https://www.pistack.xyz/tags/flow-collection/ Recent content in Flow-Collection on Pi Stack Hugo en-us Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-05-20-self-hosted-sflow-collection-goflow2-akvorado-pmacct-guide/ Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-05-20-self-hosted-sflow-collection-goflow2-akvorado-pmacct-guide/ <p>Network traffic analysis is essential for capacity planning, anomaly detection, and security monitoring. While NetFlow and IPFIX dominate enterprise environments, <strong>sFlow</strong> (sampled Flow) offers a lightweight alternative that works across switches, routers, and servers at line rate. This guide compares three open-source sFlow collectors you can self-host: <strong>GoFlow2</strong>, <strong>Akvorado</strong>, and <strong>pmacct</strong>.</p>