# Jaeger Example This is a simple example that demonstrates how to use the OpenTelemetry SDK to instrument a simple application using Jaeger as trace exporter. # How to run ## Prerequisites * Java 1.8.231 * Docker 19.03 * Jaeger 1.16 - [Link][jaeger] ## 1 - Compile ```shell script ../gradlew fatJar ``` ## 2 - Run Jaeger ```shell script docker run --rm -it --name jaeger\ -p 16686:16686 \ -p 14250:14250 \ jaegertracing/all-in-one:1.16 ``` ## 3 - Start the Application ```shell script java -cp build/libs/opentelemetry-examples-jaeger-all-0.1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar io.opentelemetry.example.jaeger.JaegerExample localhost 14250 ``` ## 4 - Open the Jaeger UI Navigate to http://localhost:16686 [jaeger]:[https://www.jaegertracing.io/docs/1.16/getting-started/