diff --git a/devstack/libs/collectd b/devstack/libs/collectd
index 628a7cc..d6023e0 100644
--- a/devstack/libs/collectd
+++ b/devstack/libs/collectd
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ function adapt_collectd_conf {
     CONF_FILE=$(sudo find /etc -name "collectd.conf")
     sudo sed -E -i 's|(^\|^#)Hostname.*$|Hostname "'$(hostname)'"|g' $CONF_FILE
 
+    if [[ "$MULTI_NODE_DEPLOYMENT" == "True" ]]; then
+        sudo cp $COLLECTD_CEILOMETER_DIR/etc/collectd.conf.d/multi-node.conf $COLLECTD_CONF_DIR/
+    fi
+
     # configure collectd-gnocchi plugin
     if [[ "$COLLECTD_GNOCCHI_ENABLED" == "True" ]]; then
 
diff --git a/devstack/settings b/devstack/settings
index cd67732..d028d8a 100644
--- a/devstack/settings
+++ b/devstack/settings
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ OS_IDENTITY_API_VERSION=${IDENTITY_API_VERSION:-3}
 # Libvirt meter is deprecated
 LIBVIRT_METER_ENABLED=$(trueorfalse False LIBVIRT_METER_ENABLED)
 
+# Multi-node deployment configurations enabled
+MULTI_NODE_DEPLOYMENT=$(trueorfalse False MULTI_NODE_DEPLOYMENT)
+
 # Fall back to default conf dir if option is unset
 if [ -z $COLLECTD_CONF_DIR ]; then
     if is_ubuntu; then
diff --git a/doc/source/devstackGSG.rst b/doc/source/devstackGSG.rst
index 9788def..a168565 100644
--- a/doc/source/devstackGSG.rst
+++ b/doc/source/devstackGSG.rst
@@ -216,3 +216,50 @@ Aodh Tools
 
        $ . tools/delete_alarms.sh
        $ sudo service collectd restart
+
+Multi-Node Deployment
+---------------------
+
+The collectd-ceilometer-plugin can be used on a multi-node deployment. The
+following is description of deployment options and configurations for a multi-
+node setup:
+
+* Set-up:
+  To collect metrics from all of the nodes in your deployment collectd must be
+  installed on each node. But the collectd-ceilometer-plugin only needs to be
+  configured on the controller node.
+* Configuration settings:
+   - Set the configuration option that follows, in your local.conf on your
+     controller node to True. This will configure the collectd network plugin:
+
+    ::
+
+        MULTI_NODE_DEPLOYMENT=True
+
+   - Enable the collectd network plugin on all of your compute nodes that data
+     is being collected from. Configure this plugin as follows:
+
+    ::
+
+        LoadPlugin network
+        <Plugin network>
+               Server "<CONTROLLER_NODE_HOST_IP>"
+        </Plugin>
+
+   - Enable the collectd virt plugin on all of your compute nodes as well. This
+     is configured as follows:
+
+    ::
+
+        LoadPlugin virt
+        <Plugin virt>
+            Connection <HYPERVISOR_URI>
+            HostnameFormat uuid
+        </Plugin>
+
+
+  .. note::
+
+       Please refer to the following guide for more collectd network plugin
+       configuration options:
+       https://collectd.org/wiki/index.php/Plugin:Network
diff --git a/doc/source/usage.rst b/doc/source/usage.rst
index 396f36b..dab5359 100644
--- a/doc/source/usage.rst
+++ b/doc/source/usage.rst
@@ -183,6 +183,14 @@ LIBVIRT_METER_ENABLED
     Default: False
 
 
+MULTI_NODE_DEPLOYMENT
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+    (True|False) Configures the collectd "network" plugin on the controller
+    node of a multi-node deployment.
+
+    Default: False
+
+
 Authenticating using Identity Server API v3
 -------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/etc/collectd.conf.d/multi-node.conf b/etc/collectd.conf.d/multi-node.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d292cc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/collectd.conf.d/multi-node.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+LoadPlugin network
+
+<Plugin network>
+#       # client setup:
+#       Server "ff18::efc0:4a42" "25826"
+#       <Server "239.192.74.66" "25826">
+#               SecurityLevel Encrypt
+#               Username "user"
+#               Password "secret"
+#               Interface "eth0"
+#               ResolveInterval 14400
+#       </Server>
+#       TimeToLive 128
+#
+#       # server setup:
+        Listen "::"
+#       <Listen "239.192.74.66" "25826">
+#               SecurityLevel Sign
+#               AuthFile "/etc/collectd/passwd"
+#               Interface "eth0"
+#       </Listen>
+#       MaxPacketSize 1452
+#
+#       # proxy setup (client and server as above):
+#       Forward true
+#
+#       # statistics about the network plugin itself
+#       ReportStats false
+#
+#       # "garbage collection"
+#       CacheFlush 1800
+</Plugin>
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/multi-node-f1dc4960570af3c5.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/multi-node-f1dc4960570af3c5.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9096aa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/multi-node-f1dc4960570af3c5.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+other:
+  - |
+    Include a MULTI_NODE_DEPLOYMENT configuration option for devstack, which
+    configures the collectd network plugin on the controller node.
+    Documentation is also included on how to configure collectd on the compute
+    nodes. All of the compute nodes require collectd to be installed with the
+    network and virt plugins to be configured.