diff --git a/SampleApi/Controllers/DemoController.cs b/SampleApi/Controllers/DemoController.cs
index 7052ec2..5860145 100644
--- a/SampleApi/Controllers/DemoController.cs
+++ b/SampleApi/Controllers/DemoController.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 
 // For more information on enabling Web API for empty projects, visit https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=397860
 
@@ -8,10 +9,17 @@ namespace SampleApi.Controllers
     [ApiController]
     public class DemoController : ControllerBase
     {
+        private static readonly ActivitySource MyActivitySource = new("SampleApi");
+
         // GET: api/<DemoController>
         [HttpGet]
-        public IEnumerable<string> Get()
+        public IEnumerable<string> Get(ILogger<DemoController> logger)
         {
+            using var activity = MyActivitySource.StartActivity("ManualTraceTest");
+            activity?.SetTag("test.status", "success");
+
+            logger.LogInformation("sample api log");
+
             return new string[] { "value1", "value2" };
         }
 
diff --git a/SampleApi/Program.cs b/SampleApi/Program.cs
index 6613678..8581ec2 100644
--- a/SampleApi/Program.cs
+++ b/SampleApi/Program.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,67 @@
+using OpenTelemetry.Exporter;
+using OpenTelemetry.Logs;
+using OpenTelemetry.Metrics;
+using OpenTelemetry.Resources;
+using OpenTelemetry.Trace;
+using System.Diagnostics.Metrics;
+
 var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
 
+// 1. Define Resource Information
+var resourceBuilder = ResourceBuilder.CreateDefault()
+    .AddService("SampleApi");
+
+// 2. Configuration Variables 
+var oltpApiKey = "mc3G63K2j5ZOEsi0AjMojLTXm1KEZFctzIIjSwDiTGut8qGSkPuWwxGP1RbscJUo";
+var oltpAddress = "http://aspire-dashboard-service.aspire.svc.cluster.local:18889";
+
 builder.Services.AddControllers();
 builder.Services.AddEndpointsApiExplorer();
 builder.Services.AddSwaggerGen();
 builder.Services.AddHealthChecks();
 
+// 3. Configure OpenTelemetry Logging
+builder.Logging.AddOpenTelemetry(logging =>
+{
+    logging.SetResourceBuilder(resourceBuilder);
+    logging.AddOtlpExporter(opt =>
+    {
+        opt.Endpoint = new Uri(oltpAddress);
+        opt.Protocol = OtlpExportProtocol.Grpc;
+        opt.Headers = $"x-otlp-api-key={oltpApiKey}";
+    });
+});
+
+// 4. Configure Tracing and Metrics (Merged into one registration)
+builder.Services.AddOpenTelemetry()
+    .WithTracing(tracing => tracing
+        .SetResourceBuilder(resourceBuilder)
+        .AddAspNetCoreInstrumentation()
+        .AddHttpClientInstrumentation()
+        .AddOtlpExporter(opt => 
+        {
+            opt.Endpoint = new Uri(oltpAddress);
+            opt.Protocol = OtlpExportProtocol.Grpc;
+            opt.Headers = $"x-otlp-api-key={oltpApiKey}";
+        }))
+    .WithMetrics(metrics => metrics
+        .SetResourceBuilder(resourceBuilder)
+        .AddMeter("SampleApi") // Register your custom meter here
+        .AddAspNetCoreInstrumentation()
+        .AddRuntimeInstrumentation()
+        .AddOtlpExporter(opt => 
+        {
+            opt.Endpoint = new Uri(oltpAddress);
+            opt.Protocol = OtlpExportProtocol.Grpc;
+            opt.Headers = $"x-otlp-api-key={oltpApiKey}";
+        }));
+
 var app = builder.Build();
 
+// 5. Initialize your Meter for use in the app
+var myMeter = new Meter("SampleApi", "1.0.0");
+var transactionCounter = myMeter.CreateCounter<long>("CustomCounter");
+
 if (app.Environment.IsDevelopment())
 {
     app.UseSwagger();
@@ -15,8 +70,7 @@ if (app.Environment.IsDevelopment())
 
 app.MapHealthChecks("/health");
 app.UseRouting();
-app.UseHttpsRedirection();
 app.UseAuthorization();
 app.MapControllers();
 
-app.Run();
+app.Run();
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diff --git a/SampleApi/SampleApi.csproj b/SampleApi/SampleApi.csproj
index 998149e..fafe367 100644
--- a/SampleApi/SampleApi.csproj
+++ b/SampleApi/SampleApi.csproj
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Containers.Tools.Targets" Version="1.23.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol" Version="1.15.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Hosting" Version="1.15.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore" Version="1.15.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.Http" Version="1.15.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.Runtime" Version="1.15.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Polly" Version="8.6.6" />
     <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="10.1.7" />
   </ItemGroup>