# OTel The OTel module provides support for OpenTelemetry distributed tracing. The module supports W3C context propagation and the OTLP/gRPC export protocol. ## Installation To [install](https://en.angie.software//angie/docs/installation/index.md#install-packages) the module, use one of the following packages: - Angie: `angie-module-otel` - Angie PRO: `angie-pro-module-otel` ## Loading the Module To use the module, it must be loaded in the `main{}` context: ```nginx load_module modules/ngx_otel_module.so; ``` ## Configuration Example ```nginx http { otel_exporter { endpoint localhost:4317; } server { listen 80; location / { otel_trace on; otel_trace_context inject; proxy_pass http://backend; } } } ``` ## Additional Information Detailed documentation and source code are available at: [https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-otel](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-otel)