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Traceway is an OpenTelemetry-native observability platform that combines logs, traces, metrics, session replay/RUM, exceptions, and AI tracing together. Point an OTLP exporter at it and you're in business. No Collector, no glue code, no per-language vendor SDK.

MIT licensed. No BSL. No "open core." Every feature is in the box. Self-host it for free, or run it on Traceway Cloud if you'd rather not babysit infra.

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What's in the box

• Logs — Structured, trace-linked, sub-second search. Native OTLP/HTTP ingest from any OTel SDK.
• Traces — End-to-end span waterfalls across every service. Click a log, jump to its span.
• Metrics — Host, runtime, and custom metrics. Any dimension, any chart, with custom widget groups.
• Exceptions — SHA-256 normalized stack traces grouped into ranked issues. Source-mapped (webpack, esbuild, Vite).
• Session Replay — Watch what the user did right before the error. Available for web (any JS framework) and Flutter.
• AI Observability — LLM cost, tokens, latency, and full conversations across providers (OpenRouter and any OTel-compatible AI gateway).

Plus: configurable alerts (Slack / GitHub / email / webhook), Apdex + Impact-Score endpoint ranking, multi-tenant orgs with role-based access, and a per-endpoint slow-threshold override.

Why Traceway

Quick Start

Self-host with Docker (recommended)

git clone https://github.com/tracewayapp/traceway
cd traceway && docker compose up -d
# ✓ dashboard at http://localhost

Point any OTel SDK at http://localhost/api/otel/v1/traces (or /metrics, /logs) and traces start flowing. See the self-hosting docs for production deployment, TLS, and storage configuration.

Embedded mode (inside your Go app)

Run Traceway inside your Go process — no Docker, no external databases, SQLite under the hood:

go get github.com/tracewayapp/traceway/backend

import tracewaybackend "github.com/tracewayapp/traceway/backend"

func main() {
    go tracewaybackend.Run(
        tracewaybackend.WithPort(8082),
        tracewaybackend.WithDefaultUser("admin@localhost.com", "admin"),
        tracewaybackend.WithDefaultProject("My App", "go", "dev-token"),
    )

    // ... start your app, point its OTel exporter to http://localhost:8082/api/otel/v1/traces
}

Open http://localhost:8082, log in, and hit your app to see traces appear. Full walkthrough in the embedded mode guide, or check the working example.

Supported Integrations

Traceway integrates with the tools you already use. Every integration ships traces, metrics, and logs over OTLP/HTTP — no proprietary SDK required.

View the full list in the documentation. Missing a framework? Open an issue to request it.

Backend

Gin	Chi	Fiber	FastHTTP	net/http	Go Generic
Node.js	NestJS	Hono	Symfony	Cloudflare	OpenTelemetry

Frontend

Session Replay is included with every frontend integration — and with Flutter too.

Mobile

AI

Screenshots

Tech Stack

Project Structure

Build Tags

# Embedded mode (SQLite, default)
cd backend && go build ./cmd/traceway

# Standalone server (ClickHouse + PostgreSQL)
cd backend && go build -tags pgch ./cmd/traceway

Running Tests

# SQLite tests (default, no tags needed)
cd backend && go test -v -count=1 ./app/repositories/

# ClickHouse + PostgreSQL tests (requires Docker)
./scripts/test-backend-pgch.sh

# OTEL trace converter tests (no DB required)
cd backend && go test -v -count=1 ./app/controllers/otelcontrollers/

# Update OTEL golden files after intentional converter changes
cd backend && go test -v -count=1 -args -update ./app/controllers/otelcontrollers/

Documentation

Full documentation at docs.tracewayapp.com:

• Client SDKs — OpenTelemetry, Go, Node.js, Python, and more
• Self-Hosting — Docker Compose and production deployment
• Concepts — How tracing, exception grouping, metrics, and alerts work
• Embedded Mode — Run Traceway inside your Go app

Community

Traceway is built in the open, and the Discord community is where it happens. Come say hi — whether you're kicking the tires, running it in production, or just curious. We use it to:

• 🗣️ Talk through ideas — feature requests, integration asks, roadmap input
• 🛟 Help each other out — setup, OTel wiring, deployment questions
• 🚀 Show & tell — share what you're building and how you're using Traceway
• 🐛 Catch bugs early — report issues and get fast feedback from maintainers
• 👀 Get the inside scoop — sneak peeks at what's shipping next

Contribute

Contributions are welcome — pull requests get reviewed and merged. If you're not sure where to start or want to discuss an idea first, open an issue or drop by the community Discord and we'll talk it through.

Links

• Website
• Documentation
• Traceway Cloud — managed hosting (same MIT code, run by us)
• Community Discord — chat with the team and other users