Telegraf v1.38.4 hits with critical plugin fixes

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Telegraf v1.38.4 hits with critical plugin fixes

InfluxData's ubiquitous data collection agent releases v1.38.4, delivering essential stability patches for Docker and other key plugins. A vital maintenance update for infrastructure observability that maintains its status as the industry's most extensible metric collector.

// ANALYSIS

Telegraf's release cycle demonstrates why it remains the gold standard for observability agents — relentless incremental improvement across a massive plugin surface.

–The v1.38.4 patch specifically targets race conditions in Docker stats caching, improving reliability for high-density container environments
–With over 300 native plugins, Telegraf continues to outpace specialized collectors like Prometheus Exporters or CloudWatch Agents in sheer versatility
–Its minimal Go-based binary footprint makes it the default choice for edge computing and industrial IoT where resources are constrained

// TAGS

telegrafinfluxdbobservabilitymonitoringmetricsagentopen-sourcedevtoolinfrastructure

DISCOVERED

5h ago

2026-05-13

PUBLISHED

5h ago

2026-05-13

RELEVANCE

8/ 10

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