appinsights-instrumentation

To add Application Insights telemetry to an ASP.NET Core app, you can use either codeless auto-instrumentation via the Azure Portal or manual SDK setup by modifying your code and configuring the connection string in your Azure App Service environment variables.

Auto-instrumentation enables Application Insights telemetry codelessly through the Azure Portal, while manual SDK setup requires code modification and explicit configuration of the OpenTelemetry or Application Insights SDK for greater control over collected telemetry data.

To configure the Application Insights connection string for Node.js web apps, set the connection string as an environment variable in your Azure hosting target like App Service, or pass it directly in your code during manual SDK initialization.

Yes, Azure Monitor telemetry works with Python applications on Container Apps by configuring the Application Insights connection string as an environment variable and applying the necessary SDK setup for telemetry collection.

Yes, you can use OpenTelemetry patterns for telemetry instrumentation as the guidance supports configuring Azure Monitor with OpenTelemetry for ASP.NET Core, Node.js, and Python app scenarios.

Choose codeless auto-instrumentation for quick setup without code changes, and select manual SDK setup when you need custom telemetry collection or have specific code modification requirements for your web application.