diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index be28b41..87d60f2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ dist/
 /starter-game
 
 # Built binary
-world
+./world
diff --git a/common/docker/service/evm.go b/common/docker/service/evm.go
index 391b220..a22016f 100644
--- a/common/docker/service/evm.go
+++ b/common/docker/service/evm.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func EVM(cfg *config.Config) Service {
 
 	faucetEnabled := cfg.DockerEnv["FAUCET_ENABLED"]
 	if faucetEnabled == "" {
-		faucetEnabled = "false" //nolint:goconst // default values should be local to the service
+		faucetEnabled = "false"
 	}
 
 	faucetAddress := cfg.DockerEnv["FAUCET_ADDRESS"]
diff --git a/common/docker/service/jaeger.go b/common/docker/service/jaeger.go
index 4224f2d..b7a7b83 100644
--- a/common/docker/service/jaeger.go
+++ b/common/docker/service/jaeger.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/mount"
 
 	"pkg.world.dev/world-cli/common/config"
 )
@@ -19,10 +20,30 @@ func Jaeger(cfg *config.Config) Service {
 		Name: getJaegerContainerName(cfg),
 		Config: container.Config{
 			Image: "jaegertracing/all-in-one:1.61.0",
+			// hard-coding this since it won't change much and the defaults work. users most likely
+			// won't need to change these. note that this storage configuration isn't recommended to
+			// be used for production environment, but is good enough for local development.
+			// for more info see: https://www.jaegertracing.io/docs/1.62/deployment/#span-storage-backends
+			Env: []string{
+				"SPAN_STORAGE_TYPE=badger",
+				"BADGER_EPHEMERAL=false",
+				"BADGER_DIRECTORY_VALUE=/badger/data",
+				"BADGER_DIRECTORY_KEY=/badger/key",
+				"QUERY_ADDITIONAL_HEADERS=Access-Control-Allow-Origin:*",
+			},
+			// running as the default user (uid 10001) doesn't work on mac because the volume is owned by
+			// root. A way to get around this is to create another container to change the owner of the
+			// /badger directory. since we're not able to start services following a dependency graph yet,
+			// we'll just run as root. world cli is also mainly used for local dev, so the security
+			// benefits of running as non-root doesn't really apply here.
+			// src: https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/issues/4906
+			User: "root",
 		},
 		HostConfig: container.HostConfig{
 			PortBindings: newPortMap(exposedPorts),
 			NetworkMode:  container.NetworkMode(cfg.DockerEnv["CARDINAL_NAMESPACE"]),
+			Mounts: []mount.Mount{{Type: mount.TypeVolume,
+				Source: cfg.DockerEnv["CARDINAL_NAMESPACE"], Target: "/badger"}},
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/common/docker/service/nakama.go b/common/docker/service/nakama.go
index 0372ca2..3fb60c4 100644
--- a/common/docker/service/nakama.go
+++ b/common/docker/service/nakama.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func Nakama(cfg *config.Config) Service {
 
 	traceEnabled := cfg.DockerEnv["NAKAMA_TRACE_ENABLED"]
 	if traceEnabled == "" || !cfg.Telemetry {
-		traceEnabled = "false"
+		traceEnabled = "true"
 	}
 
 	traceSampleRate := cfg.DockerEnv["NAKAMA_TRACE_SAMPLE_RATE"]
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func Nakama(cfg *config.Config) Service {
 		traceSampleRate = "0.6"
 	}
 
-	metricsEnabled := false
+	metricsEnabled := true
 	if cfg.Telemetry {
 		cfgMetricsEnabled, err := strconv.ParseBool(cfg.DockerEnv["NAKAMA_METRICS_ENABLED"])
 		if err == nil {