Is it possible to use telegraf with InfluxDB Cloud without an additional server?
At the moment I have to keep my computer running in the background with telegraf --config https://eu-central-1-1.aws.cloud2.influxdata.com/api/v2/telegrafs/07a5541exxxxxxxx
Any Idea?
Not currently. Telegraf requires a machine/VM or server/cloud instance hosted by yourself to be running to gather the metrics. Telegraf is pretty lean, so can run on very minimal hardware requirements.
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Hey @popey, thanks for your reply. I was just wondering, if I really need that extra step.
Would be really nice if it where usable just with InfluxDB Cloud.
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I understand the requirement. We have had other customers and community users requesting it in the past. I’ll pass your feedback on to the team.
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Hi @popey,
are there any news about the development of an serverless Telegraf Agent hosted and integrated in the InfluxDB Cloud? It would be nice to have this feature. Are there any serios plans to do it?
Kind regards
Timo
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Hello @popey ,
The same goes for me. I’m new in InfluxDB, it looked very promising from the outside but trying my first things and running into this “middleware connector” that needs to be hosted elsewhere breaks the whole cloud idea. I already have to have an external MQTT broker to combine with the InfluxDB, but that would not be a problem.
When I need to run another “datapump” (telegraf) locally (or on a hosted VM) it would make the whole thing even more complex and depending on even more companies and/or machines.
What’s the gain in cloud based when it doesn’t run the whole show?
In the past there happened to be these native connectors that sadly vanished, leaving us with a hole in the road that hasn’t been filled up for years it seems… It could have been so nice…
Regards,
Joep
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