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Deploy Tempo using Docker Compose

The example directory in the Tempo repository provides a docker-compose file that you can use to run Tempo locally with different configurations.

The easiest example to start with is Local Storage. This example runs Tempo as a single binary together with the synthetic-load-generator, to generate traces, and Grafana, to query Tempo. Data is stored locally on disk.

The following examples showcase specific features or integrations:

• Grafana Alloy provides a simple example using the Grafana Alloy as a tracing pipeline.
• OpenTelemetry Collector is a basic example using the OpenTelemetry Collector as a tracing pipeline.
• OpenTelemetry Collector Multitenant uses the OpenTelemetry Collector in an advanced multi-tenant configuration.

The Local storage example uses the local backend, suitable for local testing and development.