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= Collectors
:description: Overview of collectors in {page-component-title} to gather and store performance metrics via specific agents and protocols.

Collectd uses collectors to gather and store performance metrics via specific agents and protocols.
This section includes information for the collector types available in {page-component-title}.

Understanding xref:operation:deep-dive/performance-data-collection/resource-types.adoc[resource types] helps when editing collector-specific configuration files.

== Supported collectors

For information on supported collectors and how to configure them, see xref:reference:performance-data-collection/introduction.adoc[Collectors].
