{"id":"ludayong20-zipkin-server","name":"zipkin-server","af_score":36.2,"security_score":39.5,"reliability_score":30.0,"what_it_does":"zipkin-server is an open-source Zipkin backend service that receives, stores (optionally), and serves distributed tracing data (spans) collected from instrumented applications via Zipkin-compatible APIs.","best_when":"You want to run Zipkin in your own infrastructure and integrate with existing Zipkin-compatible tracing emitters and storage backends.","avoid_when":"You need a turnkey managed service, or you cannot provide the operational requirements of running and securing a tracing datastore/API yourself.","last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T21:25:34.634018+00:00","has_mcp":false,"has_api":true,"auth_methods":["Unauthenticated by default (commonly in self-hosted setups unless a reverse proxy/WAF is used)","Reverse-proxy based authentication/authorization (typical deployment pattern)"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["Tracing ingestion endpoints accept high write volume; naive retry without idempotency can create duplicate spans.","Operational concerns (storage backend choice, retention, indexing) affect behavior and performance; agents should not assume defaults are sufficient.","If deployed behind a proxy, ensure the proxy preserves required headers (e.g., for trace context) and does not strip request bodies unexpectedly."],"error_quality":0.0}