diff --git a/command/server/config.go b/command/server/config.go
index 45a19553d7..254dbda4be 100644
--- a/command/server/config.go
+++ b/command/server/config.go
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	// Chain is the chain to sync with
 	Chain string `hcl:"chain,optional"`
 
+	// Name, or identity of the node
+	Name string `hcl:"name,optional"`
+
 	// Whitelist is a list of required (block number, hash) pairs to accept
 	Whitelist map[string]string `hcl:"whitelist,optional"`
 
@@ -365,6 +368,7 @@ type AccountsConfig struct {
 func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 	return &Config{
 		Chain:     "mainnet",
+		Name:      Hostname(),
 		Whitelist: map[string]string{},
 		LogLevel:  "INFO",
 		DataDir:   defaultDataDir(),
@@ -885,3 +889,11 @@ func defaultDataDir() string {
 		return filepath.Join(home, ".bor")
 	}
 }
+
+func Hostname() string {
+	hostname, err := os.Hostname()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "bor"
+	}
+	return hostname
+}
diff --git a/command/server/flags.go b/command/server/flags.go
index 8e995c9bfa..76828ef6fc 100644
--- a/command/server/flags.go
+++ b/command/server/flags.go
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ func (c *Command) Flags() *flagset.Flagset {
 		Usage: "Name of the chain to sync",
 		Value: &c.cliConfig.Chain,
 	})
+	f.StringFlag(&flagset.StringFlag{
+		Name:  "name",
+		Usage: "Name/Identity of the node",
+		Value: &c.cliConfig.Name,
+	})
 	f.StringFlag(&flagset.StringFlag{
 		Name:  "log-level",
 		Usage: "Set log level for the server",
diff --git a/command/server/server.go b/command/server/server.go
index 8629ef312e..bab4673214 100644
--- a/command/server/server.go
+++ b/command/server/server.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func NewServer(config *Config) (*Server, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := srv.setupMetrics(config.Telemetry); err != nil {
+	if err := srv.setupMetrics(config.Telemetry, config.Name); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func (s *Server) Stop() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (s *Server) setupMetrics(config *TelemetryConfig) error {
+func (s *Server) setupMetrics(config *TelemetryConfig, serviceName string) error {
 	metrics.Enabled = config.Enabled
 	metrics.EnabledExpensive = config.Expensive
 
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ func (s *Server) setupMetrics(config *TelemetryConfig) error {
 		res, err := resource.New(ctx,
 			resource.WithAttributes(
 				// the service name used to display traces in backends
-				semconv.ServiceNameKey.String("bor"), // TODO: use the service name from the config
+				semconv.ServiceNameKey.String(serviceName),
 			),
 		)
 		if err != nil {