Facette is a modern open-source software application that provides a set of features to monitor and visualize time series data. Installing Facette on Fedora Server is easy and can be done by following the steps below.
Before starting the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
To start with, let us ensure our system is up to date. Open the terminal and run the following command.
sudo dnf update
Enter your password when prompted and wait for the process to complete.
Next, let us enable the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) repository to install the dependencies required for the Facette installation. Use the following command to enable the EPEL repository.
sudo dnf install epel-release
Facette requires either SQLite or PostgreSQL to be installed on your system. Use the following command to install SQLite.
sudo dnf install sqlite sqlite-devel
If you choose to use PostgreSQL, use the following command to install it instead.
sudo dnf install postgresql-server postgresql-contrib
To prepare for the Facette installation, we need to install some dependencies. Run the following command to install them.
sudo dnf install vala cairo cairo-devel cairo-gobject cairo-gobject-devel glib2-devel gobject-introspection-devel gobject-introspection gtk3-devel json-glib-devel pango pango-devel webkitgtk4-devel
Now that we have installed all the dependencies, we can proceed to download and install Facette. Use the following commands to download and install it.
sudo dnf install -y wget
wget https://dl.bintray.com/facette/main/facette-latest.x86_64.rpm
sudo dnf install -y facette-latest.x86_64.rpm
Facette service didn't start automatically after the installation. To start it, use the following command.
sudo systemctl start facette
To start Facette automatically when the system starts, use the following command.
sudo systemctl enable facette
Facette is now installed on your Fedora system. You can access it using your web browser on http://localhost:12003. You may want to start by configuring Facette to suit your needs.
The configuration files for Facette are located in the "/etc/facette" directory. Edit the "facette.conf" file to make changes.
sudo nano /etc/facette/facette.conf
You can also create a backup of the configuration file before editing it.
sudo cp /etc/facette/facette.conf{,.bkp}
Make your desired changes, save the file, and then restart Facette to apply the changes.
sudo systemctl restart facette
This guide has helped you install Facette on your Fedora Server Latest Edition. You now have access to its features, including monitoring and visualizing time series data. You can explore Facette further or start monitoring your system using it.
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