Otel Collector seems doesn't work
There is 2 exercise that I still can’t complete. Could anyone help me?
I think maybe both issues are caused by the same problem.
Where I’m stuck
Exercise 1
- Hands-on Lab: Automatic Instrumentation and Instrumentation Libraries
→ Exercise 1: Zero-code Instrumentation for Java and Python
→ Instrumentation of the Python (Flask) Component (2)
Exercise 2
- Hands-on Lab: Automatic Instrumentation and Instrumentation Libraries
→ Exercise 2: Code-Based Instrumentation for Java & Python
→ Java Instrumentation Annotations (2)
Problem in Exercise 1
What I did
After running the app, I added and deleted some todos on http://localhost:5000/.
Then I opened Jaeger, but I could only find 2 services.
Also, when I selected [springboot-backend : POST /todos/{todo}], I noticed that my POST request was traced by the Java agent somehow.

I confirmed that the Jaeger container is running, and I set the trace exporter to OTLP.
PS C:\tmp\OT-Action-20260407> Test-NetConnection localhost -Port 4317 ComputerName : localhost RemoteAddress : ::1 RemotePort : 4317 InterfaceAlias : Loopback Pseudo-Interface 1 SourceAddress : ::1 TcpTestSucceeded : True PS C:\tmp\OT-Action-20260407> $env:OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER otlp
Console Output
PS C:\tmp\OT-Action-20260407\LFS148-code\exercises\automatic-instrumentation\initial\todoui-flask> & "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.11_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python311\Scripts\opentelemetry-instrument.exe" python app.py
* Serving Flask app 'app'
* Debug mode: off
INFO:werkzeug:_internal:WARNING: This is a development server. Do not use it in a production deployment. Use a production WSGI server instead.
* Running on all addresses (0.0.0.0)
* Running on http://127.0.0.1:5000
* Running on http://172.17.1.205:5000
INFO:werkzeug:_internal:Press CTRL+C to quit
INFO:root:app:GET http://localhost:8080/todos//todos/
INFO:root:app:Response: ["Leo","slow"]
INFO:werkzeug:_internal:127.0.0.1 - - [13/May/2026 11:58:56] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 200 -
{
"name": "GET",
"context": {
"trace_id": "0x466c15db27a8a719c9603cfb6b1c364c",
"span_id": "0x0f20ef0dd9f89b64",
"trace_state": "[]"
},
"kind": "SpanKind.CLIENT",
"parent_id": "0x07481fb544350c33",
"start_time": "2026-05-13T02:58:56.273013Z",
"end_time": "2026-05-13T02:58:56.301638Z",
"status": {
"status_code": "UNSET"
},
"attributes": {
"http.method": "GET",
"http.url": "http://localhost:8080/todos/",
"http.status_code": 200
},
"events": [],
"links": [],
"resource": {
"attributes": {
"telemetry.sdk.language": "python",
"telemetry.sdk.name": "opentelemetry",
"telemetry.sdk.version": "1.26.0",
"service.name": "todoui-flask",
"telemetry.auto.version": "0.47b0"
},
"schema_url": ""
}
}
Problem in Exercise 2
- Hands-on Lab: Automatic Instrumentation and Instrumentation Libraries
→ Exercise 2: Code-Based Instrumentation for Java & Python
→ Java Instrumentation Annotations (2)
What I did
After running the app, I added and deleted some todos on http://localhost:5000/.
Then I opened Jaeger, but I could not find the [someInternalMethod] span.
Answers
-
Sorry, please disregard my comment on the second issue.
The Jaeger screenshot threw me off — I thought I needed to find the [someInternalMethod] span at that point, but now I understand I should continue with the steps in Java Instrumentation Annotations (3).0 -
I have finished Java Instrumentation Annotations (3), but still can not find the span, I don't know why.
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