Graphite is a powerful open-source tool for monitoring and visualizing real-time data. In this tutorial, we will show you step-by-step how to install Graphite on a Fedora server.
Before installing Graphite on a Fedora server, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Before installing Graphite, it's a good practice to update the package manager. To do this, use the following command:
sudo dnf update
Enter your user password if prompted.
Graphite has several dependencies that must be installed first. Use the following command to install them:
sudo dnf install python38 python3-pip python3-dev python3-gunicorn python3-flask python3-carbon python3-whisper python3-graphite-web sqlite
The above command will install the necessary packages including Python 3.8, SQLite and the required Python modules.
Graphite uses Carbon to store and retrieve data. Carbon has a default configuration file /etc/carbon/carbon.conf. First, make a copy of the default configuration file:
sudo cp /etc/carbon/carbon.conf.example /etc/carbon/carbon.conf
Next, open the carbon.conf file with your text editor:
sudo nano /etc/carbon/carbon.conf
Find the [cache] section and uncomment it by removing the # character from the beginning of each line. Then, set the ENABLE_UDP_LISTENER variable to True. Save the changes and exit the editor.
Whisper is used by Graphite for long-term data storage. The default configuration file for Whisper is located at /usr/share/carbon/carbon.conf. Copy the file to /etc/carbon/ as storage-schemas.conf:
sudo cp /usr/share/carbon/carbon.conf /etc/carbon/storage-schemas.conf
Next, open the storage-schemas.conf file with a text editor:
sudo nano /etc/carbon/storage-schemas.conf
The file should contain a default configuration. Edit this file based on your preferences. You can specify the number of retention periods, their duration, and the aggregation method.
Save the changes and exit the editor.
Start the Carbon and Graphite services:
sudo systemctl start carbon-cache.service
sudo systemctl start graphite-web.service
To enable Carbon and Graphite to automatically start at boot, run the following commands:
sudo systemctl enable carbon-cache.service
sudo systemctl enable graphite-web.service
By default, Graphite runs on port 80. If you have a firewall enabled, you must allow traffic on port 80 for Graphite to function correctly:
sudo firewall-cmd --add-port=80/tcp --permanent
sudo firewall-cmd --reload
Graphite is now installed and running on your system. You can access it by opening a web browser and navigating to http://your_server_ip or http://your_server_domain_name.
You should see the Graphite web interface, where you can create graphs and monitor system metrics.
In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Graphite on a Fedora server. You learned how to configure Carbon and Whisper, start the Graphite service, and access the Graphite web interface.
Graphite is a powerful tool that you can use to monitor and visualize real-time data. It's easy to install and use, and it's a great addition to any system administrator's toolkit.
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