diff --git a/meta-stx-flock/stx-monitoring/collectd-extensions.bb b/meta-stx-flock/stx-monitoring/collectd-extensions.bb
index 70d7236..4f0a400 100644
--- a/meta-stx-flock/stx-monitoring/collectd-extensions.bb
+++ b/meta-stx-flock/stx-monitoring/collectd-extensions.bb
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ RDEPENDS_${PN}_append += " \
 
 
 local_unit_dir = "${sysconfdir}/systemd/system"
-local_plugin_dir = "${sysconfdir}/collectd.d"
+local_default_plugin_dir = "${sysconfdir}/collectd.d"
+local_starlingx_plugin_dir = "${sysconfdir}/collectd.d/starlingx"
 local_python_extensions_dir = "/opt/collectd/extensions/python"
 local_config_extensions_dir = "/opt/collectd/extensions/config"
 
@@ -27,7 +28,8 @@ do_install_append() {
 
 	install -m 755 -d ${D}/${sysconfdir}
 	install -m 755 -d ${D}/${local_unit_dir}
-	install -m 755 -d ${D}/${local_plugin_dir}
+	install -m 755 -d ${D}/${local_default_plugin_dir}
+	install -m 755 -d ${D}/${local_starlingx_plugin_dir}
 	install -m 755 -d ${D}/${local_config_extensions_dir}
 	install -m 755 -d ${D}/${local_python_extensions_dir}
 
@@ -39,10 +41,12 @@ do_install_append() {
 	install -m 700  fm_notifier.py ${D}/${local_python_extensions_dir}
 	install -m 700 plugin_common.py ${D}/${local_python_extensions_dir}
 
+	# install README file into /etc/collectd.d
+	install -m 644 README ${D}/${local_default_plugin_dir}
+
 	# collectd python plugin files - resource plugins
 	install -m 700 cpu.py  ${D}/${local_python_extensions_dir}
 	install -m 700 memory.py  ${D}/${local_python_extensions_dir}
-	install -m 700 example.py  ${D}/${local_python_extensions_dir}
 	install -m 700 ntpq.py  ${D}/${local_python_extensions_dir}
 	install -m 700 interface.py ${D}/${local_python_extensions_dir}
 	install -m 700 remotels.py  ${D}/${local_python_extensions_dir}
@@ -51,16 +55,15 @@ do_install_append() {
 
 
 	# collectd plugin conf files into /etc/collectd.d
-	install -m 600 python_plugins.conf  ${D}/${local_plugin_dir}
-	install -m 600 cpu.conf  ${D}/${local_plugin_dir}
-	install -m 600 memory.conf  ${D}/${local_plugin_dir}
-	install -m 600 df.conf  ${D}/${local_plugin_dir}
-	install -m 600 example.conf  ${D}/${local_plugin_dir}
-	install -m 600 ntpq.conf  ${D}/${local_plugin_dir}
-	install -m 600 interface.conf  ${D}/${local_plugin_dir}
-	install -m 600 remotels.conf  ${D}/${local_plugin_dir}
-	install -m 600 ptp.conf  ${D}/${local_plugin_dir}
-	install -m 600 ovs_interface.conf  ${D}/${local_plugin_dir}
+	install -m 600 python_plugins.conf  ${D}/${local_default_plugin_dir}
+	install -m 600 cpu.conf  ${D}/${local_default_plugin_dir}
+	install -m 600 memory.conf  ${D}/${local_default_plugin_dir}
+	install -m 600 df.conf  ${D}/${local_default_plugin_dir}
+	install -m 600 ntpq.conf  ${D}/${local_default_plugin_dir}
+	install -m 600 interface.conf  ${D}/${local_default_plugin_dir}
+	install -m 600 remotels.conf  ${D}/${local_default_plugin_dir}
+	install -m 600 ptp.conf  ${D}/${local_default_plugin_dir}
+	install -m 600 ovs_interface.conf  ${D}/${local_default_plugin_dir}
 
 }