collectd
A system statistics collection daemon that gathers metrics from various sources and provides mechanisms to store and monitor them.
What is collectd?
collectd is a system statistics collection daemon that gathers performance metrics from various sources including CPU, memory, disk, network interfaces, applications, and hardware sensors. It solves the problem of centralized metric collection by providing a lightweight, extensible solution that can monitor diverse systems and forward data to various storage backends.
System administrators, DevOps engineers, and infrastructure teams who need to monitor server performance, collect time-series metrics, and integrate with monitoring stacks.
Developers choose collectd for its extensive plugin ecosystem, efficient resource usage, and flexibility in both data collection and output destinations. Its mature codebase, cross-platform support, and ability to integrate with virtually any monitoring system make it a reliable foundation for metric collection pipelines.
Overview
The system statistics collection daemon. Please send Pull Requests here!
Use Cases
Best For
- Collecting system-level metrics across server fleets
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