collector uses the same `SW_APM_API_TOKEN` and `SW_APM_DATA_CENTER` environment variables as the full collector. It does not support configuration via a `yaml` file, or any custom processing logic.
 
+- Service name - `OTEL_SERVICE_NAME` -> `SW_APM_SERVICE_KEY` -> `AWS_LAMBDA_FUNCTION_NAME`
+- API token - `SW_APM_API_TOKEN` -> `SW_APM_SERVICE_KEY`
+- APM collector endpoint - `SW_APM_COLLECTOR` -> `SW_APM_DATA_CENTER`
+- OTLP exporter endpoints - `SW_EXPORTER_OTLP_$signal_ENDPOINT` -> `SW_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT` -> `SW_APM_COLLECTOR` -> `SW_APM_DATA_CENTER`
+
 ## Docker Images
 
 These are also updated on new commits to main. The collector is built on Amazon Linux and expects OpenSSL to be available in the image.
diff --git a/src/env.rs b/src/env.rs
index 1b9cb0c..25f150a 100644
--- a/src/env.rs
+++ b/src/env.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,28 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use anyhow::{Context, Error};
+use serde::Deserialize;
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Default)]
+pub struct Env {
+    otel_service_name: Option<String>,
+    aws_lambda_function_name: Option<String>,
+
+    aws_lambda_initialization_type: Option<String>,
+    aws_lambda_runtime_api: Option<String>,
+    sw_exporter_compression: Option<String>,
+
+    sw_apm_api_token: Option<String>,
+    sw_apm_service_key: Option<String>,
+
+    sw_apm_data_center: Option<String>,
+    sw_apm_collector: Option<String>,
+    sw_exporter_otlp_endpoint: Option<String>,
+    sw_exporter_otlp_traces_endpoint: Option<String>,
+    sw_exporter_otlp_metrics_endpoint: Option<String>,
+    sw_exporter_otlp_logs_endpoint: Option<String>,
+    sw_exporter_otlp_profiles_endpoint: Option<String>,
+}
 
 pub struct Config {
     pub _service: String,
@@ -13,10 +35,17 @@ pub struct Config {
 
     pub executable: String,
     pub managed: bool,
+    pub compression: Compression,
 
     pub urls: UrlsConfig,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum Compression {
+    Gzip,
+    Zstd,
+}
+
 pub struct UrlsConfig {
     pub settings: String,
     pub exporters: ExportersUrlsConfig,
@@ -65,28 +94,55 @@ impl Config {
     const LOCAL_HOST: &str = "sandbox.localdomain";
 
     pub fn parse() -> Result<Arc<Self>, Error> {
-        let service_key = env::var("SW_APM_SERVICE_KEY").ok();
-        let service_key = service_key.as_ref().and_then(|s| s.split_once(':'));
+        let Env {
+            otel_service_name,
+            aws_lambda_function_name,
 
-        let service_name = env::var("OTEL_SERVICE_NAME")
-            .ok()
+            aws_lambda_initialization_type,
+            aws_lambda_runtime_api,
+            sw_exporter_compression,
+
+            sw_apm_api_token,
+            sw_apm_service_key,
+
+            sw_apm_data_center,
+            sw_apm_collector,
+            sw_exporter_otlp_endpoint,
+            sw_exporter_otlp_traces_endpoint,
+            sw_exporter_otlp_metrics_endpoint,
+            sw_exporter_otlp_logs_endpoint,
+            sw_exporter_otlp_profiles_endpoint,
+        } = envy::from_env().unwrap_or_default();
+
+        let service_key = sw_apm_service_key.as_ref().and_then(|s| s.split_once(':'));
+
+        let service_name = otel_service_name
             .or_else(|| service_key.map(|(name, _)| name.to_string()))
-            .or_else(|| env::var("AWS_LAMBDA_FUNCTION_NAME").ok())
+            .or(aws_lambda_function_name)
             .context("missing service name")?;
 
-        let api_token = env::var("SW_APM_API_TOKEN")
-            .ok()
-            .or_else(|| service_key.map(|(_, token)| token.to_string())).unwrap_or_else(|| {
+        let managed =
+            aws_lambda_initialization_type.is_some_and(|v| v == "lambda-managed-instances");
+        let api_host = aws_lambda_runtime_api.unwrap_or_else(|| Self::API_HOST.to_string());
+
+        let api_token = sw_apm_api_token
+            .or_else(|| service_key.map(|(_, token)| token.to_string()))
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| {
                 eprintln!("Missing SolarWinds APM API token. Please set the `SW_APM_API_TOKEN` environment variable to enable sampling.");
                 "missing".to_string()
             });
 
-        let data_center = env::var("SW_APM_DATA_CENTER")
-            .ok()
-            .unwrap_or_else(|| "na-01".to_string());
+        let data_center = sw_apm_data_center.unwrap_or_else(|| "na-01".to_string());
+        let mut collector = sw_apm_collector
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| format!("https://apm.collector.{data_center}.cloud.solarwinds.com"));
+        let mut exporter = sw_exporter_otlp_endpoint
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| collector.replace("apm.collector", "otel.collector"));
 
-        let api_host =
-            env::var("AWS_LAMBDA_RUNTIME_API").unwrap_or_else(|_| Self::API_HOST.to_string());
+        for url in [&mut collector, &mut exporter] {
+            if !url.starts_with("https://") && !url.starts_with("http://") {
+                *url = format!("https://{url}");
+            }
+        }
 
         let executable = env::current_exe()
             .ok()
@@ -96,31 +152,26 @@ impl Config {
             })
             .unwrap_or_else(|| env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME").to_string());
 
-        let managed = env::var("AWS_LAMBDA_INITIALIZATION_TYPE")
-            .is_ok_and(|v| v == "lambda-managed-instances");
+        let compression = sw_exporter_compression
+            .and_then(|c| match c.to_lowercase().trim() {
+                "gzip" | "gz" => Some(Compression::Gzip),
+                "zstd" => Some(Compression::Zstd),
+                _ => None,
+            })
+            .unwrap_or(Compression::Gzip);
 
         Ok(Arc::new(Self {
             urls: UrlsConfig {
-                settings: format!(
-                    "https://apm.collector.{data_center}.cloud.solarwinds.com/v1/settings/{service_name}/{service_name}",
-                ),
+                settings: format!("{collector}/v1/settings/{service_name}/{service_name}",),
                 exporters: ExportersUrlsConfig {
-                    traces: format!(
-                        "https://otel.collector.{data_center}.cloud.solarwinds.com{}",
-                        Self::TRACES_ROUTE
-                    ),
-                    metrics: format!(
-                        "https://otel.collector.{data_center}.cloud.solarwinds.com{}",
-                        Self::METRICS_ROUTE
-                    ),
-                    logs: format!(
-                        "https://otel.collector.{data_center}.cloud.solarwinds.com{}",
-                        Self::LOGS_ROUTE
-                    ),
-                    profiles: format!(
-                        "https://otel.collector.{data_center}.cloud.solarwinds.com{}",
-                        Self::PROFILES_ROUTE
-                    ),
+                    traces: sw_exporter_otlp_traces_endpoint
+                        .unwrap_or_else(|| format!("{exporter}{}", Self::TRACES_ROUTE)),
+                    metrics: sw_exporter_otlp_metrics_endpoint
+                        .unwrap_or_else(|| format!("{exporter}{}", Self::METRICS_ROUTE)),
+                    logs: sw_exporter_otlp_logs_endpoint
+                        .unwrap_or_else(|| format!("{exporter}{}", Self::LOGS_ROUTE)),
+                    profiles: sw_exporter_otlp_profiles_endpoint
+                        .unwrap_or_else(|| format!("{exporter}{}", Self::PROFILES_ROUTE)),
                 },
                 extension: ExtensionUrlsConfig {
                     register: format!(
@@ -151,6 +202,7 @@ impl Config {
 
             executable,
             managed,
+            compression,
         }))
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/exporter.rs b/src/exporter.rs
index e43108f..5338c97 100644
--- a/src/exporter.rs
+++ b/src/exporter.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use anyhow::Error;
-use async_compression::{Level, tokio::bufread::GzipEncoder};
+use async_compression::{
+    Level,
+    tokio::bufread::{GzipEncoder, ZstdEncoder},
+};
 use bytes::BytesMut;
 use futures_util::TryStreamExt;
 use http_body_util::{BodyExt, StreamBody};
@@ -26,6 +29,7 @@ use opentelemetry_proto::tonic::{
 };
 use prost::Message;
 use tokio::{
+    io::AsyncRead,
     sync::{mpsc, watch},
     task::JoinSet,
     time::{self, MissedTickBehavior},
@@ -37,7 +41,7 @@ use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use crate::{
     ServiceRequest,
-    env::Config,
+    env::{Compression, Config},
     util::{Client, body, flatten},
 };
 
@@ -185,6 +189,7 @@ async fn send<R>(
     mut client: FollowRedirect<Client>,
     url: String,
     token: String,
+    compression: Compression,
     instance_id: Uuid,
     attributes: Arc<[KeyValue]>,
 ) -> Result<(), Error>
@@ -202,13 +207,23 @@ where
     let mut buf = BytesMut::with_capacity(request.encoded_len());
     request.encode(&mut buf)?;
 
-    let compressed = StreamBody::new(
-        ReaderStream::new(GzipEncoder::with_quality(
-            Cursor::new(buf),
-            Level::Precise(6),
-        ))
-        .map_ok(Frame::data),
-    );
+    let (boxed, encoding): (Box<dyn AsyncRead + Unpin + Send>, &str) = match compression {
+        Compression::Zstd => (
+            Box::new(ZstdEncoder::with_quality(
+                Cursor::new(buf),
+                Level::Precise(4),
+            )),
+            "zstd",
+        ),
+        Compression::Gzip => (
+            Box::new(GzipEncoder::with_quality(
+                Cursor::new(buf),
+                Level::Precise(6),
+            )),
+            "gzip",
+        ),
+    };
+    let compressed = StreamBody::new(ReaderStream::new(boxed).map_ok(Frame::data));
 
     future::poll_fn(|cx| client.poll_ready(cx)).await?;
     let response = client
@@ -217,7 +232,7 @@ where
                 .method("POST")
                 .uri(url)
                 .header(CONTENT_TYPE, "application/x-protobuf")
-                .header(CONTENT_ENCODING, "gzip")
+                .header(CONTENT_ENCODING, encoding)
                 .header(AUTHORIZATION, format!("Bearer {token}"))
                 .header(USER_AGENT, Config::USER_AGENT)
                 .body(body(compressed))?,
@@ -296,6 +311,7 @@ fn export(state: &mut State, config: &Config, id: Option<String>) {
         state.client.clone(),
         config.urls.exporters.traces.clone(),
         config.token.clone(),
+        config.compression,
         state.instance_id,
         state.attributes.clone(),
     ));
@@ -305,6 +321,7 @@ fn export(state: &mut State, config: &Config, id: Option<String>) {
         state.client.clone(),
         config.urls.exporters.metrics.clone(),
         config.token.clone(),
+        config.compression,
         state.instance_id,
         state.attributes.clone(),
     ));
@@ -314,6 +331,7 @@ fn export(state: &mut State, config: &Config, id: Option<String>) {
         state.client.clone(),
         config.urls.exporters.logs.clone(),
         config.token.clone(),
+        config.compression,
         state.instance_id,
         state.attributes.clone(),
     ));
@@ -324,6 +342,7 @@ fn export(state: &mut State, config: &Config, id: Option<String>) {
             state.client.clone(),
             config.urls.exporters.profiles.clone(),
             config.token.clone(),
+            config.compression,
             state.instance_id,
             state.attributes.clone(),
         ));