Telegraf is a powerful open-source metrics collection agent that gathers metrics from a variety of sources, including system metrics, applications, and external services. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Telegraf on Windows 11.
Before you start installing Telegraf, you need to have the following prerequisites:
To download the latest version of Telegraf, you need to visit the official website at https://portal.influxdata.com/downloads/telegraf. Click on the "Windows" tab to download the .msi package.
Once you have downloaded the Telegraf installer, run the .msi package and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation process.
To verify the installation of Telegraf, you can check if the Telegraf service is up and running in the Windows service manager. Here's how you can do it:
By following the above steps, you have successfully installed Telegraf on your Windows 11 machine. With Telegraf, you can now start collecting metrics from a variety of sources and use them to monitor your applications and infrastructure.
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