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OpenTelemetry

Articles on OpenTelemetry concepts, implementation, and its use cases.

Introduction

What is OpenTelemetry?
Elizabeth Mathew
11 min read
Exploring OpenTelemetry Demo Application with SigNoz
Elizabeth Mathew
11 min read
Choosing an OpenTelemetry backend - Things To Keep In Mind
Ankit Anand
12 min read
Top OpenTelemetry Tools Most Suited for OpenTelemetry Data
Favour Daniel
8 min read
OpenTelemetry API vs SDK - Key Differences Explained
Sushant Gaurav
14 min read
OpenTelemetry Architecture - Understanding the design concepts
Nitin Rohidas
8 min read
Unlocking Observability - Dive into OpenTelemetry's Top Use Cases
Favour Daniel
7 min read

OpenTelemetry Fundamentals

Core Concepts

OpenTelemetry Exporters - Types and Configuration Steps
Favour Daniel
10 min read
OpenTelemetry Operator Complete Guide [OTel Collector + Auto-Instrumentation Demo]
Favour Daniel
15 min read
Getting Started with OpenTelemetry Visualization - A Practical Guide
Ankit Anand
17 min read
OpenTelemetry UI - See What’s Possible With OpenTelemetry data
Favour Daniel
18 min read
OpenTelemetry - gRPC vs HTTP for Efficient Tracing
Bhavya Sachdeva
15 min read

Logs

OpenTelemetry Logs - A Complete Introduction & Implementation
Ankit Anand
17 min read
OpenTelemetry Events vs Logs - Key Differences Explained
Niyati Thakkar
19 min read

Metrics

OpenTelemetry Metrics with 5 Practical Examples
Elizabeth Mathew
12 min read
OpenTelemetry - Comparing Traces vs Metrics for Monitoring
Ayush Srivastava
20 min read

OpenTelemetry Collector

OpenTelemetry Collector from A to Z: A Production-Ready Guide
Ankit Anand
10 min read
How to Monitor Prometheus Metrics with OpenTelemetry Collector?
Favour Daniel
13 min read
SigNoz Community Call - Using OpenTelemetry Collector Processor
Priyansh Khodiyar
20 min read
Authentication Model in OpenTelemetry
Elizabeth Mathew
5 min read
OpenTelemetry Collector vs Agent - Key Differences Explained
Niyati Thakkar
13 min read
OpenTelemetry Collector vs. Fluentbit - Key Differences
Sushant Gaurav
17 min read
OpenTelemetry Collector vs Exporter - Key Differences Explained
Nitin Gouda
25 min read

Tracing and APM

What is Distributed Tracing in OpenTelemetry?
Nitin Rohidas
8 min read
Complete guide to OpenTelemetry Tracing (with code examples)
Ankit Anand
14 min read
Understanding OpenTelemetry Spans in Detail
Favour Daniel
15 min read
OpenTelemetry - Understanding Traces vs. Spans
Soumya Gupta
21 min read
Understanding OpenTelemetry - Trace ID vs. Span ID
Vivek Goswami
20 min read
An overview of Context Propagation in OpenTelemetry
Muskan Paliwal
7 min read
An Open Source OpenTelemetry APM | SigNoz
Ankit Anand
9 min read

Language and Frameworks

.Net

OpenTelemetry .NET | Monitor a .NET application with OpenTelemetry
Chenna Raidu D
8 min read
How to Collect .NET Application Logs with OpenTelemetry
Hridyesh Bisht
8 min read

Angular

Implementing OpenTelemetry in Angular - A Practical Guide
Pranshu Chittora
21 min read

Browser JavaScript

OpenTelemetry Browser Instrumentation Complete Tutorial
Sai Deepesh
6 min read

Django

Monitoring Django application performance with OpenTelemetry
Ankit Anand
15 min read

Elixir

Monitor your Elixir application with OpenTelemetry and SigNoz
Ricardo Paiva
7 min read

ExpressJS

Monitoring your Express application using OpenTelemetry
Ankit Anand
11 min read

Falcon

Monitoring apps based on Falcon Web Framework with OpenTelemetry
Ankit Anand
7 min read

FastAPI

Implementing OpenTelemetry in FastAPI - A Practical Guide
Ankit Anand
19 min read

Flask

OpenTelemetry Flask Instrumentation Complete Tutorial
Ankit Anand
7 min read
Overview - Implementing OpenTelemetry in Python applications [Tutorial Series]
Srikanth Chekuri
3 min read
Setting up a basic Flask application
Srikanth Chekuri
3 min read
Setting up SigNoz
Ankit Anand
3 min read
Auto-instrumentation of Python applications with OpenTelemetry
Srikanth Chekuri
5 min read
Manually configuring agent for instrumenting Python applications
Srikanth Chekuri
3 min read
Create Manual Spans in Python application using OpenTelemetry
Srikanth Chekuri
7 min read
Create custom metrics in Python Application using OpenTelemetry
Srikanth Chekuri
6 min read
Configure OpenTelemetry logging SDK in a Python application
Srikanth Chekuri
2 min read
Customize metrics streams produced by OpenTelemetry SDK using views
Srikanth Chekuri
4 min read

Golang

Complete guide to implementing OpenTelemetry in Go applications
Vishal Sharma
14 min read
Implementing OpenTelemetry in a Gin application
Nityananda Gohain
14 min read
Monitor gRPC calls with OpenTelemetry - explained with a Golang example
Vaishnavi Abirami
12 min read

Java

OpenTelemetry Java Tutorial | Auto-Instrument Java App with OpenTelemetry
Favour Daniel
7 min read
OpenTelemetry Java Agent - Implement Observability With Zero Code Changes
Ankit Anand
6 min read
OpenTelemetry Java auto-instrumentation - Everything you need to know
Ankit Anand
3 min read

NestJS

OpenTelemetry NestJS Implementation Guide: Complete Setup for Production [2025]
Ankit Anand
17 min read

Next.js

Monitor NextJS with OpenTelemetry - Traces, Metrics, and Logs
Yuvraj Singh Jadon
14 min read
NextJS OpenTelemetry Use Cases - Monitoring 404s, External APIs, Exceptions & More
Yuvraj Singh Jadon
10 min read
Tracking Web Vitals & Widget Performance in Next.js with OpenTelemetry
Yuvraj Singh Jadon
5 min read
Structured Logging in NextJS with OpenTelemetry
Yuvraj Singh Jadon
19 min read
Deploying and Scaling OpenTelemetry in Production NextJS Apps
Yuvraj Singh Jadon
13 min read

NodeJS

OpenTelemetry Setup in a Nodejs Application
Ankit Anand
7 min read
Overview - Implementing OpenTelemetry in NodeJS with SigNoz - OpenTelemetry NodeJS
Yuvraj Singh Jadon
3 min read
Setting Up Docker and Your Local Environment - OpenTelemetry NodeJS
Yuvraj Singh Jadon
3 min read
Understanding and Cloning the Sample Application - OpenTelemetry NodeJS
Yuvraj Singh Jadon
5 min read
Autoinstrumentation for Traces - OpenTelemetry NodeJS
Yuvraj Singh Jadon
5 min read
Exploring Metrics created via Traces in SigNoz - OpenTelemetry NodeJS
Yuvraj Singh Jadon
4 min read
Setting up the Otel Collector - OpenTelemetry NodeJS
Yuvraj Singh Jadon
6 min read
Manual Instrumentation for Traces - OpenTelemetry NodeJS
Yuvraj Singh Jadon
5 min read
Setting up Custom Metrics - OpenTelemetry NodeJS
Yuvraj Singh Jadon
5 min read
Sending Logs to SigNoz - OpenTelemetry NodeJS
Yuvraj Singh Jadon
7 min read
Correlating Traces, Logs, and Metrics - OpenTelemetry NodeJS
Yuvraj Singh Jadon
5 min read

PHP

OpenTelemetry PHP | Monitoring a PHP application with OpenTelemetry
Pranshu Chittora
8 min read

Python

Monitor your Python application with OpenTelemetry and SigNoz
Ankit Anand
9 min read
Sending and Filtering Python Logs with OpenTelemetry
Nočnica Mellifera
15 min read
Troubleshooting Python with OpenTelemetry Tracing
Nočnica Mellifera
7 min read

React

Implementing OpenTelemetry in React Applications
Palash Gupta
15 min read

Ruby

Tracing a Ruby application with OpenTelemetry for performance monitoring
Vishal Sharma
6 min read

Rust

Implementing OpenTelemetry in a Rust application for performance monitoring
Srikanth Chekuri
10 min read

Spring Boot

Implementing OpenTelemetry in Spring Boot - A Practical Guide
Ankit Anand
18 min read

Tomcat

Monitor Tomcat Java application with OpenTelemetry and SigNoz
Ankit Anand
6 min read

Databases, Caches, and Messaging

Caches

How to Monitor Redis Metrics with OpenTelemetry?
Ankit Anand
10 min read
Memcached Metrics Monitoring with OpenTelemetry
Deepam Kapur
14 min read

Databases

How to Monitor MySQL Metrics with OpenTelemetry
Abhishek Kothari
15 min read
How to Monitor PostgreSQL metrics with OpenTelemetry
Deepam Kapur
18 min read
OpenTelemetry MongoDB | Monitor and visualize your MongoDB database calls
Pranshu Chittora
7 min read
How to Monitor MongoDB Metrics with OpenTelemetry
Abhishek Kothari
13 min read
Monitoring CouchDB with OpenTelemetry and SigNoz
Deepam Kapur
12 min read

Messaging & Streaming

Complete Guide to tracing Kafka clients with OpenTelemetry in Go
Nityananda Gohain
8 min read
Out-of-box OpenTelemetry-powered Kafka & Celery monitoring
Ankit Anand
5 min read
Maximizing Scalability - Apache Kafka and OpenTelemetry
Nočnica Mellifera
6 min read
How To Monitor RabbitMQ Metrics With OpenTelemetry
Deepam Kapur
12 min read

Infrastructure, Cloud, and CI/CD

CI/CD Observability

CI/CD Observability with OpenTelemetry - A Step by Step Guide
Elizabeth Mathew
9 min read
Monitoring Backstage with OpenTelemetry:Closing the observability blind spot
Elizabeth Mathew
10 min read

Cloud & Infrastructure Monitoring

Is OpenTelemetry ready for Infra Monitoring?
Elizabeth Mathew
7 min read
How to export Azure Monitor Metrics using OpenTelemetry to SigNoz
Jaikanth J
10 min read
Health Check Monitoring With OpenTelemetry | Complete Code Tutorial
Favour Daniel
16 min read
Amazon EKS Monitoring with OpenTelemetry [Step By Step Guide]
Jaikanth J
13 min read
OpenTelemetry ECS Tutorial - Monitor AWS ECS metrics [Step-By-Step Guide]
Abhishek Kothari
12 min read

Containers & Orchestration

Monitoring Docker Containers Using OpenTelemetry [Full Tutorial]
Abhishek Kothari
18 min read
Kubernetes Observability with OpenTelemetry | A Complete Setup Guide
Elizabeth Mathew
14 min read
Kubernetes Cluster Monitoring with OpenTelemetry | Complete Tutorial
Favour Daniel
20 min read

Web Servers & Proxies

Implementing OpenTelemetry with Nginx - Instrument and visualize traces
Adnan Selimović
14 min read
Nginx Metrics and Logs Monitoring with OpenTelemetry
Abhishek Kothari
11 min read
Monitor HAProxy Metrics and Logs with OpenTelemetry [Step By Step Guide]
Abhishek Kothari
13 min read
How to Monitor Apache Server Metrics with OpenTelemetry
Favour Daniel
15 min read

LLMs, AI, and ML

Bringing Observability to Claude Code: OpenTelemetry in Action
Goutham Karthi
15 min read
LangChain Observability: How to Monitor LLM Apps with OpenTelemetry (With Demo App)
Goutham Karthi
13 min read
LLM Observability in the Wild - Why OpenTelemetry should be the Standard
Pranay Prateek
7 min read
Observing LlamaIndex Apps with OpenTelemetry + SigNoz
Goutham Karthi
14 min read
Observing Vercel AI SDK with OpenTelemetry + SigNoz
Goutham Karthi
11 min read

Best Practices

Optimising OpenTelemetry Pipelines to Cut Observability Costs and Data Noise
Elizabeth Mathew
9 min read
Is OpenTelemetry Production-Ready? A Practical Guide
Niyati Thakkar
16 min read

Misc

Comparing Datadog and New Relic's support for OpenTelemetry data
Nočnica Mellifera
12 min read
Using OpenTelemetry Collector Loki Receiver to Send Logs to SigNoz [Code Tutorial]
Favour Daniel
17 min read
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