debian-mirror-gitlab/doc/operations/tracing.md
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# Tracing (DEPRECATED) **(FREE SELF)**
> - [Moved](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/42645) from GitLab Ultimate to GitLab Free in 13.5.
> - [Deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/346540) in GitLab 14.7.
> - [Moved](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/359904) behind a [feature flag](../administration/feature_flags.md) named `monitor_tracing` in GitLab 15.0. Disabled by default.
WARNING:
This feature is in its end-of-life process. It is [deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/346540)
in GitLab 14.7.
It will be removed completely in GitLab 15.2.
FLAG:
On self-managed GitLab, by default this feature is not available. To make it available, ask an administrator to [enable the feature flag](../administration/feature_flags.md) named `monitor_tracing`.
On GitLab.com, this feature is not available.
This feature is not recommended for production use.
Tracing provides insight into the performance and health of a deployed application, tracking each
function or microservice that handles a given request. Tracing makes it easy to understand the
end-to-end flow of a request, regardless of whether you are using a monolithic or distributed
system.
## Install Jaeger
[Jaeger](https://www.jaegertracing.io/) is an open source, end-to-end distributed tracing system
used for monitoring and troubleshooting microservices-based distributed systems. To learn more about
installing Jaeger, read the official
[Getting Started documentation](https://www.jaegertracing.io/docs/latest/getting-started/).
See also:
- An [all-in-one Docker image](https://www.jaegertracing.io/docs/latest/getting-started/#all-in-one).
- Deployment options for:
- [Kubernetes](https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger-kubernetes).
- [OpenShift](https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger-openshift).
## Link to Jaeger
GitLab provides an easy way to open the Jaeger UI from within your project:
1. [Set up Jaeger](https://www.jaegertracing.io) and configure your application using one of the
[client libraries](https://www.jaegertracing.io/docs/latest/client-libraries/).
1. Navigate to your project's **Settings > Monitor** and provide the Jaeger URL.
1. Select **Save changes** for the changes to take effect.
1. You can now visit **Monitor > Tracing** in your project's sidebar and GitLab redirects you to
the configured Jaeger URL.