diff --git a/helm/templates/_helpers.tpl b/helm/templates/_helpers.tpl
index da7d776..6e7aafa 100644
--- a/helm/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/helm/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -96,23 +96,36 @@ Returns the cloud provider image pull secret name from global if exists or from
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{/*
-Returns the tracing url from global if exists or from the chart's values
+Returns the tracing url from global if set, otherwise from the chart's values
 */}}
 {{- define "ts-server-boilerplate.tracingUrl" -}}
-{{- if .Values.global.tracing.url }}
-    {{- .Values.global.tracing.url -}}
-{{- else if .Values.cloudProvider -}}
-    {{- .Values.env.tracing.url -}}
+{{- if .Values.global.telemetry.tracing.url }}
+    {{- .Values.global.telemetry.tracing.url -}}
+{{- else if .Values.telemetry.tracing.url -}}
+    {{- .Values.telemetry.tracing.url -}}
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{/*
-Returns the tracing url from global if exists or from the chart's values
+Returns the opentelemetry logging url from global if set, otherwise from the chart's values
 */}}
-{{- define "ts-server-boilerplate.metricsUrl" -}}
-{{- if .Values.global.metrics.url }}
-    {{- .Values.global.metrics.url -}}
-{{- else -}}
-    {{- .Values.env.metrics.url -}}
+{{- define "ts-server-boilerplate.opentelemetryLoggingUrl" -}}
+{{- if .Values.global.telemetry.logger.opentelemetryOptions.url }}
+    {{- .Values.global.telemetry.logger.opentelemetryOptions.url -}}
+{{- else if .Values.telemetry.logger.opentelemetryOptions.url -}}
+    {{- .Values.telemetry.logger.opentelemetryOptions.url -}}
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Renders a map of resource attributes as key=value,key=value for OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES.
+Usage: {{ include "ts-server-boilerplate.otelResourceAttributes" .resourceAttributes }}
+*/}}
+{{- define "ts-server-boilerplate.otelResourceAttributes" -}}
+{{- $attributes := list }}
+{{- range $key, $value := . }}
+{{- $attributes = append $attributes (printf "%s=%s" $key (toString $value)) }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- join "," $attributes }}
+{{- end -}}
+
diff --git a/helm/templates/configmap.yaml b/helm/templates/configmap.yaml
index 187f013..0cd9c61 100644
--- a/helm/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ b/helm/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -1,26 +1,37 @@
+{{- $server := .Values.server -}}
+{{- $telemetry := .Values.telemetry -}}
 {{- $tracingUrl := include "ts-server-boilerplate.tracingUrl" . -}}
-{{- $metricsUrl := include "ts-server-boilerplate.metricsUrl" . -}}
+{{- $opentelemetryLoggingUrl := include "ts-server-boilerplate.opentelemetryLoggingUrl" . -}}
 {{- if .Values.enabled -}}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
   name: {{ include "ts-server-boilerplate.fullname" . }}
 data:
-  REQUEST_PAYLOAD_LIMIT: {{ .Values.env.requestPayloadLimit | quote }}
-  RESPONSE_COMPRESSION_ENABLED: {{ .Values.env.responseCompressionEnabled | quote }}
-  LOG_LEVEL: {{ .Values.env.logLevel | quote }}
-  LOG_PRETTY_PRINT_ENABLED: {{ .Values.env.logPrettyPrintEnabled | quote }}
-  {{ if .Values.env.tracing.enabled }}
+  {{- with $server }}
+  REQUEST_PAYLOAD_LIMIT: {{ .requestPayloadLimit | quote }}
+  RESPONSE_COMPRESSION_ENABLED: {{ .responseCompressionEnabled | quote }}
+  {{- end }}
+  {{- with $telemetry }}
+  LOG_LEVEL: {{ .logger.level | quote }}
+  LOG_PRETTY_PRINT_ENABLED: {{ .logger.prettyPrint | quote }}
+  {{- with .logger.opentelemetryOptions }}
+  {{- if .enabled }}
+  OPENTELEMETRY_LOGGING_ENABLED: 'true'
+  OTLP_LOGGER_ENDPOINT_URL: {{ $opentelemetryLoggingUrl | quote }}
+  {{- if .resourceAttributes }}
+  OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES: {{ include "ts-server-boilerplate.otelResourceAttributes" .resourceAttributes | quote }}
+  {{- end }}
+  {{- end }}
+  {{- end }}
+  {{- if .tracing.enabled }}
   TELEMETRY_TRACING_ENABLED: 'true'
-  TELEMETRY_TRACING_URL: {{ $tracingUrl }}
-  {{ end }}
-  {{ if .Values.env.metrics.enabled }}
-  TELEMETRY_METRICS_ENABLED: 'true'
-  TELEMETRY_METRICS_URL: {{ $metricsUrl }}
-  {{ end }}
+  TELEMETRY_TRACING_URL: {{ $tracingUrl | quote }}
+  {{- end }}
+  {{- end }}
   npm_config_cache: /tmp/
   {{- with .Values.configManagement }}
-  CONFIG_NAME: {{ .name| quote }}
+  CONFIG_NAME: {{ .name | quote }}
   CONFIG_VERSION: {{ .version | quote }}
   CONFIG_OFFLINE_MODE: {{ .offlineMode | quote }}
   CONFIG_SERVER_URL: {{ .serverUrl | quote }}
diff --git a/helm/templates/deployment.yaml b/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
index 862cff4..29e8bee 100644
--- a/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 {{- $cloudProviderDockerRegistryUrl := include "ts-server-boilerplate.cloudProviderDockerRegistryUrl" . -}}
 {{- $cloudProviderImagePullSecretName := include "ts-server-boilerplate.cloudProviderImagePullSecretName" . -}}
 {{- $imageTag := include "ts-server-boilerplate.tag" . -}}
+{{- $server := .Values.server -}}
 {{- if .Values.enabled -}}
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ spec:
                 fieldRef:
                   fieldPath: metadata.uid
             - name: SERVER_PORT
-              value: {{ .Values.env.targetPort | quote }}
+              value: {{ $server.targetPort | quote }}
             {{- if .Values.caSecretName }}
             - name: REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE
               value: {{ printf "%s/%s" .Values.caPath .Values.caKey | quote }}
@@ -87,8 +88,8 @@ spec:
                 name: {{ include "ts-server-boilerplate.fullname" . }}
           ports:
             - name: http
-              containerPort: {{ .Values.env.targetPort }}
-              protocol: {{ .Values.env.protocol }}
+              containerPort: {{ $server.targetPort }}
+              protocol: {{ $server.protocol }}
           {{- if .Values.livenessProbe.enabled }}
           livenessProbe:
             initialDelaySeconds: {{ .Values.livenessProbe.initialDelaySeconds }}
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ spec:
             failureThreshold: {{ .Values.livenessProbe.failureThreshold }}
             httpGet:
               path: {{ .Values.livenessProbe.path }}
-              port: {{ .Values.env.targetPort }}
+              port: {{ $server.targetPort }}
           {{- end }}
           {{- if .Values.readinessProbe.enabled }}
           readinessProbe:
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ spec:
             failureThreshold: {{ .Values.readinessProbe.failureThreshold }}
             httpGet:
               path: {{ .Values.readinessProbe.path }}
-              port: {{ .Values.env.targetPort }}
+              port: {{ $server.targetPort }}
           {{- end }}        
           {{- if .Values.resources.enabled }}
           resources:
diff --git a/helm/templates/ingress.yaml b/helm/templates/ingress.yaml
index 7a9c7ce..a4ef613 100644
--- a/helm/templates/ingress.yaml
+++ b/helm/templates/ingress.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {{- if and (.Values.enabled) (.Values.ingress.enabled) -}}
 {{- $fullName := include "ts-server-boilerplate.fullname" . -}}
 {{- $serviceName := $fullName -}}
-{{- $servicePort := .Values.env.port -}}
+{{- $servicePort := .Values.server.port -}}
 {{- $ingressPath := .Values.ingress.path -}}
 {{- $ingressPathType := default "Prefix" .Values.ingress.pathType -}}
 {{- $extraPaths := .Values.ingress.extraPaths -}}
diff --git a/helm/templates/service.yaml b/helm/templates/service.yaml
index f69c44c..1e235e7 100644
--- a/helm/templates/service.yaml
+++ b/helm/templates/service.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {{- $releaseName := .Release.Name -}}
 {{- $chartName := include "ts-server-boilerplate.name" . -}}
 {{- $cloudProviderFlavor := include "ts-server-boilerplate.cloudProviderFlavor" . -}}
+{{- $server := .Values.server -}}
 {{- if .Values.enabled -}}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
@@ -16,9 +17,9 @@ spec:
   type: NodePort
   {{- end }}
   ports:
-    - port: {{ .Values.env.port }}
-      targetPort: {{ .Values.env.targetPort }}
-      protocol: {{ .Values.env.protocol }}
+    - port: {{ $server.port }}
+      targetPort: {{ $server.targetPort }}
+      protocol: {{ $server.protocol }}
       name: http
       {{- if eq $cloudProviderFlavor "minikube" }}
       nodePort: {{ .Values.nodePort }}
diff --git a/helm/values.yaml b/helm/values.yaml
index e7d34d9..f982729 100644
--- a/helm/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/values.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 global:
   cloudProvider: {}
-  tracing: {}
-  metrics: {}
+  telemetry:
+    tracing: {}
+    logger:
+      opentelemetryOptions: {}
 
 mclabels:
   component: backend
@@ -69,20 +71,27 @@ image:
   # tag: 'latest'
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
-env:
+server:
   port: 8080
   targetPort: 8080
   protocol: TCP
-  logLevel: info
-  logPrettyPrintEnabled: false
   responseCompressionEnabled: true
   requestPayloadLimit: 1mb
+
+telemetry:
+  logger:
+    level: info
+    prettyPrint: false
+    opentelemetryOptions:
+      enabled: true
+      url: http://localhost:4317
+      # Rendered as OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES in "key=value,key=value" format
+      # resourceAttributes:
+      #   service.namespace: namespace
+      #   deployment.environment: dev
   tracing:
-    enabled: false
+    enabled: true
     url: http://localhost:55681/v1/trace
-  metrics:
-    enabled: false
-    url: http://localhost:55681/v1/metrics
 
 resources:
   enabled: true