Bosun is an open-source monitoring system that provides alerting and analytics for metrics and events from multiple sources. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Bosun on Arch Linux.
Bosun is written in Golang, so you need to install Golang to build and run Bosun. Open the terminal and run the following command to install Golang and Git:
sudo pacman -S go git
It will take some time to install the packages.
Next, you need to set up the Golang environment by setting the GOPATH environment variable. Run the following command to create a go directory in your home directory and set the GOPATH environment variable:
mkdir ~/go
export GOPATH=~/go
To make the environment variable persistent, add the following line to your ~/.bashrc file:
echo "export GOPATH=~/go" >> ~/.bashrc
Clone the Bosun repository from GitHub by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/bosun-monitor/bosun.git
Navigate to the bosun directory and build Bosun using the following command:
cd bosun
make
It will take some time to build Bosun.
Copy the sample configuration file to the Bosun home directory with the following command:
cp etc/bosun.conf.sample ~/.bosun.conf
Now, edit the ~/.bosun.conf file and modify the settings as per your requirements.
You can now run Bosun by executing the following command:
./bosun -c ~/.bosun.conf
Bosun should now start running and you can access it by navigating to http://localhost:8070 in your web browser.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Bosun on Arch Linux. You can now use Bosun to monitor your systems and receive alerts based on the metrics and events generated by them.
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