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slug: /send-data/collect-from-other-data-sources/collect-metrics-telegraf
title: Collect Metrics Using Telegraf
sidebar_label: Telegraf
description: Learn about using using Telgraf, an open source, plugin-based collector, to obtain metrics from an application and to send those metrics to Sumo Logic.
canonical: https://www.sumologic.com/help/docs/send-data/collect-from-other-data-sources/collect-metrics-telegraf/
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These topics describe using Telegraf, an open source, plugin-based collector, to obtain metrics from an application and to send those metrics to Sumo Logic.  

In this section, we'll introduce the following concepts:

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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/send-data/collect-from-other-data-sources/collect-metrics-telegraf/telegraf-collection-architecture')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/send-data/telegraf_icon.png')} alt="Telegraf icon" width="40"/><h4>Telegraf Collection Architecture</h4></a>
  <p>Configure Telegraf plugins to fetch metrics from your applications and send them to Sumo Logic.</p>
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  <p>Install Telegraf on a Kubernetes and Non-Kubernetes environment.</p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/send-data/collect-from-other-data-sources/collect-metrics-telegraf/configure-telegraf-input-plugins')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/send-data/telegraf_icon.png')} alt="Telegraf icon" width="40"/><h4>Configure Telegraf Input Plugins</h4></a>
  <p>Configure Telegraf input plugins to collect metrics from an application or service.</p>
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  <p>Configure the Telegraf output plugin to send metrics to Sumo Logic.</p>
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  <p>Collect custom JMX metrics using the Jolokia agent and Telegraf.</p>
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