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Developer ToolsAlternative to Datadog AgentAlternative to LogstashAlternative to Fluentd

Telegraf

Plugin-driven server agent for collecting and sending metrics and events in Go.

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LicenseMIT
GitHub stars14.5k
Last commit1 weeks ago
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InfluxdataAgentObservabilityTelemetryMetrics CollectorGolang
Overview

Why consider Telegraf?

Telegraf is an open-source, plugin-driven telemetry collection agent by InfluxData. It collects CPU, memory, database, and cloud metrics, forwarding data to Prometheus, InfluxDB, Kafka, and OpenSearch.

Guided learning

Learn Telegraf by building

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

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Overview of Telegraf

Telegraf has over 300 input, processor, aggregator, and output plugins to ingest telemetry from IoT hardware, Linux daemons, databases, and microservice meshes.

Running Telegraf via Docker

bash
1docker run -d \
2 --name telegraf \
3 -v $(pwd)/telegraf.conf:/etc/telegraf/telegraf.conf:ro \
4 telegraf:latest

Telegraf is licensed under the permissive MIT License.

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Telegraf FAQs

Telegraf 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.

Telegraf 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.

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