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+<!--
+title: "Enable an exporting connector"
+description: "Learn how to enable and configure any connector using examples to start exporting metrics to external time-series databases in minutes."
+custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/docs/export/enable-connector.md
+-->
+
+# Enable an exporting connector
+
+Now that you found the right connector for your [external time-series
+database](/docs/export/external-databases.md#supported-databases), you can now enable the exporting engine and the
+connector itself. We'll walk through the process of enabling the exporting engine itself, followed by two examples using
+the OpenTSDB and Graphite connectors.
+
+> When you enable the exporting engine and a connector, the Netdata Agent exports metrics _beginning from the time you
+> restart its process_, not the entire [database of long-term metrics](/docs/store/change-metrics-storage.md).
+
+Once you understand the process of enabling a connector, you can translate that knowledge to any other connector.
+
+## Enable the exporting engine
+
+Use `edit-config` from your [Netdata config directory](/docs/configure/nodes.md#the-netdata-config-directory) to open
+`exporting.conf`:
+
+```bash
+sudo ./edit-config exporting.conf
+```
+
+Enable the exporting engine itself by setting `enabled` to `yes`:
+
+```conf
+[exporting:global]
+ enabled = yes
+```
+
+Save the file but keep it open, as you will edit it again to enable specific connectors.
+
+## Example: Enable the OpenTSDB connector
+
+Use the following configuration as a starting point. Copy and paste it into `exporting.conf`.
+
+```conf
+[opentsdb:http:my_opentsdb_http_instance]
+ enabled = yes
+ destination = localhost:4242
+```
+
+Replace `my_opentsdb_http_instance` with an instance name of your choice, and change the `destination` setting to the IP
+address or hostname of your OpenTSDB database.
+
+Restart your Agent with `sudo systemctl restart netdata` to begin exporting to your OpenTSDB database. The Netdata Agent
+exports metrics _beginning from the time the process starts_, and because it exports as metrics are collected, you
+should start seeing data in your external database after only a few seconds.
+
+Any further configuration is optional, based on your needs and the configuration of your OpenTSDB database. See the
+[OpenTSDB connector doc](/exporting/opentsdb/README.md) and [exporting engine
+reference](/exporting/README.md#configuration) for details.
+
+## Example: Enable the Graphite connector
+
+Use the following configuration as a starting point. Copy and paste it into `exporting.conf`.
+
+```conf
+[graphite:my_graphite_instance]
+ enabled = yes
+ destination = 203.0.113.0:2003
+```
+
+Replace `my_graphite_instance` with an instance name of your choice, and change the `destination` setting to the IP
+address or hostname of your Graphite-supported database.
+
+Restart your Agent with `sudo systemctl restart netdata` to begin exporting to your Graphite-supported database. Because
+the Agent exports metrics as they're collected, you should start seeing data in your external database after only a few
+seconds.
+
+Any further configuration is optional, based on your needs and the configuration of your Graphite-supported database.
+See [exporting engine reference](/exporting/README.md#configuration) for details.
+
+## What's next?
+
+If you want to further configure your exporting connectors, see the [exporting engine
+reference](/exporting/README.md#configuration).
+
+For a comprehensive example of using the Graphite connector, read our guide: [_Export and visualize Netdata metrics in
+Graphite_](/docs/guides/export/export-netdata-metrics-graphite.md). Or, start [using host
+labels](/docs/guides/using-host-labels.md) on exported metrics.
+
+### Related reference documentation
+
+- [Exporting engine reference](/exporting/README.md)
+- [OpenTSDB connector](/exporting/opentsdb/README.md)
+- [Graphite connector](/exporting/graphite/README.md)
+
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