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 # Collect VMware vSphere, vCenter and ESXi performance metrics and send them to InfluxDB
 
-# Extenal dependencies
+# External dependencies
 
 * [govmomi](https://github.com/vmware/govmomi)
 * [influxDB go client](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/tree/master/client/v2)