OpenCensus
OpenCensus is a tracing and metrics API, which consists of a set of libraries for several languages.
Instana provides exporters, the logic that converts spans that are defined by the OpenCensus model, to collect distributed traces for the following technologies:
| Technology | Details |
|---|---|
| Java | For more information, see Monitoring Java virtual machine (JVM) |
| Node.js | For more information, see Monitoring Node.js |
Instana exporters use Instana host agent processes as proxy, and then the traces are exported from instrumented Java or Node.js applications to the Instana backend.
If the host agent is installed on the same host as Census, make sure to deactivate automatic tracing.
For more information about how to use Instana exporters for tracing collection, see the following topics: