Create a Telegraf configuration
Use the InfluxDB user interface (UI) or the influx CLI to create a Telegraf configuration.
Use the InfluxDB UI to automatically generate and store new Telegraf configurations in InfluxDB. Creating the configuration in the UI lets you select from a list of available technologies and generates a Telegraf configuration to collect metrics from those technologies. For more information, see .
Provide the following:
- Telegraf configuration name
- Telegraf configuration description
- Create a custom Telegraf configuration file that includes the output plugin. See Manually configure Telegraf for more information.
- Add and customize and save your changes.
- Use the influx telegrafs create command to upload your custom Telegraf configuration to InfluxDB.