# Export metrics to OpenTSDB You can use the OpenTSDB connector for the [exporting engine](/exporting/README.md) to archive your agent's metrics to OpenTSDB databases for long-term storage, further analysis, or correlation with data from other sources. ## Configuration To enable data exporting to an OpenTSDB database, run `./edit-config exporting.conf` in the Netdata configuration directory and set the following options: ```conf [opentsdb:my_opentsdb_instance] enabled = yes destination = localhost:4242 ``` Add `:http` or `:https` modifiers to the connector type if you need to use other than a plaintext protocol. For example: `opentsdb:http:my_opentsdb_instance`, `opentsdb:https:my_opentsdb_instance`. You can set basic HTTP authentication credentials using ```conf username = my_username password = my_password ``` The OpenTSDB connector is further configurable using additional settings. See the [exporting reference doc](/exporting/README.md#options) for details. [](<>)