Telegraf is a popular open-source agent designed to collect, process, and send metrics to various targets like InfluxDB and other data stores. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process for Telegraf on a Fedora Server Latest.
To follow along with this tutorial, you will need:
Before installing Telegraf, it is essential to update Fedora Server by running the following command.
sudo dnf update
Before proceeding with the installation of Telegraf, we need to install some dependencies. Run the following command in your terminal to install Telegraf’s dependencies.
sudo dnf install -y wget perl-Digest-SHA
Follow the steps below to download and install Telegraf:
The latest Telegraf package can be found on the official Telegraf website at https://portal.influxdata.com/downloads/telegraf. Alternatively, you can download the package by running the following command.
wget https://dl.influxdata.com/telegraf/releases/telegraf-1.19.2-1.x86_64.rpm
After downloading the Telegraf package, navigate to the directory where the package is downloaded and install it by running the following command.
sudo dnf localinstall telegraf-1.19.2-1.x86_64.rpm
After installing Telegraf, you need to configure it depending on your requirements. The Telegraf configuration file is located at /etc/telegraf/telegraf.conf.
sudo nano /etc/telegraf/telegraf.conf
Make changes to the configuration file as per your requirements, and finally, save the changes using Ctrl+O and exit the editor by Ctrl+X.
You can run the Telegraf service using the following command.
sudo systemctl start telegraf
To ensure that Telegraf starts at boot time, enable the Telegraf service using the following command:
sudo systemctl enable telegraf
You have successfully installed Telegraf on your Fedora Server Latest. You can now use it for collecting, processing, and sending metric data to various targets. You can also customize the Telegraf configuration to suit your requirements.
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