Photo by Puscas Adryan on Unsplash Jaeger v2.18.0 introduces native ClickHouse support as a new storage backend. ClickHouse has been one of the most frequently requested options from users running Jaeger at scale, and this release makes it possible to use it directly with Jaeger. In this post, I’ll walk you through why ClickHouse is such a powerhouse for storing traces, how the schema is designed under the hood, and how you can start using it with Jaeger today.