--- title: A Deep Dive into OpenTelemetry: Running the... description: Part 2 of the article series on OpenTelemetry. Learn how to produce traces and metrics using the OpenTelemetry demo and how to detect errors in your... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/a-deep-dive-into-opentelemetry-running-the-opentelemetry-demo-zqzpy4syh twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: A Deep Dive into OpenTelemetry: Running the OpenTelemetry Demo | daily.dev og:description: Part 2 of the article series on OpenTelemetry. Learn how to produce traces and metrics using the OpenTelemetry demo and how to detect errors in your... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/a-deep-dive-into-opentelemetry-running-the-opentelemetry-demo-zqzpy4syh og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ZqZpY4SYh.png og:image:alt: A Deep Dive into OpenTelemetry: Running the OpenTelemetry Demo og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # A Deep Dive into OpenTelemetry: Running the OpenTelemetry Demo **[AWS in Plain English](https://daily.dev/sources/awsplainenglish)** · 7 min read · 10 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Part 2 of the article series on OpenTelemetry. Learn how to produce traces and metrics using the OpenTelemetry demo and how to detect errors in your application. The demo provides step-by-step instructions on setting up an AWS EC2 instance, installing Docker, and running the demo. The article highlights the importance of using tools like Jaeger and Grafana for monitoring and troubleshooting. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@hinogi** · 1 upvotes > Finally. I don't use AWS but simple pointing at OpenTelemetry Demo was a pretty eye opener for how to set things up in a sane manner. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#docker](https://daily.dev/tags/docker), [#observability](https://daily.dev/tags/observability), [#opentelemetry](https://daily.dev/tags/opentelemetry) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/a-deep-dive-into-opentelemetry-running-the-opentelemetry-demo-zqzpy4syh) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"A Deep Dive into OpenTelemetry: Running the OpenTelemetry Demo","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/a-deep-dive-into-opentelemetry-running-the-opentelemetry-demo-zqzpy4syh","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/a-deep-dive-into-opentelemetry-running-the-opentelemetry-demo-zqzpy4syh"},"datePublished":"2024-04-26T04:49:52.964Z","dateModified":"2024-05-09T09:27:15.675Z","description":"Part 2 of the article series on OpenTelemetry. 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