Statsd is a statistics aggregator for network services. It is designed to be easily deployable and provide data on a wide range of metrics. In this tutorial, we will cover how to install Statsd on the latest version of Clear Linux.
Before we start, you will need the following:
Follow the steps below to install Statsd on your Clear Linux distribution.
First, open a terminal window and ensure your system is up to date by running:
sudo swupd update
Next, we need to install Node.js using the following command:
sudo swupd bundle-add nodejs-basic
Download and unpack Statsd by running:
sudo curl -L https://github.com/etsy/statsd/tarball/master | sudo tar -xz -C /usr/local/src
Rename the directory with the Statsd source code so it has a descriptive name:
sudo mv /usr/local/src/etsy-statsd-* /usr/local/src/statsd
Install Statsd by navigating to the statsd directory and running:
cd /usr/local/src/statsd
sudo npm install
Once the installation has completed, you can start Statsd by running:
sudo node /usr/local/src/statsd/stats.js /usr/local/src/statsd/config.js
Great! You have successfully installed and started Statsd on Clear Linux.
In this tutorial, we covered the steps required to install Statsd on the latest version of Clear Linux. You can now use Statsd to monitor various metrics of your network services. Enjoy!
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