collectd ☆
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Description:
Statistics collection and monitoring daemon
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 5.12.0@8  |  Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: System utilities
Tags: monitoring metrics daemon system-utilities statistics
Install: brew install collectd
About:
collectd is a daemon which collects system performance metrics periodically and provides mechanisms to store these values. It is designed to be lightweight and efficient, making it suitable for long-term system monitoring without significant overhead.
Key Features:
  • Plugin-based architecture for extensibility
  • Supports various storage backends (RRD, InfluxDB, Graphite)
  • Low system resource footprint
  • Network-based metric transmission
Use Cases:
  • System performance monitoring and visualization
  • Long-term capacity planning data collection
  • Aggregating metrics from distributed systems
Alternatives:
  • Telegraf – Part of the TICK stack; often used with InfluxDB
  • Prometheus – Pull-based monitoring with a powerful query language
Version History
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Oct 15, 2025 5:02pm 8 VERSION_BUMP 88b8a78c
Nov 17, 2024 8:37pm 8 VERSION_BUMP 63f48a06
Oct 22, 2024 3:00am 8 VERSION_BUMP d619a9c7
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