diff --git a/tracing/tracing.go b/tracing/tracing.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..466df0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tracing/tracing.go
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+package libpack_trace
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	libpack_config "github.com/lukaszraczylo/graphql-monitoring-proxy/config"
+	libpack_logging "github.com/lukaszraczylo/graphql-monitoring-proxy/logging"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/propagation"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/resource"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/trace"
+	oteltrace "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
+
+	semconv "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.4.0"
+)
+
+func NewClient(log *libpack_logging.Logger, otelGRPCCollector string, attr ...attribute.KeyValue) (func(), error) {
+	attr = append(attr, semconv.ServiceNameKey.String(libpack_config.PKG_NAME))
+	fmt.Printf("Starting OpenTelemetry tracer: otlp, configured with endpoint: %s\n", otelGRPCCollector)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	client := otlptracegrpc.NewClient(
+		otlptracegrpc.WithInsecure(),
+		otlptracegrpc.WithEndpoint(otelGRPCCollector),
+	)
+
+	exporter, err := otlptrace.New(ctx, client)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(&libpack_logging.LogMessage{
+			Message: "Failed to create exporter",
+			Pairs:   map[string]interface{}{"error": err},
+		})
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	tp := trace.NewTracerProvider(
+		trace.WithSampler(trace.AlwaysSample()),
+		trace.WithBatcher(exporter, trace.WithMaxExportBatchSize(1), trace.WithBatchTimeout(30*time.Second)),
+		trace.WithResource(resource.NewWithAttributes(semconv.SchemaURL, attr...)),
+	)
+
+	otel.SetTracerProvider(tp)
+	otel.SetTextMapPropagator(propagation.NewCompositeTextMapPropagator(propagation.TraceContext{}, propagation.Baggage{}))
+
+	shutdownFunc := func() {
+		shutdownCtx, shutdownCancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+		defer shutdownCancel()
+		log.Info(&libpack_logging.LogMessage{
+			Message: "Shutting down tracer",
+			Pairs:   nil,
+		})
+		if err := tp.Shutdown(shutdownCtx); err != nil {
+			log.Warning(&libpack_logging.LogMessage{
+				Message: "Failed to shutdown tracer provider",
+				Pairs:   map[string]interface{}{"error": err},
+			})
+		}
+	}
+
+	return shutdownFunc, nil
+}
+
+func TraceContextInject(ctx context.Context) map[string]string {
+	carrier := propagation.MapCarrier{}
+	propagator := otel.GetTextMapPropagator()
+	propagator.Inject(ctx, carrier)
+	return map[string]string(carrier)
+}
+
+func TraceContextExtract(ctx context.Context, traceContext map[string]string) context.Context {
+	carrier := propagation.MapCarrier(traceContext)
+	propagator := otel.GetTextMapPropagator()
+	return propagator.Extract(ctx, carrier)
+}
+
+func StartSpanFromContext(ctx context.Context, operationName string) (context.Context, oteltrace.Span) {
+	tr := otel.GetTracerProvider().Tracer("")
+	return tr.Start(ctx, operationName, oteltrace.WithSpanKind(oteltrace.SpanKindServer))
+}
+
+func ContinueSpanFromContext(ctx context.Context, operationName string) (context.Context, oteltrace.Span) {
+	tr := otel.GetTracerProvider().Tracer("")
+	options := []oteltrace.SpanStartOption{
+		oteltrace.WithSpanKind(oteltrace.SpanKindInternal),
+		oteltrace.WithAttributes(attribute.String("cont", "true")),
+	}
+	return tr.Start(ctx, operationName, options...)
+}
+
+func AddAttributesToSpan(span oteltrace.Span, attributes ...attribute.KeyValue) {
+	span.SetAttributes(attributes...)
+}
diff --git a/tracing/tracing_test.go b/tracing/tracing_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15c146a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tracing/tracing_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+package libpack_trace
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	libpack_logging "github.com/lukaszraczylo/graphql-monitoring-proxy/logging"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
+)
+
+type TraceTestSuite struct {
+	suite.Suite
+	logger *libpack_logging.Logger
+}
+
+func (suite *TraceTestSuite) SetupTest() {
+	suite.logger = libpack_logging.New()
+}
+
+func (suite *TraceTestSuite) TearDownTest() {
+	// Any cleanup logic can be added here
+}
+
+func TestTraceTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
+	suite.Run(t, new(TraceTestSuite))
+}
+
+func (suite *TraceTestSuite) Test_NewClient() {
+	shutdownFunc, err := NewClient(suite.logger, "localhost:4317")
+	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+	assert.NotNil(suite.T(), shutdownFunc)
+
+	shutdownFunc()
+}
+
+// func (suite *TraceTestSuite) Test_TraceContextInjectExtract() {
+// 	ctx := context.Background()
+// 	traceContext := TraceContextInject(ctx)
+// 	assert.NotEmpty(suite.T(), traceContext)
+
+// 	extractedCtx := TraceContextExtract(ctx, traceContext)
+// 	assert.NotNil(suite.T(), extractedCtx)
+// }
+
+// func (suite *TraceTestSuite) Test_StartSpanFromContext() {
+// 	ctx := context.Background()
+// 	ctx, span := StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "operation")
+// 	assert.NotNil(suite.T(), ctx)
+// 	assert.NotNil(suite.T(), span)
+// 	span.End()
+// }
+
+// func (suite *TraceTestSuite) Test_ContinueSpanFromContext() {
+// 	ctx := context.Background()
+// 	ctx, span := ContinueSpanFromContext(ctx, "operation")
+// 	assert.NotNil(suite.T(), ctx)
+// 	assert.NotNil(suite.T(), span)
+// 	span.End()
+// }
+
+// func (suite *TraceTestSuite) Test_AddAttributesToSpan() {
+// 	ctx := context.Background()
+// 	_, span := StartSpanFromContext(ctx, "operation")
+
+// 	attributes := []attribute.KeyValue{
+// 		attribute.String("key1", "value1"),
+// 		attribute.Int("key2", 2),
+// 	}
+// 	AddAttributesToSpan(span, attributes...)
+// 	span.End()
+
+// 	// Create an in-memory span exporter
+// 	exporter := tracetest.NewSpanRecorder()
+// 	tracerProvider := trace.NewTracerProvider(trace.WithSpanProcessor(exporter))
+// 	otel.SetTracerProvider(tracerProvider)
+
+// 	// Verify the span attributes
+// 	spans := exporter.Ended()
+// 	assert.Len(suite.T(), spans, 1)
+// 	exportedSpan := spans[0]
+
+// 	for _, attr := range attributes {
+// 		assert.Contains(suite.T(), exportedSpan.Attributes(), attr)
+// 	}
+// }
+
+// func (suite *TraceTestSuite) Test_Shutdown() {
+// 	shutdownFunc, err := NewClient(suite.logger, "localhost:4317")
+// 	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+// 	assert.NotNil(suite.T(), shutdownFunc)
+
+// 	shutdownFunc()
+// 	logOutput := captureStdOut(func() { suite.logger.Info(&libpack_logging.LogMessage{Message: "Shutting down tracer"}) })
+// 	assert.Contains(suite.T(), logOutput, "Shutting down tracer")
+// }
+
+// // Helper function to capture standard output for testing logs
+// func captureStdOut(f func()) string {
+// 	originalStdout := os.Stdout
+// 	r, w, _ := os.Pipe()
+// 	os.Stdout = w
+// 	f()
+// 	w.Close()
+// 	var buf bytes.Buffer
+// 	buf.ReadFrom(r)
+// 	os.Stdout = originalStdout
+// 	return buf.String()
+// }