diff --git a/src/frontend/Dockerfile b/src/frontend/Dockerfile
index f47f6e122e..232e0b0d0d 100644
--- a/src/frontend/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/frontend/Dockerfile
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ COPY ./src/frontend .
 RUN npm run grpc:generate
 RUN npm run build
 
+FROM ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/autoinstrumentation-nodejs:0.31.0 as instrumentation
+
 FROM node:16-alpine AS runner
 WORKDIR /app
 RUN apk add --no-cache protoc
@@ -32,6 +34,12 @@ COPY --from=builder /app/package.json ./package.json
 COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/.next/standalone ./
 COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/.next/static ./.next/static
 
+# Use deps from AutoInstrumentation
+COPY --from=instrumentation --chown=nextjs:nodejs /autoinstrumentation/. /otel-auto-instrumentation
+# Customize instrumentation
+COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/utils/opentelemetry.js /otel-auto-instrumentation/autoinstrumentation.js
+ENV NODE_OPTIONS=" --require /otel-auto-instrumentation/autoinstrumentation.js"
+
 USER nextjs
 
 ENV PORT 8080
diff --git a/src/frontend/utils/opentelemetry.js b/src/frontend/utils/opentelemetry.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..22138b859e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/utils/opentelemetry.js
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+const process = require("process")
+const opentelemetry = require("@opentelemetry/sdk-node")
+const { getNodeAutoInstrumentations } = require("@opentelemetry/auto-instrumentations-node")
+const { OTLPTraceExporter } = require("@opentelemetry/exporter-trace-otlp-grpc")
+
+// configure the SDK to export telemetry data to the console
+// enable all auto-instrumentations from the meta package
+const sdk = new opentelemetry.NodeSDK({
+  autoDetectResources: true,
+  instrumentations: [
+    getNodeAutoInstrumentations({
+      // Each of the auto-instrumentations
+      // can have config set here or you can
+      // npm install each individually and not use the auto-instruments
+      "@opentelemetry/instrumentation-http": {
+        ignoreIncomingPaths: [
+          // Pattern match to filter endpoints
+          // that you really want to stop altogether
+          "/ping",
+
+          // You can filter conditionally
+          // Next.js gets a little too chatty
+          // if you trace all the incoming requests
+          ...(process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production"
+            ? [/^\/_next\/static.*/]
+            : []),
+        ],
+
+        // This gives your request spans a more meaningful name
+        // than `HTTP GET`
+        requestHook: (span, request) => {
+          span.setAttributes({
+            name: `${request.method} ${request.url || request.path}`,
+          })
+        },
+
+        // Re-assign the root span's attributes
+        startIncomingSpanHook: (request) => {
+          return {
+            name: `${request.method} ${request.url || request.path}`,
+            "request.path": request.url || request.path,
+          }
+        },
+      }
+    }),
+  ],
+  traceExporter: new OTLPTraceExporter(),
+})
+
+// initialize the SDK and register with the OpenTelemetry API
+// this enables the API to record telemetry
+sdk
+  .start()
+  .then(() => console.log("Tracing initialized"))
+  .catch((error) =>
+    console.log("Error initializing tracing and starting server", error)
+  )
+
+// gracefully shut down the SDK on process exit
+process.on("SIGTERM", () => {
+  sdk
+    .shutdown()
+    .then(() => console.log("Tracing terminated"))
+    .catch((error) => console.log("Error terminating tracing", error))
+    .finally(() => process.exit(0))
+})