# [[GOCC 01 - Declarative configuration for OTel with Marylia Gutierrez]]
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![[GOCC 01 - Declarative configuration for OTel with Marylia Gutierrez]]
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Related:: "[[Declarative]], [[OpenTelemetry|OTel]], [[Marylia Gutierrez]], [[Liudmila Molkova]]"
## Talking points
- Before: environment variables
- Universally available
- Not so good for advanced configuration
- We're pausing development on them: no more new ones. You'll still be able to use env vars in the YAML file though
- Now: YAML file
- YAML file will override any env vars
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