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is influxdb backward compatible with graphite/carbon api?

We are evaluating replacing graphite as our monitoring system with an InfluxDB based stack and wondering if InfluxDB supports for Graphite line protocol is fully backward compatible with Graphite/Carbon api?

Solution

  • You can write Graphite format data to InfluxDB in two ways.

    Using Telegraf

    Using the socket_listener in Telegraf you can accept Graphite Format data. This data can then be forwarded on to InfluxDB.

    Using InfluxDB

    InfluxDB can process Graphite format data via the Graphite Service that can be configured in the [[graphite]] section of the InfluxDB configuration file.