telegraf/docs/includes/startup_error_behavior.md

In addition to the plugin-specific and global configuration settings the plugin supports options for specifying the behavior when experiencing startup errors using the startup_error_behavior setting. Available values are:

• error: Telegraf with stop and exit in case of startup errors. This is the default behavior.
• ignore: Telegraf will ignore startup errors for this plugin and disables it but continues processing for all other plugins.
• retry: Telegraf will try to startup the plugin in every gather or write cycle in case of startup errors. The plugin is disabled until the startup succeeds.