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Once you are done intrumenting your python application, you can run it using the below steps

### Step 1: Run OTel Collector
 Run this command inside the `otelcol-contrib` directory that you created in the install Otel Collector step

```bash
./otelcol-contrib --config ./config.yaml &> otelcol-output.log & echo "$!" > otel-pid
```
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#### (Optional Step): View last 50 lines of `otelcol` logs
```bash
tail -f -n 50 otelcol-output.log
```

#### (Optional Step): Stop `otelcol`
```bash
kill "$(< otel-pid)"
```
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### Step 2: Run your application

```bash
OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES=service.name={{MYAPP}} \
OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT="http://localhost:4317" \
OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL=grpc opentelemetry-instrument <your run command>
```

`<your_run_command>` can be something like `python3 app.py` or `python manage.py runserver --noreload`

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**Note**
- Use port **`4317`** for gRPC exporter and port **`4318`** for HTTP exporter
- If your OpenTelemetry Collector agent is in different VM, replace `http://localhost:4317` in above run command with `<IP Address of the VM>:4317`

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If you encounter any difficulties, please consult the [troubleshooting section](https://signoz.io/docs/instrumentation/django/#troubleshooting-your-installation) for assistance.


