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+# OpenCensus Instana Trace Exporter
+[![Build Status][travis-image]][travis-url]
+[![Windows Build Status][appveyor-image]][appveyor-url]
+[![Maven Central][maven-image]][maven-url]
+
+The *OpenCensus Instana Trace Exporter* is a trace exporter that exports
+data to Instana. [Instana](http://www.instana.com/) Instana is a distributed
+tracing system.
+
+## Quickstart
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+[Instana](http://www.instana.com/) forwards traces exported by applications
+instrumented with Census to its backend using the Instana agent processes as proxy.
+If the agent is used on the same host as Census, please take care to deactivate
+automatic tracing.
+
+
+### Hello Stan
+
+#### Add the dependencies to your project
+
+For Maven add to your `pom.xml`:
+```xml
+<dependencies>
+  <dependency>
+    <groupId>io.opencensus</groupId>
+    <artifactId>opencensus-api</artifactId>
+    <version>0.12.0</version>
+  </dependency>
+  <dependency>
+    <groupId>io.opencensus</groupId>
+    <artifactId>opencensus-exporter-trace-instana</artifactId>
+    <version>0.12.0</version>
+  </dependency>
+  <dependency>
+    <groupId>io.opencensus</groupId>
+    <artifactId>opencensus-impl</artifactId>
+    <version>0.12.0</version>
+    <scope>runtime</scope>
+  </dependency>
+</dependencies>
+```
+
+For Gradle add to your dependencies:
+```groovy
+compile 'io.opencensus:opencensus-api:0.12.0'
+compile 'io.opencensus:opencensus-exporter-trace-instana:0.12.0'
+runtime 'io.opencensus:opencensus-impl:0.12.0'
+```
+
+#### Register the exporter
+
+```java
+public class MyMainClass {
+  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+    InstanaTraceExporter.createAndRegister("http://localhost:42699/com.instana.plugin.generic.trace");
+    // ...
+  }
+}
+```
+
+#### Java Versions
+
+Java 6 or above is required for using this exporter.
+
+[travis-image]: https://travis-ci.org/census-instrumentation/opencensus-java.svg?branch=master
+[travis-url]: https://travis-ci.org/census-instrumentation/opencensus-java
+[appveyor-image]: https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/hxthmpkxar4jq4be/branch/master?svg=true
+[appveyor-url]: https://ci.appveyor.com/project/opencensusjavateam/opencensus-java/branch/master
+[maven-image]: https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/io.opencensus/opencensus-exporter-trace-instana/badge.svg
+[maven-url]: https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/io.opencensus/opencensus-exporter-trace-instana