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Otel Python auto instrumentation

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Setup

Run the following commands to install the appropriate packages.

pip install opentelemetry-distro opentelemetry-exporter-otlp
opentelemetry-bootstrap -a install

Run

Run the application with following commands.

export DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=helloworld_project.settings
export OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=https://otel.kloudmate.com:4318
export OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS="Authorization=<private key>"
export OTEL_SERVICE_NAME=<service_name> 
opentelemetry-instrument --traces_exporter otlp --metrics_exporter otlp --exporter_otlp_protocol http/protobuf python manage.py runserver --noreload

Your must define DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE appropriately. In this example my project is helloworld_project
Replace <service_name> with your application name
Replace <private key> with your private workspace API key

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