OpenTelemetry Java Basics

Just a basic client/server for playing with OpenTelemetry in Java.

Handy links:

• Free Lightstep Developer Account: https://bit.ly/otel-workshop
• OTel Java Launcher: https://github.com/lightstep/otel-launcher-java/
• Quickstart Guide: https://opentelemetry.lightstep.com/java
• OpenTelemetry Java: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java

Define your Lightstep Access Token prior to run:

export LS_ACCESS_TOKEN=my-access-token-etc

Build:

make

Run the server and wait for it to be ready:

make run-server

Run the client to perform a few requests:

make run-client