# Input Plugins

The *input plugins* defines the source from where [Fluent Bit](http://fluentbit.io) can collect data, it can be through a network interface, radio hardware or some built-in metric. As of this version the following input plugins are available:

| name                                    | title             | description                                            |
| --------------------------------------- | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| [cpu](/manual/1.0/input/cpu.md)         | CPU Usage         | measure total CPU usage of the system.                 |
| [disk](/manual/1.0/input/disk.md)       | Disk Usage        | measure Disk I/Os.                                     |
| [dummy](/manual/1.0/input/dummy.md)     | Dummy             | generate dummy event.                                  |
| [exec](/manual/1.0/input/exec.md)       | Exec              | executes external program and collects event logs.     |
| [forward](/manual/1.0/input/forward.md) | Forward           | Fluentd forward protocol.                              |
| [head](/manual/1.0/input/head.md)       | Head              | read first part of files.                              |
| [health](/manual/1.0/input/health.md)   | Health            | Check health of TCP services.                          |
| [kmsg](/manual/1.0/input/kmsg.md)       | Kernel Log Buffer | read the Linux Kernel log buffer messages.             |
| [mem](/manual/1.0/input/mem.md)         | Memory Usage      | measure the total amount of memory used on the system. |
| [mqtt](/manual/1.0/input/mqtt.md)       | MQTT              | start a MQTT server and receive publish messages.      |
| [netif](/manual/1.0/input/netif.md)     | Network Traffic   | measure network traffic.                               |
| [proc](/manual/1.0/input/proc.md)       | Process           | Check health of Process.                               |
| [random](/manual/1.0/input/random.md)   | Random            | Generate Random samples.                               |
| [serial](/manual/1.0/input/serial.md)   | Serial Interface  | read data information from the serial interface.       |
| [stdin](/manual/1.0/input/stdin.md)     | Standard Input    | read data from the standard input.                     |
| [syslog](/manual/1.0/input/syslog.md)   | Syslog            | read syslog messages from a Unix socket.               |
| [systemd](/manual/1.0/input/systemd.md) | Systemd           | read logs from Systemd/Journald.                       |
| [tail](/manual/1.0/input/tail.md)       | Tail              | Tail log files                                         |
| [tcp](/manual/1.0/input/tcp.md)         | TCP               | Listen for JSON messages over TCP.                     |


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