Install and configure open source Telegraf to monitor your applications.
Telegraf uses input plugins (where the metrics come from) and output plugins (where the metrics go) in the configuration files. You can see all the supported plugins at Plugin Directory. Input and output plugins should be written in the Telegraf configuration file and configuration directory. The Telegraf configuration file (telegraf.conf) lists all available Telegraf plugins.
Telegraf uses the --config flag to specify the configuration file location and --config-directory flag to include files ending with .conf in the specified directory. On most Linux systems, the default locations are /etc/telegraf/telegraf.conf for the main configuration file and /etc/telegraf/telegraf.d for the directory of configuration files. For Windows platforms, it will be in the location where the telegraf zip is extracted.
For more information, see the Telegraf documentation, Get Started and Configuration Options. After you have downloaded and installed Telegraf, you are ready to begin collecting and sending data. To collect and send data Telegraf should be configured. Follow the steps below: