How to Install Cadvisor on EndeavourOS Latest

Introduction

Cadvisor is an open source tool that provides monitoring and visualization of resource usage for running containers. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Cadvisor on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have the following:

• A server running EndeavourOS Latest
• Docker installed on your server
• Administrative privileges to execute commands with sudo

Installation

Follow the steps below to install Cadvisor:

1. Open a terminal on your EndeavourOS server and create a new system user:

sudo useradd -r -s /bin/false cadvisor

2. Grant permissions to the user by creating a new file at /etc/systemd/system/docker-cadvisor.service using your favorite text editor:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/docker-cadvisor.service

3. Add the following code to the file and save it:

[Unit]
Description=Docker container monitoring with cAdvisor
Documentation=https://github.com/google/cadvisor

[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/bin/docker run --rm --volume=/:/rootfs:ro --volume=/var/run:/var/run:ro --volume=/sys:/sys:ro --volume=/var/lib/docker/:/var/lib/docker:ro --publish=8080:8080 --detach=true --name=cadvisor google/cadvisor:latest
Restart=always
User=cadvisor

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

4. Reload the systemd daemon:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

5. Start the Cadvisor service:

sudo systemctl start docker-cadvisor

6. Verify the service is running by checking its status:

sudo systemctl status docker-cadvisor

You should see the following output:

● docker-cadvisor.service - Docker container monitoring with cAdvisor
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/docker-cadvisor.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)
   Active: active (running) since <date> <time>

7. Enable the service to start automatically at boot time:

sudo systemctl enable docker-cadvisor

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have installed and configured Cadvisor on EndeavourOS Latest. You can now access the Cadvisor web interface at http://<server_ip>:8080. This will provide you with feedback on the resource usage of running containers on your server.

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