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 # OpenTelemetry Propagator AWS X-Ray
 
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 [component owners](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js-contrib/blob/main/.github/component_owners.yml): @willarmiros @NathanielRN
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 ## Usage
 
-In the [global tracer configuration file](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/blob/master/getting-started/README.md#initialize-a-global-tracer), configure the following:
+In the [global tracer configuration file](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/instrumentation/js/getting-started/nodejs/#setup), configure the following:
 
 ```js
 const { NodeTracerProvider } = require('@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-node');
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