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Graphite
On the record
- Components
- Graphite consists of Carbon for receiving time-series data, Whisper for storing it, and graphite-web for rendering graphs and dashboards.graphiteapp.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Dashboards
- The dashboard interface displays multiple graphs over a shared time range and supports saved dashboards.graphite.readthedocs.io · read 11 Oct 2026
- Data formats
- Graphite can return graphs and data as raw images, CSV, XML, and JSON.graphiteapp.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Data ingestion
- Carbon supports plaintext, Pickle, and AMQP methods for sending data.graphite.readthedocs.io · read 11 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The installation documentation offers a Docker command and lists a UNIX-like operating system among Graphite’s basic requirements.graphite.readthedocs.io · read 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Documented collection tools include collectd, Diamond, Telegraf, and StatsD-compatible tools.graphite.readthedocs.io · read 11 Oct 2026
- License
- Graphite is released under the Apache 2.0 open-source license.graphiteapp.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Origin
- Graphite was designed and written by Chris Davis at Orbitz in 2006 as a side project.graphiteapp.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Output formats
- Graphite can output graphs as raw images, CSV, XML, and JSON for embedding in pages or dashboards.graphiteapp.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Graphite stores numeric time-series data and renders graphs on demand for monitoring websites, applications, business services, and networked servers.graphiteapp.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Retention
- Data retention and precision are configured in advance through storage schemas; the documentation says the default schema stores two hours of minutely data.graphite.readthedocs.io · read 11 Oct 2026
- Security feature
- The installation documentation lists LDAP authentication as an optional web application feature requiring an additional dependency.graphite.readthedocs.io · read 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project directs users to Stack Exchange community support, official documentation, or GitHub issues.graphiteapp.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Use cases
- Teams use Graphite to track performance of websites, applications, business services, and networked servers.graphiteapp.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Who it serves
- The project describes teams using Graphite to monitor websites, applications, business services, and networked servers.graphiteapp.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Windows support
- Native Graphite on Windows is unsupported; the documentation describes running it on Windows through Docker or a Vagrant virtual machine.graphite.readthedocs.io · read 11 Oct 2026
