https://www.pistack.xyz/tags/metrics/Recent content in Metrics on Pi StackHugoen-usFri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/self-hosted-metrics-collectors-telegraf-statsd-vector-collectd-guide-2026/Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/self-hosted-metrics-collectors-telegraf-statsd-vector-collectd-guide-2026/<p>Every self-hosted monitoring stack starts with the same foundational question: <strong>how do you get metrics from your servers, containers, and applications into your time-series database?</strong> The answer is a metrics collector — a lightweight agent that runs alongside your services, gathers system and application statistics, and forwards them to your backend of choice.</p>