# SDK Usage Examples This is a simple example that demonstrates how to use and configure the OpenTelemetry SDK. ## Prerequisites * Java 1.8 or higher ## Compile Compile with ```shell script ../gradlew fatJar ``` ## Run The following commands are used to run the examples. ```shell script java -cp build/libs/opentelemetry-examples-sdk-usage-all-0.1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar io.opentelemetry.sdk.example.ConfigureTraceExample ``` ```shell script java -cp build/libs/opentelemetry-examples-sdk-usage-all-0.1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar io.opentelemetry.sdk.example.ConfigureSpanProcessorExample ```