Robin Moffatt • 2/27/2016

Streaming data to InfluxDB from any bash command

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This technical article explains how to use common Unix command-line tools (du, awk, sed, curl) to capture system metrics, format them into the InfluxDB line protocol, and stream the data into the time-series database. It provides practical examples for monitoring disk usage and I/O statistics, offering a flexible alternative to dedicated metrics collectors for ad-hoc monitoring and troubleshooting.

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Streaming data to InfluxDB from any bash command

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