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title: "StatsD"
description: "Record events in StatsD."
date: 2016-01-25 08:00
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ha_category: "History"
ha_release: 0.12
---
The `statsd` component makes it possible to transfer all state changes to an external [StatsD](https://github.com/etsy/statsd) instance.
To use the `statsd` component in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:
```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
statsd:
```
{% configuration %}
host:
description: "IP address of your StatsD host, e.g., 192.168.1.10."
required: true
default: localhost
type: string
port:
description: Port to use.
required: false
default: 8125
type: integer
prefix:
description: Prefix to use.
required: false
default: hass
type: string
rate:
description: The sample rate.
required: false
default: 1
type: integer
log_attributes:
description: Log state and attribute changes. This changes the default stats path.
required: false
default: false
type: boolean
value_mapping:
description: Map non-numerical values to numerical ones.
required: false
type: list
{% endconfiguration %}
Full example:
```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
statsd:
prefix: home
rate: 5
value_mapping:
cooling: 1
heating: 10
```
StatsD supports various [backends](https://github.com/etsy/statsd/blob/master/docs/backend.md).