diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 30cff0a..9a56ba3 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 OTEL_SERVICE_NAME="apitoolkit-otel-go-demo"
 OTEL_SERVICE_VERSION="0.0.1"
+OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES="at-project-key=wKUZLJBKayszzIdJhaZsGDYc9DieSdqetLy8071Z8D8H/d7H"
 OTEL_LOG_LEVEL="debug"
-OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES=at-project-key=wKUZLJBKayszzIdJhaZsGDYc9DieSdqetLy8071Z8D8H/d7H
-OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT="localhost:4317"
diff --git a/chi/README.md b/chi/README.md
index 02d80b6..f88b3a1 100644
--- a/chi/README.md
+++ b/chi/README.md
@@ -50,18 +50,13 @@ import (
 
 	apitoolkit "github.com/apitoolkit/apitoolkit-go/chi"
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
-  "github.com/joho/godotenv"
+  _ "github.com/joho/godotenv/autoload"
 )
 
 func main() {
-	err := godotenv.Load(".env")
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("Error loading .env file: %v", err)
-	}
-	shutdown, err := apitoolkit.ConfigureOpenTelemetry()
+  shutdown, err := apitoolkit.ConfigureOpenTelemetry()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("error configuring openTelemetry: %v", err)
-
 	}
 	defer shutdown()
 
diff --git a/chi/chi.go b/chi/chi.go
index f7d630b..5080134 100644
--- a/chi/chi.go
+++ b/chi/chi.go
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ func Middleware(config Config) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 }
 
 func ConfigureOpenTelemetry(opts ...otelconfig.Option) (func(), error) {
+	opts = append([]otelconfig.Option{otelconfig.WithExporterEndpoint("otelcol.apitoolkit.io:4317"), otelconfig.WithExporterInsecure(true)}, opts...)
 	return otelconfig.ConfigureOpenTelemetry(opts...)
 }
 
diff --git a/echo/README.md b/echo/README.md
index a4af12f..23b115e 100644
--- a/echo/README.md
+++ b/echo/README.md
@@ -50,19 +50,14 @@ import (
 
 	apitoolkit "github.com/apitoolkit/apitoolkit-go/echo"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
-	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
+  _ "github.com/joho/godotenv/autoload"
 )
 
 
 func main() {
-	err := godotenv.Load(".env")
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("Error loading .env file: %v", err)
-	}
-	shutdown, err := apitoolkit.ConfigureOpenTelemetry()
+  shutdown, err := apitoolkit.ConfigureOpenTelemetry()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("error configuring openTelemetry: %v", err)
-
 	}
 	defer shutdown()
 
diff --git a/echo/echo.go b/echo/echo.go
index 26b6a1f..21a8c47 100644
--- a/echo/echo.go
+++ b/echo/echo.go
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ func Middleware(config Config) echo.MiddlewareFunc {
 }
 
 func ConfigureOpenTelemetry(opts ...otelconfig.Option) (func(), error) {
+	opts = append([]otelconfig.Option{otelconfig.WithExporterEndpoint("otelcol.apitoolkit.io:4317"), otelconfig.WithExporterInsecure(true)}, opts...)
 	return otelconfig.ConfigureOpenTelemetry(opts...)
 }
 
diff --git a/fiber/README.md b/fiber/README.md
index dddb8c3..15bf983 100644
--- a/fiber/README.md
+++ b/fiber/README.md
@@ -50,18 +50,13 @@ import (
 
 	apitoolkit "github.com/apitoolkit/apitoolkit-go/fiber"
 	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
-	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
+  _ "github.com/joho/godotenv/autoload"
 )
 
 func main() {
-	err := godotenv.Load(".env")
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("Error loading .env file: %v", err)
-	}
 	shutdown, err := apitoolkit.ConfigureOpenTelemetry()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("error configuring openTelemetry: %v", err)
-
 	}
 	defer shutdown()
 
diff --git a/fiber/fiber.go b/fiber/fiber.go
index 046005c..2451c49 100644
--- a/fiber/fiber.go
+++ b/fiber/fiber.go
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ func ReportError(ctx context.Context, err error) {
 }
 
 func ConfigureOpenTelemetry(opts ...otelconfig.Option) (func(), error) {
+	opts = append([]otelconfig.Option{otelconfig.WithExporterEndpoint("otelcol.apitoolkit.io:4317"), otelconfig.WithExporterInsecure(true)}, opts...)
 	return otelconfig.ConfigureOpenTelemetry(opts...)
 }
 
diff --git a/gin/README.md b/gin/README.md
index 20970b8..407067e 100644
--- a/gin/README.md
+++ b/gin/README.md
@@ -50,18 +50,13 @@ import (
 
 	apitoolkit "github.com/apitoolkit/apitoolkit-go/gin"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-  "github.com/joho/godotenv"
+  _ "github.com/joho/godotenv/autoload"
 )
 
 func main() {
-	err := godotenv.Load(".env")
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("Error loading .env file: %v", err)
-	}
 	shutdown, err := apitoolkit.ConfigureOpenTelemetry()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("error configuring openTelemetry: %v", err)
-
 	}
 	defer shutdown()
 
diff --git a/gin/gin.go b/gin/gin.go
index 3f43eb7..d900a20 100644
--- a/gin/gin.go
+++ b/gin/gin.go
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ func getAptConfig(config Config) apt.Config {
 }
 
 func ConfigureOpenTelemetry(opts ...otelconfig.Option) (func(), error) {
+	opts = append([]otelconfig.Option{otelconfig.WithExporterEndpoint("otelcol.apitoolkit.io:4317"), otelconfig.WithExporterInsecure(true)}, opts...)
 	return otelconfig.ConfigureOpenTelemetry(opts...)
 }
 
diff --git a/gorilla/README.md b/gorilla/README.md
index 295e184..b10929c 100644
--- a/gorilla/README.md
+++ b/gorilla/README.md
@@ -51,18 +51,13 @@ import (
 
 	apitoolkit "github.com/apitoolkit/apitoolkit-go/gorilla"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
-	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
+  _ "github.com/joho/godotenv/autoload"
 )
 
 func main() {
-	err := godotenv.Load(".env")
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("Error loading .env file: %v", err)
-	}
 	shutdown, err := apitoolkit.ConfigureOpenTelemetry(apitoolkit.WithMetricsEnabled(false))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("error configuring openTelemetry: %v", err)
-
 	}
 	defer shutdown()
 
diff --git a/gorilla/gorilla.go b/gorilla/gorilla.go
index 114352a..93cc7f0 100644
--- a/gorilla/gorilla.go
+++ b/gorilla/gorilla.go
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ func Middleware(config Config) func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 }
 
 func ConfigureOpenTelemetry(opts ...otelconfig.Option) (func(), error) {
+	opts = append([]otelconfig.Option{otelconfig.WithExporterEndpoint("otelcol.apitoolkit.io:4317"), otelconfig.WithExporterInsecure(true)}, opts...)
 	return otelconfig.ConfigureOpenTelemetry(opts...)
 }
 
diff --git a/native/README.md b/native/README.md
index 6091489..4ff60b4 100644
--- a/native/README.md
+++ b/native/README.md
@@ -49,15 +49,10 @@ import (
 	"log"
 
 	apitoolkit "github.com/apitoolkit/apitoolkit-go/native"
-  "github.com/joho/godotenv"
+  _ "github.com/joho/godotenv/autoload"
 )
 
 func main() {
-
-  err := godotenv.Load(".env")
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("Error loading .env file: %v", err)
-	}
 	shutdown, err := apitoolkit.ConfigureOpenTelemetry()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("error configuring openTelemetry: %v", err)
diff --git a/native/native.go b/native/native.go
index b8e2765..d46dd6a 100644
--- a/native/native.go
+++ b/native/native.go
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ func Middleware(config Config) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 }
 
 func ConfigureOpenTelemetry(opts ...otelconfig.Option) (func(), error) {
+	opts = append([]otelconfig.Option{otelconfig.WithExporterEndpoint("otelcol.apitoolkit.io:4317"), otelconfig.WithExporterInsecure(true)}, opts...)
 	return otelconfig.ConfigureOpenTelemetry(opts...)
 }