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title: Getting Started
description: Get started with OpenTelemetry based on your role.
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Select a role[^1] to get started:

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- [Dev](dev/)
- [Ops](ops/)

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You can also try out the official [OpenTelemetry Demo][demo] to _see_ what
observability with OpenTelemetry looks like!

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- [Try the demo][demo]

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[^1]: If none of these roles apply to you, [let us know!][].

[demo]: /ecosystem/demo/
[let us know!]:
  https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/issues/new?title=Add%20a%20new%20persona:%20My%20Persona&body=Provide%20a%20description%20of%20your%20role%20and%20responsibilities%20and%20what%20your%20observability%20goals%20are
