diff --git a/docs/platforms/javascript/common/opentelemetry/custom-setup.mdx b/docs/platforms/javascript/common/opentelemetry/custom-setup.mdx index 531f98c805bd06..a51f9d7738d136 100644 --- a/docs/platforms/javascript/common/opentelemetry/custom-setup.mdx +++ b/docs/platforms/javascript/common/opentelemetry/custom-setup.mdx @@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ sidebar_order: 0 Use this guide when you already have a completely custom OpenTelemetry setup or when you intend to add a custom OpenTelemetry setup next to the Sentry SDK. +Setting `skipOpenTelemetrySetup: true` disables the Sentry SDK's automatic OpenTelemetry configuration, **requiring** you to perform the setup manually. For example, to ensure errors are correctly associated with their scope, you must add the `SentryContextManager` to your OpenTelemetry setup. You can find details on the required manual setup further down on this page. + If you are looking to simply add individual OpenTelemetry instrumentation to your Sentry setup, you should read Adding Additional OpenTelemetry Instrumentation instead.