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# [How OpenTelemetry Works: A Complete Guide](https://freecodecamp.org/news/how-opentelemetry-works?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

If you’re a software developer or DevOps engineer, you've probably come across OpenTelemetry. It comes up a lot, especially when talking about observability, monitoring, or debugging distributed syste

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