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add external plugins info

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1. Open a new [pull request][].
#### Contributing an External Plugin *(experimental)*
Input plugins written for internal Telegraf can be run as externally-compiled plugins through the [Execd Input Plugin](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/master/plugins/inputs/execd) without having to change the plugin code.
Input, output, and processor plugins written for internal Telegraf can be run as externally-compiled plugins through the [Execd Input](plugins/inputs/execd), [Execd Output](/plugins/inputs/execd), and [Execd Processor](plugins/processors/execd) Plugins without having to change the plugin code.
Follow the guidelines of how to integrate your plugin with the [Execd Go Shim](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/master/plugins/inputs/execd/shim) to easily compile it as a separate app and run it from the inputs.execd plugin.
Follow the guidelines of how to integrate your plugin with the [Execd Go Shim](/plugins/common/shim) to easily compile it as a separate app and run it with the respective `execd` plugin.
Check out some guidelines on how to build and set up your external plugins to run with `execd`.
#### Security Vulnerability Reporting
InfluxData takes security and our users' trust very seriously. If you believe you have found a security issue in any of our