Revision as of 00:09, 1 July 2016

Ubuntu 14.04 Installation

~$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install collectd collectd-utils -y

Configuration

Backup the conf

~$ sudo cp /etc/collectd/collectd.conf /etc/collectd/collectd.conf_backup

Edit the conf

~$ sudo vi /etc/collectd/collectd.conf

Uncomment the network plugin to feed influxdb

LoadPlugin network

Configure the network plugin

<Plugin network>
     <Server "localhost" "25826">
          Username "influx"
          Password "influxdb"
          Interface "eth0"
     </Server>
</Plugin>