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Telegraf documentation Documentation for Telegraf, the plugin-driven server agent of the InfluxData time series platform, used to collect and report metrics. Telegraf supports four categories of plugins -- input, output, aggregator, and processor.
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Telegraf, a server-based agent, collects and sends metrics and events from databases, systems, and IoT sensors. Written in Go, Telegraf compiles into a single binary with no external dependencies--requiring very minimal memory.

For an introduction to Telegraf and an overview of how it works, watch the following video:

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