# Basic Knowlege Some Basic Knowlege before getting into the installation **Docker:** Docker works as a container. A container is isolated from its OS environment. It has its own software, configuration files, and libraries. So with the uses of the container, Docker is able to run on any environment without having to reinstall. For this whole project, we will use Docker. **Telegraf:** is a plugin-driven server agent for collecting and sending metrics and events from databases, systems, and IoT sensors. It is written in Go and compiles into a single binary with no external dependencies which means it can execute on any systems without management tools required. **InfluxDb** is a time series data. A time series data is a sequence of data points. Typically consisting of successive measurements made from the same source over a time interval. ![https://www.influxdata.com/how-to-visualize-time-series-data/](/files/-MFvQ2ii8BPJ9_cImDuS) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.aic-eec.com/general/hot-cloud/overview/how-they-work/untitled.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.