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windows service docs closes #954
2016-04-02 10:28:44 +00:00
# Running Telegraf as a Windows Service
Telegraf support for built-in windows service. Updated windows dependencies Updated the windows dependencies so that the versions matched the dependencies for Mac OS and Linux. Additionally added some that were complained about being missing at compile time. Incorporated kardianos/service for management Incorporated the library github.com/kardianos/service to manage the service on the various platforms (including Windows). This required an alternate main function. The original main function was renamed to reloadLoop (as that is what the main loop in it does) (it also got a couple of parameters). The service management library calls it as the main body of the program. Merged service.go into telegraf.go Due to compilation issues on Windows, moved the code from service.go into telegraf.go and removed service.go entirely. Updated dependencies and fixed Windows service Updated the dependencies so that it builds properly on Windows, additionally, fixed the registered command for starting it as a service (needed to add the config file option). This currently standardizes it as a C:\telegraf\telegraf.conf on Windows. Added dependency for github.com/kardianos/service Removed the common dependencies from _windows file Removed all the common dependencies from the Godeps_windows file and modified Makefile to load Godeps and then Godeps_windows when building for Windows. This should reduce problems caused by the Godeps_windows file being forgotten when updating dependencies. Updated CHANGELOG.md with changes Ran `go fmt ./...` to format code Removed service library on all but Windows The service library [kardianos/service](github.com/kardianos/service) has been disabled on all platforms but windows, as there is already existing infrastructure for other platforms. Removed the dependency line for itself It appears that gdm accidentally added the project itself to the dependency list. This caused the dependency restoration to select an earlier version of the project during build. This only affected windows. This only affected builds after 020b2c70 Updated documentation for Windows Service Removed the documentation about using NSSM and added documentation on installing telegraf directly as a Windows Service. Added license info for kardianos/service Added the license information for github.com/kardianos/service which is licensed under the ZLib license, although that name is never mentioned the license text matches word for word. Changed the Windows Config file default location Updated the default location of the configuration file on Windows from C:\telegraf\telegraf.conf to C:\Program Files\Telegraf\telegraf.conf. With this change includes updating the directions, including directing that the executable be put into that same directory. Additionally, as noted in the instructions, the location of the config file for the service may be changed by specifying the location with the `-config` flag at install time. Fixed bug - Wrong data type: svcConfig svcConfig service.Config => svcConfig *service.Config (It needed to be a pointer)
2016-07-15 21:00:16 +00:00
Telegraf natively supports running as a Windows Service. Outlined below is are
the general steps to set it up.
1. Obtain the telegraf windows distribution
2. Create the directory `C:\Program Files\Telegraf` (if you install in a different
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location simply specify the `--config` parameter with the desired location)
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3. Place the telegraf.exe and the telegraf.conf config file into `C:\Program Files\Telegraf`
4. To install the service into the Windows Service Manager, run the following in PowerShell as an administrator (If necessary, you can wrap any spaces in the file paths in double quotes ""):
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```
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> C:\"Program Files"\Telegraf\telegraf.exe --service install
Telegraf support for built-in windows service. Updated windows dependencies Updated the windows dependencies so that the versions matched the dependencies for Mac OS and Linux. Additionally added some that were complained about being missing at compile time. Incorporated kardianos/service for management Incorporated the library github.com/kardianos/service to manage the service on the various platforms (including Windows). This required an alternate main function. The original main function was renamed to reloadLoop (as that is what the main loop in it does) (it also got a couple of parameters). The service management library calls it as the main body of the program. Merged service.go into telegraf.go Due to compilation issues on Windows, moved the code from service.go into telegraf.go and removed service.go entirely. Updated dependencies and fixed Windows service Updated the dependencies so that it builds properly on Windows, additionally, fixed the registered command for starting it as a service (needed to add the config file option). This currently standardizes it as a C:\telegraf\telegraf.conf on Windows. Added dependency for github.com/kardianos/service Removed the common dependencies from _windows file Removed all the common dependencies from the Godeps_windows file and modified Makefile to load Godeps and then Godeps_windows when building for Windows. This should reduce problems caused by the Godeps_windows file being forgotten when updating dependencies. Updated CHANGELOG.md with changes Ran `go fmt ./...` to format code Removed service library on all but Windows The service library [kardianos/service](github.com/kardianos/service) has been disabled on all platforms but windows, as there is already existing infrastructure for other platforms. Removed the dependency line for itself It appears that gdm accidentally added the project itself to the dependency list. This caused the dependency restoration to select an earlier version of the project during build. This only affected windows. This only affected builds after 020b2c70 Updated documentation for Windows Service Removed the documentation about using NSSM and added documentation on installing telegraf directly as a Windows Service. Added license info for kardianos/service Added the license information for github.com/kardianos/service which is licensed under the ZLib license, although that name is never mentioned the license text matches word for word. Changed the Windows Config file default location Updated the default location of the configuration file on Windows from C:\telegraf\telegraf.conf to C:\Program Files\Telegraf\telegraf.conf. With this change includes updating the directions, including directing that the executable be put into that same directory. Additionally, as noted in the instructions, the location of the config file for the service may be changed by specifying the location with the `-config` flag at install time. Fixed bug - Wrong data type: svcConfig svcConfig service.Config => svcConfig *service.Config (It needed to be a pointer)
2016-07-15 21:00:16 +00:00
```
Adding c:\program files\telegraf\telegraf.conf this will now be the default config file location on windows, basically it is the windows equivalent of /etc/telegraf/telegraf.conf also updating the changelog closes #1543
2016-08-08 14:55:16 +00:00
Telegraf support for built-in windows service. Updated windows dependencies Updated the windows dependencies so that the versions matched the dependencies for Mac OS and Linux. Additionally added some that were complained about being missing at compile time. Incorporated kardianos/service for management Incorporated the library github.com/kardianos/service to manage the service on the various platforms (including Windows). This required an alternate main function. The original main function was renamed to reloadLoop (as that is what the main loop in it does) (it also got a couple of parameters). The service management library calls it as the main body of the program. Merged service.go into telegraf.go Due to compilation issues on Windows, moved the code from service.go into telegraf.go and removed service.go entirely. Updated dependencies and fixed Windows service Updated the dependencies so that it builds properly on Windows, additionally, fixed the registered command for starting it as a service (needed to add the config file option). This currently standardizes it as a C:\telegraf\telegraf.conf on Windows. Added dependency for github.com/kardianos/service Removed the common dependencies from _windows file Removed all the common dependencies from the Godeps_windows file and modified Makefile to load Godeps and then Godeps_windows when building for Windows. This should reduce problems caused by the Godeps_windows file being forgotten when updating dependencies. Updated CHANGELOG.md with changes Ran `go fmt ./...` to format code Removed service library on all but Windows The service library [kardianos/service](github.com/kardianos/service) has been disabled on all platforms but windows, as there is already existing infrastructure for other platforms. Removed the dependency line for itself It appears that gdm accidentally added the project itself to the dependency list. This caused the dependency restoration to select an earlier version of the project during build. This only affected windows. This only affected builds after 020b2c70 Updated documentation for Windows Service Removed the documentation about using NSSM and added documentation on installing telegraf directly as a Windows Service. Added license info for kardianos/service Added the license information for github.com/kardianos/service which is licensed under the ZLib license, although that name is never mentioned the license text matches word for word. Changed the Windows Config file default location Updated the default location of the configuration file on Windows from C:\telegraf\telegraf.conf to C:\Program Files\Telegraf\telegraf.conf. With this change includes updating the directions, including directing that the executable be put into that same directory. Additionally, as noted in the instructions, the location of the config file for the service may be changed by specifying the location with the `-config` flag at install time. Fixed bug - Wrong data type: svcConfig svcConfig service.Config => svcConfig *service.Config (It needed to be a pointer)
2016-07-15 21:00:16 +00:00
5. Edit the configuration file to meet your needs
6. To check that it works, run:
Adding c:\program files\telegraf\telegraf.conf this will now be the default config file location on windows, basically it is the windows equivalent of /etc/telegraf/telegraf.conf also updating the changelog closes #1543
2016-08-08 14:55:16 +00:00
Telegraf support for built-in windows service. Updated windows dependencies Updated the windows dependencies so that the versions matched the dependencies for Mac OS and Linux. Additionally added some that were complained about being missing at compile time. Incorporated kardianos/service for management Incorporated the library github.com/kardianos/service to manage the service on the various platforms (including Windows). This required an alternate main function. The original main function was renamed to reloadLoop (as that is what the main loop in it does) (it also got a couple of parameters). The service management library calls it as the main body of the program. Merged service.go into telegraf.go Due to compilation issues on Windows, moved the code from service.go into telegraf.go and removed service.go entirely. Updated dependencies and fixed Windows service Updated the dependencies so that it builds properly on Windows, additionally, fixed the registered command for starting it as a service (needed to add the config file option). This currently standardizes it as a C:\telegraf\telegraf.conf on Windows. Added dependency for github.com/kardianos/service Removed the common dependencies from _windows file Removed all the common dependencies from the Godeps_windows file and modified Makefile to load Godeps and then Godeps_windows when building for Windows. This should reduce problems caused by the Godeps_windows file being forgotten when updating dependencies. Updated CHANGELOG.md with changes Ran `go fmt ./...` to format code Removed service library on all but Windows The service library [kardianos/service](github.com/kardianos/service) has been disabled on all platforms but windows, as there is already existing infrastructure for other platforms. Removed the dependency line for itself It appears that gdm accidentally added the project itself to the dependency list. This caused the dependency restoration to select an earlier version of the project during build. This only affected windows. This only affected builds after 020b2c70 Updated documentation for Windows Service Removed the documentation about using NSSM and added documentation on installing telegraf directly as a Windows Service. Added license info for kardianos/service Added the license information for github.com/kardianos/service which is licensed under the ZLib license, although that name is never mentioned the license text matches word for word. Changed the Windows Config file default location Updated the default location of the configuration file on Windows from C:\telegraf\telegraf.conf to C:\Program Files\Telegraf\telegraf.conf. With this change includes updating the directions, including directing that the executable be put into that same directory. Additionally, as noted in the instructions, the location of the config file for the service may be changed by specifying the location with the `-config` flag at install time. Fixed bug - Wrong data type: svcConfig svcConfig service.Config => svcConfig *service.Config (It needed to be a pointer)
2016-07-15 21:00:16 +00:00
```
Update WINDOWS_SERVICE.md (#1669) 1. Added further clarification on running commands in PowerShell. 2. Added double quotes to file paths.
2016-08-29 16:36:05 +00:00
> C:\"Program Files"\Telegraf\telegraf.exe --config C:\"Program Files"\Telegraf\telegraf.conf --test
Adding c:\program files\telegraf\telegraf.conf this will now be the default config file location on windows, basically it is the windows equivalent of /etc/telegraf/telegraf.conf also updating the changelog closes #1543
2016-08-08 14:55:16 +00:00
```
Telegraf support for built-in windows service. Updated windows dependencies Updated the windows dependencies so that the versions matched the dependencies for Mac OS and Linux. Additionally added some that were complained about being missing at compile time. Incorporated kardianos/service for management Incorporated the library github.com/kardianos/service to manage the service on the various platforms (including Windows). This required an alternate main function. The original main function was renamed to reloadLoop (as that is what the main loop in it does) (it also got a couple of parameters). The service management library calls it as the main body of the program. Merged service.go into telegraf.go Due to compilation issues on Windows, moved the code from service.go into telegraf.go and removed service.go entirely. Updated dependencies and fixed Windows service Updated the dependencies so that it builds properly on Windows, additionally, fixed the registered command for starting it as a service (needed to add the config file option). This currently standardizes it as a C:\telegraf\telegraf.conf on Windows. Added dependency for github.com/kardianos/service Removed the common dependencies from _windows file Removed all the common dependencies from the Godeps_windows file and modified Makefile to load Godeps and then Godeps_windows when building for Windows. This should reduce problems caused by the Godeps_windows file being forgotten when updating dependencies. Updated CHANGELOG.md with changes Ran `go fmt ./...` to format code Removed service library on all but Windows The service library [kardianos/service](github.com/kardianos/service) has been disabled on all platforms but windows, as there is already existing infrastructure for other platforms. Removed the dependency line for itself It appears that gdm accidentally added the project itself to the dependency list. This caused the dependency restoration to select an earlier version of the project during build. This only affected windows. This only affected builds after 020b2c70 Updated documentation for Windows Service Removed the documentation about using NSSM and added documentation on installing telegraf directly as a Windows Service. Added license info for kardianos/service Added the license information for github.com/kardianos/service which is licensed under the ZLib license, although that name is never mentioned the license text matches word for word. Changed the Windows Config file default location Updated the default location of the configuration file on Windows from C:\telegraf\telegraf.conf to C:\Program Files\Telegraf\telegraf.conf. With this change includes updating the directions, including directing that the executable be put into that same directory. Additionally, as noted in the instructions, the location of the config file for the service may be changed by specifying the location with the `-config` flag at install time. Fixed bug - Wrong data type: svcConfig svcConfig service.Config => svcConfig *service.Config (It needed to be a pointer)
2016-07-15 21:00:16 +00:00
7. To start collecting data, run:
Adding c:\program files\telegraf\telegraf.conf this will now be the default config file location on windows, basically it is the windows equivalent of /etc/telegraf/telegraf.conf also updating the changelog closes #1543
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```
> net start telegraf
Telegraf support for built-in windows service. Updated windows dependencies Updated the windows dependencies so that the versions matched the dependencies for Mac OS and Linux. Additionally added some that were complained about being missing at compile time. Incorporated kardianos/service for management Incorporated the library github.com/kardianos/service to manage the service on the various platforms (including Windows). This required an alternate main function. The original main function was renamed to reloadLoop (as that is what the main loop in it does) (it also got a couple of parameters). The service management library calls it as the main body of the program. Merged service.go into telegraf.go Due to compilation issues on Windows, moved the code from service.go into telegraf.go and removed service.go entirely. Updated dependencies and fixed Windows service Updated the dependencies so that it builds properly on Windows, additionally, fixed the registered command for starting it as a service (needed to add the config file option). This currently standardizes it as a C:\telegraf\telegraf.conf on Windows. Added dependency for github.com/kardianos/service Removed the common dependencies from _windows file Removed all the common dependencies from the Godeps_windows file and modified Makefile to load Godeps and then Godeps_windows when building for Windows. This should reduce problems caused by the Godeps_windows file being forgotten when updating dependencies. Updated CHANGELOG.md with changes Ran `go fmt ./...` to format code Removed service library on all but Windows The service library [kardianos/service](github.com/kardianos/service) has been disabled on all platforms but windows, as there is already existing infrastructure for other platforms. Removed the dependency line for itself It appears that gdm accidentally added the project itself to the dependency list. This caused the dependency restoration to select an earlier version of the project during build. This only affected windows. This only affected builds after 020b2c70 Updated documentation for Windows Service Removed the documentation about using NSSM and added documentation on installing telegraf directly as a Windows Service. Added license info for kardianos/service Added the license information for github.com/kardianos/service which is licensed under the ZLib license, although that name is never mentioned the license text matches word for word. Changed the Windows Config file default location Updated the default location of the configuration file on Windows from C:\telegraf\telegraf.conf to C:\Program Files\Telegraf\telegraf.conf. With this change includes updating the directions, including directing that the executable be put into that same directory. Additionally, as noted in the instructions, the location of the config file for the service may be changed by specifying the location with the `-config` flag at install time. Fixed bug - Wrong data type: svcConfig svcConfig service.Config => svcConfig *service.Config (It needed to be a pointer)
2016-07-15 21:00:16 +00:00
```
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## Config Directory
You can also specify a `--config-directory` for the service to use:
1. Create a directory for config snippets: `C:\Program Files\Telegraf\telegraf.d`
2. Include the `--config-directory` option when registering the service:
```
> C:\"Program Files"\Telegraf\telegraf.exe --service install --config C:\"Program Files"\Telegraf\telegraf.conf --config-directory C:\"Program Files"\Telegraf\telegraf.d
```
Telegraf support for built-in windows service. Updated windows dependencies Updated the windows dependencies so that the versions matched the dependencies for Mac OS and Linux. Additionally added some that were complained about being missing at compile time. Incorporated kardianos/service for management Incorporated the library github.com/kardianos/service to manage the service on the various platforms (including Windows). This required an alternate main function. The original main function was renamed to reloadLoop (as that is what the main loop in it does) (it also got a couple of parameters). The service management library calls it as the main body of the program. Merged service.go into telegraf.go Due to compilation issues on Windows, moved the code from service.go into telegraf.go and removed service.go entirely. Updated dependencies and fixed Windows service Updated the dependencies so that it builds properly on Windows, additionally, fixed the registered command for starting it as a service (needed to add the config file option). This currently standardizes it as a C:\telegraf\telegraf.conf on Windows. Added dependency for github.com/kardianos/service Removed the common dependencies from _windows file Removed all the common dependencies from the Godeps_windows file and modified Makefile to load Godeps and then Godeps_windows when building for Windows. This should reduce problems caused by the Godeps_windows file being forgotten when updating dependencies. Updated CHANGELOG.md with changes Ran `go fmt ./...` to format code Removed service library on all but Windows The service library [kardianos/service](github.com/kardianos/service) has been disabled on all platforms but windows, as there is already existing infrastructure for other platforms. Removed the dependency line for itself It appears that gdm accidentally added the project itself to the dependency list. This caused the dependency restoration to select an earlier version of the project during build. This only affected windows. This only affected builds after 020b2c70 Updated documentation for Windows Service Removed the documentation about using NSSM and added documentation on installing telegraf directly as a Windows Service. Added license info for kardianos/service Added the license information for github.com/kardianos/service which is licensed under the ZLib license, although that name is never mentioned the license text matches word for word. Changed the Windows Config file default location Updated the default location of the configuration file on Windows from C:\telegraf\telegraf.conf to C:\Program Files\Telegraf\telegraf.conf. With this change includes updating the directions, including directing that the executable be put into that same directory. Additionally, as noted in the instructions, the location of the config file for the service may be changed by specifying the location with the `-config` flag at install time. Fixed bug - Wrong data type: svcConfig svcConfig service.Config => svcConfig *service.Config (It needed to be a pointer)
2016-07-15 21:00:16 +00:00
## Other supported operations
Telegraf can manage its own service through the --service flag:
| Command | Effect |
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| `telegraf.exe --service install` | Install telegraf as a service |
| `telegraf.exe --service uninstall` | Remove the telegraf service |
| `telegraf.exe --service start` | Start the telegraf service |
| `telegraf.exe --service stop` | Stop the telegraf service |
windows service docs closes #954
2016-04-02 10:28:44 +00:00
Fix small typo in documentation (#3364)
2017-10-19 21:47:40 +00:00
Troubleshooting common error #1067
Add config file path troubleshooting advice for Windows (#3071)
2017-07-31 17:58:12 +00:00
When installing as service in Windows, always double check to specify full path of the config file, otherwise windows service will fail to start
--config C:\"Program Files"\Telegraf\telegraf.conf