# Testing Tracing Locally with OpenTelemetry (OTel)

DevFeed: [Testing Tracing Locally with OpenTelemetry (OTel)](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/testing-tracing-locally-with-opentelemetry-otel-37519.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.apartment304.com/otel-telemetry-testing/>)

Author: Christian Campos

Published: 2025-06-26T13:03:08Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Apartment 304](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/apartment-304.md>)

Topics: [tracing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tracing.md>), [OpenTelemetry](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/opentelemetry.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>), [Docker Compose](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/docker-compose.md>), [Docker](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/docker.md>), [Go](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/go.md>)

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## AI overview

This tutorial explains how to test distributed tracing locally with the OpenTelemetry Collector, Docker Compose, and a minimal Go application. It describes how local tracing avoids development friction from API keys, rate limits, network delays, and cloud-service costs.

## Source excerpt

A quick and easy way to visualize how your programs and services connect and perform.