influxdata / influxdata/influxdata-docker
Docker Hub Image Telegraf Smartmontools not working
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Description
Hi,
i use latest Docker Hub Telegraf:
https://hub.docker.com/_/telegraf
if I comment out the line [[inputs.smart]] i got these Errors from Docker:
2025-07-06T12:53:06Z E! [telegraf] Error running agent: could not initialize input inputs.smart: smartctl not found: verify that smartctl is installed and it is in your PATH (or specified in config): provided path does not exist: []
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Start with the Telegraf Docker Hub image linked in the issue and the [[inputs.smart]] input configuration. Check whether smartctl is present and on PATH in the published image; done means the input initializes without the reported error when enabled.
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