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+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: redis
+spec:
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      annotations:
+        instrumentation.opentelemetry.io/inject-python: monitoring/otel-instrumentation
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: redis
+        env:
+        - name: OTEL_SERVICE_NAME
+          value: redis
+        - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT
+          value: http://otel-collector.monitoring.svc.cluster.local:4317
+        - name: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES
+          value: app=vote
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: result
+spec:
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      annotations:
+        instrumentation.opentelemetry.io/inject-nodejs: monitoring/otel-instrumentation
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: result
+        env:
+        - name: OTEL_SERVICE_NAME
+          value: result
+        - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT
+          value: http://otel-collector.monitoring.svc.cluster.local:4317
+        - name: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES
+          value: app=vote
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: vote
+spec:
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      annotations:
+        instrumentation.opentelemetry.io/inject-python: monitoring/otel-instrumentation
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: vote
+        env:
+        - name: OTEL_SERVICE_NAME
+          value: vote
+        - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT
+          value: http://otel-collector.monitoring.svc.cluster.local:4317
+        - name: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES
+          value: app=vote
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: worker
+spec:
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      annotations:
+        instrumentation.opentelemetry.io/inject-dotnet: monitoring/otel-instrumentation
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: worker
+        env:
+        - name: OTEL_SERVICE_NAME
+          value: worker
+        - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT
+          value: http://otel-collector.monitoring.svc.cluster.local:4317
+        - name: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES
+          value: app=vote