docker-telegraf

A simple and easy-to-use Telegraf docker container.

Current version: 0.2.0

Default configuration template

The default configuration template (telegraf.conf.template) has been set with the following settings:

flush_interval = 10s  
flush_jitter = 5s  

Following parameters can be overridden (see Configuration section):

node = "node"  
interval = 1s  

[[outputs.influxdb]]  
  urls = ["http://localhost:8086"]  
  database = "metrics"
  precision = "s"  
  user = "root"  
  password = "root"

Procedure

Simply run this command on your host:

docker run -t loicortola/telegraf

Configuration

Multiple environment variables can be set to better configure your Telegraf container.

• NODE_NAME : a global tag for your node. Tag will be called "node" (default value: "node")
• INTERVAL : set the default interval to perform data collection. (default value: 1s)
• HOST : change the target InfluxDB host (default: "localhost")
• PORT : change the default InfluxDB HTTP API port (default: "8086")
• DB : change the InfluxDB name where data will be sent (default: "metrics")
• USERNAME : provide username for the target InfluxDB (default: "root")
• PASSWORD : provide password for the target InfluxDB (default: "root")

Examples:

docker run -t -e "HOST=influx.loicortola.com" -e "USER=metrics" -e "PASSWORD=1234password" loicortola/telegraf  
docker run -t -e "NODE_NAME=local" -e "DB=localmetrics" -e "INTERVAL=10s" -e "PORT=8111" loicortola/telegraf