taosTools is a collection of helper software for TDengine. It currently includes taosdump for data backup and recovery and the script TDinsight.sh for installing grafanaplugin and dashboard.
To run taosdump, you need to install the TDengine server or TDengine client installer. It is recommended to use the deb or rpm format to install the dependent software.
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### <a class="anchor" id="source-install"></a>Install from Source
If you want to contribute to TDengine, please visit [TDengine GitHub page](https://github.com/taosdata/TDengine) for detailed instructions on build and installation from the source code.
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### <a class="anchor" id="taosBenchmark"></a> Taste insertion speed with taosBenchmark
Once the TDengine server started, you can execute the command `taosBenchmark` (which was named `taosdemo`) in the Linux terminal.
Once the TDengine server started, you can execute the command `taosBenchmark` (which was named `taosdemo`) in the Linux terminal. In 2.4.0.7 and early release, taosBenchmark is distributed within taosTools package. In later release, taosBenchmark will be included within TDengine again.