---
title: Setting up Graphite
description: Use PingCentral to push data to the Graphite time series database.
component: pingcentral
version: 2.2
page_id: pingcentral:pingcentral_for_iam_administrators:pingcentral_graphite_setup
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingcentral/2.2/pingcentral_for_iam_administrators/pingcentral_graphite_setup.html
revdate: August 3, 2023
section_ids:
  steps: Steps
  resultpingcentral-automatically-starts-pushing-data-to-graphite: Result:PingCentral automatically starts pushing data to Graphite.
---

# Setting up Graphite

Use PingCentral to push data to the Graphite time series database.

## Steps

1. In PingCentral, in the `conf/application.properties` file, which resides in the PingCentral installation directory, locate and define the following properties.

   ```
   management.metrics.export.graphite.step=5s
   management.metrics.export.graphite.enabled=true
   management.metrics.export.graphite.host=127.0.0.1
   management.metrics.export.graphite.port=2004
   ```

2. Save and close the file.

3. Restart PingCentral.

   ### Result:PingCentral automatically starts pushing data to Graphite.