https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/WINDOWS_SERVICE.md
Running Telegraf as a Windows Service
Telegraf natively supports running as a Windows Service. Outlined below is are the general steps to set it up.
Obtain the telegraf windows distribution
Create the directoryC:\Program Files\Telegraf(if you install in a different location simply specify the-configparameter with the desired location)
Place the telegraf.exe and the telegraf.conf config file intoC:\Program Files\Telegraf
To install the service into the Windows Service Manager, run the following in PowerShell as an administrator (If necessary, you can wrap any spaces in the file paths in double quotes ""):
> C:\"Program Files"\Telegraf\telegraf.exe --service install
Edit the configuration file to meet your needs
To check that it works, run:
> C:\"Program Files"\Telegraf\telegraf.exe --config C:\"Program Files"\Telegraf\telegraf.conf --test
To start collecting data, run:
> net start telegraf
