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+# Statsd
+
+## Sample pillar
+
+statsd:
+  server:
+    enabled: true
+    bind_port: 8125
+    backends:
+    - type: graphite
+      host: metrics1.domain.com
+      port: 2003
+
+## Read more
+
+* https://github.com/etsy/statsd/
+* https://github.com/mrtazz/statsd-amqp-backend
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