diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 17c9250..99ee176 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -139,6 +139,44 @@ jobs:
             build-mdbx/Testing/Temporary/LastTest.log
           if-no-files-found: ignore
 
+  linux-otlp:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+      - run: git submodule update --init --recursive
+      - name: Install OTLP build dependencies
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libcurl4-openssl-dev libssl-dev
+      - name: Configure OTLP
+        run: >-
+          cmake -S . -B build-otlp
+          -DLOGIT_CPP_BUILD_TESTS=ON
+          -DLOGIT_WITH_OTLP=ON
+          -DLOGIT_USE_SUBMODULES=ON
+          -DKURLYK_USE_FALLBACK_ASIO=ON
+          -DKURLYK_USE_FALLBACK_SIMPLE_WS_SERVER=ON
+          -DKURLYK_AUTH_SUPPORT=OFF
+          -DKURLYK_OAUTH_SUPPORT=OFF
+          -DLOGIT_WITH_SYSLOG=OFF
+          -DLOGIT_WITH_WIN_EVENT_LOG=OFF
+          -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+          -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17
+      - name: Build OTLP tests
+        run: cmake --build build-otlp --parallel 2
+      - name: Run OTLP tests
+        run: ctest --test-dir build-otlp --output-on-failure -R '^otlp_'
+      - name: Upload OTLP logs
+        if: failure()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: logs-otlp
+          path: |
+            build-otlp/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log
+            build-otlp/Testing/Temporary/LastTest.log
+          if-no-files-found: ignore
+
   windows:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     strategy:
diff --git a/include/logit_cpp/logit/loggers/OtlpHttpLogger.hpp b/include/logit_cpp/logit/loggers/OtlpHttpLogger.hpp
index 37861bc..11ea2a5 100644
--- a/include/logit_cpp/logit/loggers/OtlpHttpLogger.hpp
+++ b/include/logit_cpp/logit/loggers/OtlpHttpLogger.hpp
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "ILogger.hpp"
-#include "otlp/OtlpCompression.hpp"
+#include "otlp/OtlpCompressionType.hpp"
 #include "otlp/OtlpJsonFormatConfig.hpp"
 #include "otlp/OtlpJsonSerializer.hpp"
 #include "otlp/OtlpPayloadSplitter.hpp"
+#include <logit/detail/CompressionUtils.hpp>
 
 #ifndef KURLYK_WEBSOCKET_SUPPORT
 #   define KURLYK_WEBSOCKET_SUPPORT 0
@@ -350,7 +351,7 @@ namespace logit {
                 kurlyk::Headers chunk_headers = headers;
 
                 if (m_config.compression == OtlpCompression::Gzip) {
-                    if (!compress_string_gzip(chunk, post_content, m_config.compression_level)) {
+                    if (!detail::compress_string_gzip(chunk, post_content, m_config.compression_level)) {
                         // Compression failed: fallback to uncompressed payload.
                         // Count this as a failed export attempt so operators can observe compression issues.
                         m_state->failed_exports.fetch_add(1);
@@ -359,7 +360,7 @@ namespace logit {
                         chunk_headers.emplace("Content-Encoding", "gzip");
                     }
                 } else if (m_config.compression == OtlpCompression::Zstd) {
-                    if (!compress_string_zstd(chunk, post_content, m_config.compression_level)) {
+                    if (!detail::compress_string_zstd(chunk, post_content, m_config.compression_level)) {
                         // Compression failed: fallback to uncompressed payload.
                         // Count this as a failed export attempt so operators can observe compression issues.
                         m_state->failed_exports.fetch_add(1);
diff --git a/include/logit_cpp/logit/loggers/otlp/OtlpCompression.hpp b/include/logit_cpp/logit/loggers/otlp/OtlpCompression.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index d6f4d80..0000000
--- a/include/logit_cpp/logit/loggers/otlp/OtlpCompression.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-#ifndef LOGIT_CPP_HEADER_LOGIT_CPP_LOGIT_LOGGERS_OTLP_OTLPCOMPRESSION_HPP_INCLUDED
-#define LOGIT_CPP_HEADER_LOGIT_CPP_LOGIT_LOGGERS_OTLP_OTLPCOMPRESSION_HPP_INCLUDED
-
-/// \file OtlpCompression.hpp
-/// \brief Backward-compatible forwarding header for shared compression helpers.
-///
-/// New code should include `<logit/detail/CompressionUtils.hpp>` directly.
-/// This header is kept for existing OTLP headers that include it.
-
-#include "../../detail/CompressionUtils.hpp"
-
-namespace logit {
-
-enum class OtlpCompression { None, Gzip, Zstd };
-
-// Forward declarations: the actual implementations live in detail::
-using detail::compress_string_gzip;
-using detail::compress_string_zstd;
-
-} // namespace logit
-
-#endif // LOGIT_CPP_HEADER_LOGIT_CPP_LOGIT_LOGGERS_OTLP_OTLPCOMPRESSION_HPP_INCLUDED
diff --git a/include/logit_cpp/logit/loggers/otlp/OtlpCompressionType.hpp b/include/logit_cpp/logit/loggers/otlp/OtlpCompressionType.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6c8238
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/logit_cpp/logit/loggers/otlp/OtlpCompressionType.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#pragma once
+#ifndef LOGIT_CPP_HEADER_LOGIT_CPP_LOGIT_LOGGERS_OTLP_OTLPCOMPRESSIONTYPE_HPP_INCLUDED
+#define LOGIT_CPP_HEADER_LOGIT_CPP_LOGIT_LOGGERS_OTLP_OTLPCOMPRESSIONTYPE_HPP_INCLUDED
+
+/// \file OtlpCompressionType.hpp
+/// \brief Compression algorithm selected for OTLP/HTTP payloads.
+
+namespace logit {
+
+/// \enum OtlpCompression
+/// \brief Compression algorithm used for an OTLP/HTTP request payload.
+enum class OtlpCompression {
+    None,
+    Gzip,
+    Zstd
+};
+
+} // namespace logit
+
+#endif // LOGIT_CPP_HEADER_LOGIT_CPP_LOGIT_LOGGERS_OTLP_OTLPCOMPRESSIONTYPE_HPP_INCLUDED