diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index ec94898..7bff9f0 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ services:
       - ES_SERVER_URLS=http://elasticsearch:9200
       - LOG_LEVEL=debug
     ports:
-      - "16686:16686"
+      - "16686:16686" # to access the Jaeger UI
       - "4317:4317"
       - "4318:4318"
       - "5778:5778"
@@ -47,3 +47,17 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       - elasticsearch
     restart: unless-stopped
+  # FIXME: disable for now since its port conflicts with jaeger
+  # otel-collector:
+  #   image: otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:latest
+  #   container_name: otel-collector
+  #   volumes:
+  #     - ./otel-collector-config.yaml:/etc/otelcol-contrib/config.yaml
+  #   ports:
+  #     - 1888:1888 # pprof extension
+  #     - 8888:8888 # Prometheus metrics exposed by the Collector
+  #     - 8889:8889 # Prometheus exporter metrics
+  #     - 13133:13133 # health_check extension
+  #     - 4317:4317 # OTLP gRPC receiver
+  #     - 4318:4318 # OTLP http receiver
+  #     - 55679:55679 # zpages extension
diff --git a/docs/references.md b/docs/references.md
index 97b865a..5f0212d 100644
--- a/docs/references.md
+++ b/docs/references.md
@@ -49,3 +49,4 @@
   - [OpenTelemetry Collector](https://opentelemetry.io//docs/collector/)
 - [Jaeger](https://www.jaegertracing.io/)
   - [Jaeger / Minimal deployment example (Elasticsearch backend)](https://www.jaegertracing.io/docs/1.72/deployment/#minimal-deployment-example-elasticsearch-backend)
+- [OpenTelemetry Collector / Quick Start](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/collector/quick-start/)
diff --git a/otel-collector-config.yaml b/otel-collector-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ca3273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/otel-collector-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# To limit exposure to denial of service attacks, change the host in endpoints below from 0.0.0.0 to a specific network interface.
+# See https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector/blob/main/docs/security-best-practices.md#safeguards-against-denial-of-service-attacks
+
+extensions:
+  health_check:
+  pprof:
+    endpoint: 0.0.0.0:1777
+  zpages:
+    endpoint: 0.0.0.0:55679
+
+receivers:
+  otlp:
+    protocols:
+      grpc:
+        endpoint: 0.0.0.0:4317
+      http:
+        endpoint: 0.0.0.0:4318
+
+  # Collect own metrics
+  prometheus:
+    config:
+      scrape_configs:
+      - job_name: 'otel-collector'
+        scrape_interval: 10s
+        static_configs:
+        - targets: ['0.0.0.0:8888']
+
+  jaeger:
+    protocols:
+      grpc:
+        endpoint: 0.0.0.0:14250
+      thrift_binary:
+        endpoint: 0.0.0.0:6832
+      thrift_compact:
+        endpoint: 0.0.0.0:6831
+      thrift_http:
+        endpoint: 0.0.0.0:14268
+
+  zipkin:
+    endpoint: 0.0.0.0:9411
+
+processors:
+  batch:
+
+exporters:
+  debug:
+    verbosity: detailed
+
+service:
+
+  pipelines:
+
+    traces:
+      receivers: [otlp, jaeger, zipkin]
+      processors: [batch]
+      exporters: [debug]
+
+    metrics:
+      receivers: [otlp, prometheus]
+      processors: [batch]
+      exporters: [debug]
+
+    logs:
+      receivers: [otlp]
+      processors: [batch]
+      exporters: [debug]
+
+  extensions: [health_check, pprof, zpages]