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11 changes: 7 additions & 4 deletions src/pages/docs/distributed-tracing/index.tsx
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Expand Up @@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ export const Content = () => {
<h2 className="mb-4">Overview</h2>
<div>
<p>
PostHog Distributed Tracing works with the OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP). You don't need any
vendor-specific SDKs. Use standard OpenTelemetry libraries to send spans to PostHog using your
project token.
PostHog Distributed Tracing works with the OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP). Use standard
OpenTelemetry libraries to send spans to PostHog using your project token. On Node.js,{' '}
<code>posthog-node</code> can also create and export spans itself, with no OpenTelemetry
dependency – see the{' '}
<Link to="/docs/distributed-tracing/installation/nodejs">Node.js guide</Link>.
</p>
<p>
Distributed tracing is currently in beta. Setup details may change before general availability.
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<ul>
<li>
<b>OpenTelemetry-compatible</b> - Use standard OpenTelemetry SDKs, no PostHog packages
required. Works with any compatible client.
required. Works with any compatible client, or with <code>posthog-node</code>'s own span
API.
</li>
<li>
<b>Part of the observability suite</b> - Traces use the same OpenTelemetry ingestion as{' '}
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