---
title: Administer Telegraf
description: 'Run and manage Telegraf in production: run Telegraf as a service, monitor agent health, and troubleshoot common issues.'
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/telegraf/v1/administer/
estimated_tokens: 267
product: Telegraf Enterprise
version: v1
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/telegraf/v1/administer/
date: '2026-08-14T12:27:55-06:00'
lastmod: '2026-08-14T12:27:55-06:00'
---

Run and manage Telegraf in production.

### [Run Telegraf as a service](/telegraf/v1/administer/run-as-service/)

Manage Telegraf as a background service with systemd on Linux, launchd on macOS, or the Windows service manager.

### [Monitor Telegraf](/telegraf/v1/administer/monitor/)

Monitor Telegraf health with the internal input plugin, Telegraf logs, and Telegraf Controller heartbeat reporting.

### [Configure agent statuses](/telegraf/v1/administer/agent-status/)

Configure agent status evaluation using CEL expressions in the Telegraf heartbeat output plugin and view statuses in Telegraf Controller.

### [Manage Telegraf agents at scale](/telegraf/v1/administer/manage-at-scale/)

Use Telegraf Controller to centrally manage configurations, monitor agent health, and organize a fleet of Telegraf agents.

### [Troubleshoot Telegraf](/telegraf/v1/administer/troubleshoot/)

Diagnose Telegraf problems: validate configurations with –test, debug output issues, read debug logs, profile with pprof, resolve AppArmor denials, and understand common errors.