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Kapacitor

Open source data processing engine for real-time stream processing and alerting on time series data.

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LicenseMIT
GitHub stars2.5k
Last commit1 weeks ago
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Time Series AlertingKapacitor InfluxDevopsStream Processing EngineTickscript Processor
Overview

Why consider Kapacitor?

Kapacitor is an open-source real-time streaming data processing engine written in Go by InfluxData. Kapacitor processes time series metrics from InfluxDB and Telegraf, executing TICKscript domain algorithms to trigger dynamic alerts, anomaly detection, and automated remediation tasks.

Guided learning

Learn Kapacitor by building

Practical setup notes, real use cases, and copy-ready examples in one focused guide.

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Overview of Kapacitor

Kapacitor evaluates real-time metric streams against threshold rules and sends webhook notifications.

Quickstart

bash
1# Run Kapacitor daemon
2kapacitord -config /etc/kapacitor/kapacitor.conf

Kapacitor is licensed under the permissive MIT License.

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Kapacitor FAQs

Kapacitor is listed as a Developer Tools tool on TiloBox. Review the overview, features, and official documentation on this page to decide whether it solves your specific workflow.

Start with the project's GitHub repository and official website for supported installation and deployment instructions. Test the setup with representative data or a small project before rolling it out more widely.

Kapacitor is listed under the MIT license. Read the complete license text and the project's notices before using, modifying, or distributing the software.

Production readiness depends on your requirements. Review maintenance activity, security practices, documentation, backup and upgrade procedures, and compatibility with your stack; then validate it in a non-production environment.

Kapacitor is listed as an alternative to Datadog Alerts. Compare the core workflow, deployment model, integrations, and licensing against your must-have requirements before switching.