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diff --git a/src/jaegertracing/opentelemetry-cpp/examples/zipkin/README.md b/src/jaegertracing/opentelemetry-cpp/examples/zipkin/README.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..17d325ecb --- /dev/null +++ b/src/jaegertracing/opentelemetry-cpp/examples/zipkin/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +# Zipkin Exporter Example + +This is an example of how to use the Zipkin exporter. + +The application in `main.cc` initializes an `ZipkinExporter` instance and uses +it to register a tracer provider from the [OpenTelemetry +SDK](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-cpp). The application then +calls a `foo_library` which has been instrumented using the [OpenTelemetry +API](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-cpp/tree/main/api). + +Resulting spans are exported to the Zipkin server using the Zipkin exporter. + +Note that the Zipkin exporter connects to the server at `localhost:9411` by +default. + +## Running Zipkin server locally + +The quick way to run the Zipkin server is using Docker container : + +``console + +$ docker run -d -p 9411:9411 openzipkin/zipkin + +`` + +## Running Zipkin example + +Build this example using instructions in [INSTALL.md](../../INSTALL.md). + +## Viewing the traces + +Please visit the Zipkin UI endpoint `http://localhost:9411` |