docs-v2/content/telegraf/v1.22/_index.md

title	description	menu	weight	related
Telegraf 1.22 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.	telegraf_1_22 name Telegraf v1.22	1	/resources/videos/intro-to-telegraf/

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:

{{< youtube vGJeo3FaMds >}}