---
title: Monitor HAProxy
description: Use the HAProxy for InfluxDB v2 template to monitor your HAProxy instance.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/cloud/monitor-alert/templates/networks/haproxy/
estimated_tokens: 848
product: InfluxDB Cloud (TSM)
version: cloud
---

# Monitor HAProxy

Use the [HAProxy for InfluxDB v2 template](https://github.com/influxdata/community-templates/tree/master/haproxy) to monitor your HAProxy instances. First, [apply the template](#apply-the-template), and then [view incoming data](#view-incoming-data). This template uses the [HAProxy input plugin](/telegraf/v1/plugins//#haproxy) to collect metrics stored in an HAProxy instance and display these metrics in a dashboard.

The HAProxy for InfluxDB v2 template includes the following:

-   one [dashboard](/influxdb/cloud/reference/glossary/#dashboard): **HAProxy**
-   one [bucket](/influxdb/cloud/reference/glossary/#bucket): `haproxy`
-   label: `haproxy`
-   one [Telegraf configuration](/influxdb/cloud/tools/telegraf-configs/): HAProxy input plugin, InfluxDB v2 output plugin
-   one variable: `bucket`

## Apply the template

1. Use the [`influx` CLI](/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/) to run the following command:
    
    ```sh
    influx apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/influxdata/community-templates/master/haproxy/haproxy.yml
    ```
    
    For more information, see [influx apply](/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/apply/).
    
    > **Note:** Ensure your `influx` CLI is configured with your account credentials and that configuration is active. For more information, see [influx config](/influxdb/cloud/reference/cli/influx/config/).
    
2. [Install Telegraf](/telegraf/v1/introduction/installation/) on a server with network access to both the HAProxy instances and [InfluxDB v2 API](/influxdb/cloud/reference/api/).
    
3. In your [Telegraf configuration file (`telegraf.conf`)](/influxdb/cloud/tools/telegraf-configs/), do the following:
    
    -   Set the following environment variables:
        -   INFLUX\_TOKEN: Token must have permissions to read Telegraf configurations and write data to the `haproxy` bucket. See how to [view tokens](/influxdb/cloud/admin/tokens/view-tokens/).
        -   INFLUX\_ORG: Name of your organization. See how to [view your organization](/influxdb/cloud/admin/organizations/view-orgs/).
        -   INFLUX\_HOST: Your InfluxDB host URL, for example, localhost, a remote instance, or InfluxDB Cloud.
4. [Start Telegraf](/influxdb/cloud/write-data/no-code/use-telegraf/auto-config/#start-telegraf).
    

## View incoming data

1. In the InfluxDB user interface (UI), select **Dashboards** in the left navigation.
    
    Dashboards
    
2. Open the **HAProxy** dashboard to start monitoring.