collectdmon

Start collectd as daemon

$ collectdmon

$ collectdmon -c [/etc/collectd.conf]

$ collectdmon -f

$ collectdmon -P [/var/run/collectd.pid]

collectdmon [options]

collectdmon is a monitoring daemon wrapper for collectd. It monitors the collectd process and automatically restarts it if it terminates unexpectedly.
The daemon ensures continuous metric collection by maintaining collectd uptime. It handles signals appropriately, forwarding them to the child collectd process.

-c file

Path to collectd configuration file.

Path to PID file.

Run in foreground (don't daemonize).

Display help information.

Requires collectd to be installed. Configuration issues in collectd will cause restart loops. PID file location needs proper permissions.

collectdmon is part of the collectd project, a system statistics collection daemon created by Florian Forster in 2005. The monitoring wrapper ensures reliability for production deployments where continuous metric collection is critical.

collectd(1), collectdctl(1), systemd(1)