collectd custom configuration

Hi everyone,

I would like to configure collectd to export data (which is already collected as part of the monitoring features of OMV) to an external instance.

In particular I'd like to modify /etc/collectd/collectd.conf

PIDFile "/run/collectd.pid"
Hostname "localhost"
FQDNLookup true


<Include "/etc/collectd/collectd.conf.d">
Filter "*.conf"
</Include>

adding the network plugin:

<Plugin network>
  <Server "Server IP" "port"> </Server>
  ReportStats true
</Plugin>

My question is wether or not should I modify /etc/collectd/collectd.conf or it will be overwritten at the next OMV update or salt run.

Any hint?

ok so if I ad a new .conf file in /etc/collectd/collectd.conf.d/ it will persist? Or at somepoint some update will rewrite everything?