OpenTelemetry with Spring Boot 4: The New Starter You've Been Waiting For

· Dan Vega · Dec. 24, 2025, 2:39 a.m.
Summary
This post explores how to implement OpenTelemetry in Spring Boot 4 using the new spring-boot-starter-opentelemetry package, enabling developers to enhance their applications with observability features such as traces, metrics, and logs, all without needing the Actuator module.
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