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Plugins listed with a <span style="color:#32B08C">{{< icon "check" >}}</span> Plugins listed with a <span style="color:#32B08C">{{< icon "check" >}}</span>
require no additional configuration. require no additional configuration.
To configure a plugin or access plugin documentation, click the plugin name. To configure a plugin or access plugin documentation, click the plugin name.
{{% note %}}
Not all available plugins are listed on this screen. For more information on manually configuring additional plugins, see [Manually add Telegraf plugins](/v2.0/write-data/use-telegraf/manual-config/).
{{% /note %}}
8. Provide a **Telegraf Configuration Name** and an optional **Telegraf Configuration Description**. 8. Provide a **Telegraf Configuration Name** and an optional **Telegraf Configuration Description**.
9. Click **Create and Verify**. 9. Click **Create and Verify**.
10. The **Test Your Configuration** page provides instructions for how to start 10. The **Test Your Configuration** page provides instructions for how to start
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If you plan to monitor a Windows host using the System plugin, you must complete the following steps. If you plan to monitor a Windows host using the System plugin, you must complete the following steps.
1. In the list of Telegraf configurations, double-click your 1. In the list of Telegraf configurations, double-click your
Telegraf configuration, and then click **Download Config**. Telegraf configuration, and then click **Download Config**.
2. Open the downloaded Telegraf configuration file and replace the `[[inputs.processes]]` plugin with one of the following Windows plugins, depending on your Windows configuration: 2. Open the downloaded Telegraf configuration file and replace the `[[inputs.processes]]` plugin with one of the following Windows plugins, depending on your Windows configuration:
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```sh ```sh
set INFLUX_TOKEN=YourAuthenticationToken set INFLUX_TOKEN=YourAuthenticationToken
# Make sure to include a space character at the end of this command. # Make sure to include a space character at the end of this command.
``` ```
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for using Telegraf with InfluxDB v2.0._ for using Telegraf with InfluxDB v2.0._
{{% /note %}} {{% /note %}}
## Configure Telegraf input and output plugins ## Configure Telegraf input and output plugins
Configure Telegraf input and output plugins in the Telegraf configuration file (typically named `telegraf.conf`). Configure Telegraf input and output plugins in the Telegraf configuration file (typically named `telegraf.conf`).
Input plugins collect metrics. Input plugins collect metrics.
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_See [Telegraf plugins](/v2.0/reference/telegraf-plugins/) for a complete list of available plugins._ _See [Telegraf plugins](/v2.0/reference/telegraf-plugins/) for a complete list of available plugins._
Find the plugin you want to enable (plugins list) ### Manually add Telegraf plugins
Visit the plugin page on GH
To manually add any of the available Telegraf plugins [Telegraf plugins](/v2.0/reference/telegraf-plugins/), follow the steps below.
1. Find the plugin you want to enable from the complete list of available [Telegraf plugins](/v2.0/reference/telegraf-plugins/).
2. Click **View** to the right of the plugin name to open the plugin page on GitHub.
3.
Copy and paste the example config into your telegraf.conf Copy and paste the example config into your telegraf.conf
Restart Telegraf Restart Telegraf
## Enable and configure the InfluxDB v2 output plugin ### Enable and configure the InfluxDB v2 output plugin
To send data to an InfluxDB v2.0 instance, enable in the To send data to an InfluxDB v2.0 instance, enable in the
[`influxdb_v2` output plugin](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/plugins/outputs/influxdb_v2/README.md) [`influxdb_v2` output plugin](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/plugins/outputs/influxdb_v2/README.md)