OpenTelemetry Integration Guides

Detailed guides for instrumenting various frameworks and libraries with OpenTelemetry. Each guide includes step-by-step instructions, code examples, and best practices for implementing observability in your applications.

Learn how to monitor Docker containers with OpenTelemetry. Set up the Collector, configure Docker Stats receiver, and use Docker Compose - with examples.
Mar 30 2026
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Add OpenTelemetry instrumentation to FastAPI apps using FastAPIInstrumentor.instrument_app(). Get automatic distributed tracing, metrics and performance monitoring.
Mar 30 2026
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OpenTelemetry Log4j appender integrates Log4j2 with OpenTelemetry, enabling automatic log correlation with traces and export to observability backends.
Mar 30 2026
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OpenTelemetry Logback integrates Logback with OpenTelemetry through log appender export and MDC context injection for trace correlation.
Mar 30 2026
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OpenTelemetry Logrus injects trace and span IDs for each logging statement, allowing you to correlate your logs with other telemetry data.
Mar 30 2026
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Monitor your MySQL database using OpenTelemetry Collector mysql receiver. Track query performance, connections, buffer pool usage, and replication lag.
Mar 30 2026
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Complete guide to otelslog - OpenTelemetry Slog bridge for Golang. Setup slog.SetDefault with OTel handler, structured logging examples, and Go logging best practices.
Mar 30 2026
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Master OpenTelemetry Spring Boot integration with step-by-step setup, manual instrumentation examples, troubleshooting, and production-ready configurations. Learn spring opentelemetry best practices.
Mar 30 2026
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Complete guide to otelzap - OpenTelemetry Zap bridge for Golang. Setup otelzap with trace context injection, structured logging examples, and Go Zap best practices.
Mar 30 2026
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OpenTelemetry Beego is an OpenTelemetry instrumentation for the Beego web framework, a popular open-source web framework for building web applications in Go.
Mar 25 2026
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Learn how to monitor Ent ORM with OpenTelemetry for database query tracing, performance insights, and distributed tracing integration.
Mar 25 2026
7 min read
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OpenTelemetry otelhttp instrumentation guide for Go net/http applications. Learn HTTP server and client setup with distributed tracing and metrics collection.
Mar 25 2026
6 min read
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Instrument and monitor Pyramid applications with OpenTelemetry. Setup auto-instrumentation, manual tracing, SQLAlchemy integration, and production deployment for Python web apps.
Mar 2 2026
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Instrument and monitor Slim PHP applications with OpenTelemetry. Setup auto-instrumentation, manual tracing, database monitoring, and Docker deployment for PHP microservices.
Mar 2 2026
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Monitor Apache Tomcat with OpenTelemetry Java Agent. Step-by-step setup for automatic tracing, JVM metrics, servlet instrumentation, and production deployment.
Mar 2 2026
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Learn how to instrument Node.js AWS Lambda functions with OpenTelemetry to gain visibility into serverless applications, track cold starts, and trace downstream dependencies.
Feb 26 2026
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Monitor your PostgreSQL database using OpenTelemetry Collector postgres receiver. Track connections, query performance, replication, and table bloat.
Feb 26 2026
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Instrument the Echo web framework with otelecho middleware, export telemetry to Uptrace, and analyze traces plus metrics.
Feb 20 2026
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Instrument and monitor Falcon applications with OpenTelemetry. Setup FalconInstrumentor for automatic tracing, performance monitoring, and error tracking.
Feb 20 2026
6 min read
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OpenTelemetry helps Go-Zero developers instrument, generate, collect, and export telemetry data from their applications.
Feb 20 2026
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Learn how to instrument GORM with OpenTelemetry for database query tracing, performance monitoring, and distributed tracing integration in Go applications.
Feb 14 2026
6 min read
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Learn how to monitor HTTP endpoints with the OpenTelemetry Collector HTTPcheck receiver for uptime checks, response validation, and TLS certificate monitoring.
Feb 14 2026
5 min read
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Learn how to instrument Phoenix Framework with OpenTelemetry for distributed tracing, LiveView monitoring, and Ecto query tracing.
Feb 14 2026
5 min read
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Instrument Go database/sql with OpenTelemetry otelsql. Trace queries, monitor connection pool metrics, and detect performance issues in PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite applications.
Feb 7 2026
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Full guide to using the OpenTelemetry Filelog Receiver for reliable log collection. Covers parsing, multiline handling, Kubernetes setup, and production optimization.
Feb 7 2026
9 min read
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Monitor your RabbitMQ cluster performance for free using Uptrace and OpenTelemetry Collector receiver. Track messages, queues, and broker health.
Feb 7 2026
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Complete guide to monitoring Celery applications with OpenTelemetry. Learn task tracing, worker instrumentation, and Uptrace integration for distributed task queues.
Feb 4 2026
11 min read
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Learn how to monitor Gorilla Mux with OpenTelemetry for distributed tracing, request metrics, and performance insights.
Feb 4 2026
6 min read
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Use OpenTelemetry instrumentation to monitor and optimize Express.js performance.
Jan 28 2026
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OpenTelemetry Gin instrumentation allows to monitor performance of your Golang applications.
Jan 28 2026
6 min read
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Learn how to instrument Sinatra applications with OpenTelemetry for distributed tracing, request monitoring, and performance insights.
Jan 26 2026
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Learn how to instrument SQLAlchemy with OpenTelemetry to monitor database operations, track query performance, and debug slow queries in Python applications.
Jan 26 2026
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Learn how to instrument Go AWS Lambda functions with OpenTelemetry for distributed tracing, metrics, and observability in serverless applications.
Jan 12 2026
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Instrument Next.js applications with OpenTelemetry for distributed tracing, metrics, and logs. Complete setup for App Router and Pages Router with automatic and manual instrumentation examples.
Jan 9 2026
11 min read
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Instrument and monitor Django applications with OpenTelemetry. Setup DjangoInstrumentor, auto/manual tracing, metrics collection, database monitoring, async tasks, and Docker deployment.
Dec 29 2025
17 min read
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Instrument NGINX with OpenTelemetry using ngx_otel_module. Auto-trace HTTP requests, propagate context, configure sampling, and export to OTLP collectors with 10-15% overhead.
Dec 29 2025
8 min read
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Instrument Quarkus apps with OpenTelemetry extension. Auto-trace REST/gRPC/messaging, collect metrics, correlate logs, and compile to GraalVM native image with full observability support.
Dec 29 2025
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Instrument and monitor Flask applications with OpenTelemetry. Setup FlaskInstrumentor for automatic tracing, SQLAlchemy integration, performance monitoring, and error tracking.
Dec 3 2025
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Complete guide to OpenTelemetry gRPC instrumentation for Go. Automatic tracing, metrics collection, and monitoring with StatsHandler. Includes setup examples and troubleshooting.
Dec 1 2025
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Monitor PHP-FPM performance with OpenTelemetry Collector and php-fpm_exporter. Collect process pool metrics, set up alerting on worker exhaustion, and visualize PHP-FPM health in Uptrace.
Nov 19 2025
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Monitor Apache Kafka performance using OpenTelemetry Collector kafkametrics receiver. Track broker metrics, consumer lag, and partition health with real-time observability.
Nov 18 2025
9 min read
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Complete Redis OpenTelemetry monitoring setup with Collector receiver. Configure Redis Otel metrics collection and visualize performance data with Uptrace.
Sep 1 2025
8 min read
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Learn how to implement OpenTelemetry in Laravel applications with step-by-step setup, auto-instrumentation, and PHP observability best practices for production monitoring.
Aug 30 2025
5 min read
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Rails monitoring guide using OpenTelemetry. Monitor Rails app performance, ActiveRecord queries, and server metrics with distributed tracing and APM capabilities.
Jul 10 2025
10 min read
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Learn how to implement OpenTelemetry in Symfony applications with step-by-step setup, auto-instrumentation, custom spans, metrics, and production configuration for PHP observability.
Nov 15 2024
6 min read
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