---
name: "carbon-aggregator"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "graphite-carbon"
version: "1.1.10-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/carbon-aggregator"
---

# carbon-aggregator(1)

buffer metrics over time before reporting to carbon-cache

## NAME

carbon-aggregator - buffer metrics over time before reporting to carbon-cache

## SYNOPSIS

```
carbon-aggregator [options] start
```

## DESCRIPTION

carbon-aggregator can be run in front of carbon-cache to buffer metrics over time before reporting them into whisper.

The options are described below.

## OPTIONS

- **-h, --help**

  Show the embedded help.

- **--debug**

  Run in the foreground, log to stdout

- **--profile=PROFILE**

  Record performance profile data to the given file

- **--pidfile=PIDFILE**

  Write pid to the given file

- **--config=CONFIG**

  Use the given config file

- **--logdir=LOGDIR**

  Write logs in the given directory

- **--instance=INSTANCE**

  Manage a specific carbon instance

- **--rules=RULES**

  Use the given aggregation rules file.

- **--rewrite-rules=REWRITE\_RULES**

  Use the given rewrite rules file.

## AUTHOR

**carbon-aggregator**, created by Chris Davis.

This manual page was written by Jonas Genannt \<jonas.genannt@capi2name.de, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).