diff --git a/service/nodes.go b/service/nodes.go
index 63612982f56..0640a4714c1 100644
--- a/service/nodes.go
+++ b/service/nodes.go
@@ -16,10 +16,16 @@
 package service // import "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/service"
 
 import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"hash/fnv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/connector"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/service/internal/components"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/service/internal/fanoutconsumer"
 )
 
 type nodeID int64
@@ -103,3 +109,76 @@ func newConnectorNode(exprPipelineType, rcvrPipelineType component.DataType, con
 		rcvrPipelineType: rcvrPipelineType,
 	}
 }
+
+func (n *connectorNode) build(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	tel component.TelemetrySettings,
+	info component.BuildInfo,
+	builder *connector.Builder,
+	nexts []baseConsumer,
+) error {
+	if len(nexts) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("connector %q has no next consumer", n.componentID)
+	}
+	set := connector.CreateSettings{ID: n.componentID, TelemetrySettings: tel, BuildInfo: info}
+	set.TelemetrySettings.Logger = components.ConnectorLogger(set.TelemetrySettings.Logger, n.componentID, n.exprPipelineType, n.rcvrPipelineType)
+
+	var err error
+	switch n.rcvrPipelineType {
+	case component.DataTypeTraces:
+		var consumers []consumer.Traces
+		for _, next := range nexts {
+			tracesConsumer, ok := next.(consumer.Traces)
+			if !ok {
+				return fmt.Errorf("next component is not a traces consumer: %s", n.componentID)
+			}
+			consumers = append(consumers, tracesConsumer)
+		}
+		fanoutConsumer := fanoutconsumer.NewTraces(consumers)
+		switch n.exprPipelineType {
+		case component.DataTypeTraces:
+			n.Component, err = builder.CreateTracesToTraces(ctx, set, fanoutConsumer)
+		case component.DataTypeMetrics:
+			n.Component, err = builder.CreateMetricsToTraces(ctx, set, fanoutConsumer)
+		case component.DataTypeLogs:
+			n.Component, err = builder.CreateLogsToTraces(ctx, set, fanoutConsumer)
+		}
+	case component.DataTypeMetrics:
+		var consumers []consumer.Metrics
+		for _, next := range nexts {
+			metricsConsumer, ok := next.(consumer.Metrics)
+			if !ok {
+				return fmt.Errorf("next component is not a metrics consumer: %s", n.componentID)
+			}
+			consumers = append(consumers, metricsConsumer)
+		}
+		fanoutConsumer := fanoutconsumer.NewMetrics(consumers)
+		switch n.exprPipelineType {
+		case component.DataTypeTraces:
+			n.Component, err = builder.CreateTracesToMetrics(ctx, set, fanoutConsumer)
+		case component.DataTypeMetrics:
+			n.Component, err = builder.CreateMetricsToMetrics(ctx, set, fanoutConsumer)
+		case component.DataTypeLogs:
+			n.Component, err = builder.CreateLogsToMetrics(ctx, set, fanoutConsumer)
+		}
+	case component.DataTypeLogs:
+		var consumers []consumer.Logs
+		for _, next := range nexts {
+			logsConsumer, ok := next.(consumer.Logs)
+			if !ok {
+				return fmt.Errorf("next component is not a logs consumer: %s", n.componentID)
+			}
+			consumers = append(consumers, logsConsumer)
+		}
+		fanoutConsumer := fanoutconsumer.NewLogs(consumers)
+		switch n.exprPipelineType {
+		case component.DataTypeTraces:
+			n.Component, err = builder.CreateTracesToLogs(ctx, set, fanoutConsumer)
+		case component.DataTypeMetrics:
+			n.Component, err = builder.CreateMetricsToLogs(ctx, set, fanoutConsumer)
+		case component.DataTypeLogs:
+			n.Component, err = builder.CreateLogsToLogs(ctx, set, fanoutConsumer)
+		}
+	}
+	return err
+}