n8n Now Speaks OpenTelemetry: Production Tracing for Workflows

Description

@liammcgarrigle introduces Open Telemetry support in n8n for workflow and node traces. See the docs here: https://go.n8n.io/BgVyR0 This video gives a high level overview of what n8n's otel support means and how to use it. Tracing support in n8n allows your n8n workflows to work with any enterprise observability stack that supports Open Telemetry. Upgrade to version 2.22.0 or above to get all features highlighted in the video. The custom telemetry tags shown at 02:05 is an enterprise only feature. Everything else shown in the video is available on all plans, including the free self hosted community edition. Links: n8n Tracing Docs: https://go.n8n.io/4NLWxn n8n Jaeger Quick start: https://go.n8n.io/EWZoCD How to upgrade on cloud: https://go.n8n.io/274P7u How to upgrade on self-hosted: https://go.n8n.io/9NBzMS Sign up for n8n cloud: https://go.n8n.io/EM5PO2 Get help: https://go.n8n.io/L4UfQP Time Stamps: 00:00 - Announcement 00:18 - Demo showing n8n otel tracing plugging into existing stack 00:47 - What is tracing in observability 01:12 - Compatibility | It works everywhere that accepts open telemetry 01:18 - n8n follows w3c trace propagation | Demo showing that 01:32 - Configuration options 01:44 - Included on the free plan 01:54 - Helpful even if you don't have distributed systems 02:05 - Add telemetry tags in nodes 02:26 - See traces downstream from n8n 02:46 - Setting up tracing from scratch 03:04 - Other services need separate set up 03:31 - Quick start guide