Configuring telegraf to send data to different influx databases?

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So I have telegraf configured with a default “telegraf” database. In telegraf.d, I have configurations for different inputs and would like for them to send their metrics to different databases for example:

    [[inputs.exec]]
    commands = ["/usr/bin/speedtest -f json-pretty"]
    name_override = "Speedtest"
    timeout = "1m"
    interval = "5m"
    data_format = "json"
    json_string_fields = [ "interface_externalIp",
                           "server_name",
                           "server_location",
                           "server_host",
                           "server_ip",
                           "result_url" ]

#A configuration here pointing to influxdb "speedtest"

So all other input files inside telegraf.d would send data to the default “telegraf” database but this one inputs.exec.

I can provide more information if It doesn’t make sense.

Thank you.

2

Yes this is possible with measurement filtering.
Below is an example from the documentation.
Must be adapted of course if necessary.

3

Excellent. Works perfectly! The only downside is that it now writes to both databases. Do I now use namedrop in the configuration pointing to telegraf to drop all of these “speedtest” measurements?

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I don’t know exactly what you have in mind, but in principle yes, with namepass and namedrop you could split the data stream to different databases.

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