Installing OpenTSDB on Arch Linux

OpenTSDB is a distributed, scalable, and reliable time-series database. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing OpenTSDB on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before installing OpenTSDB, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• Arch Linux
• Java 7 or Java 8
• Git
• GNUPLOT (optional)

Step 1: Installing Java

Open a terminal and type the following command to install Java 8:

sudo pacman -S jre8-openjdk-headless

Alternatively, you can install Java 7 using the following command:

sudo pacman -S jre7-openjdk-headless

Step 2: Installing Git

Type the following command to install Git:

sudo pacman -S git

Step 3: Installing OpenTSDB

1. Clone the OpenTSDB repository by running the following command:

git clone git://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb.git

2. Change into the OpenTSDB directory:

cd opentsdb

3. Build OpenTSDB by running the following command:

./build.sh

If you receive an error about the gpg2 command not being found, install GnuPG using sudo pacman -S gnupg.

4. Install OpenTSDB by running the following command:

sudo ./src/create_table.sh

Step 4: Starting OpenTSDB

1. Start OpenTSDB using the following command:

./build/tsdb tsd

2. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:4242 to access the OpenTSDB web interface.

Optional Step: Installing GNUPLOT

1. To install GNUPLOT, run the following command:

sudo pacman -S gnuplot

2. To test if GNUPLOT is installed correctly, enter the following command:

gnuplot

If GNUPLOT is installed correctly, you should see the GNUPLOT prompt.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install OpenTSDB on Arch Linux. With OpenTSDB, you can easily store and analyze time-series data. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them in the section below.

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