How to Install Graphite on FreeBSD Latest

Graphite is a powerful and popular tool for visualizing and monitoring data. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps for installing Graphite on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin with the installation, you need to make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• Root access to the FreeBSD system
• Python 2.x or Python 3.x
• pip package manager

Step 1: Updating FreeBSD System and Packages

The first step is to update the FreeBSD system and packages. To do this, type the following command:

pkg update && pkg upgrade

Step 2: Installing Required Packages

Next, install the required packages for Graphite, including Apache, mod_wsgi, and carbon-cache. Type the following command to install these packages:

pkg install graphite-web py37-pip apache24 mod_wsgi4 py37-pytz carbon-cache

Step 3: Configuring Apache and mod_wsgi

Once the packages are installed, you need to configure Apache and mod_wsgi. To do this, create a file /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/graphite.conf and add the following lines:

WSGIDaemonProcess graphite processes=5 threads=5
WSGIProcessGroup graphite
WSGIScriptAlias / /usr/local/www/wsgi-scripts/graphite.wsgi

# Allow Apache to serve the static content
Alias /static/ /usr/local/www/graphite/static/
<Directory "/usr/local/www/graphite/static/">
  Require all granted
</Directory>

# Protect the admin interface with authentication
<Location "/admin/">
  AuthType Basic
  AuthName "Graphite Admin"
  AuthUserFile /usr/local/www/.htpasswd
  Require valid-user
</Location>

After adding these configurations, create a file /usr/local/www/wsgi-scripts/graphite.wsgi and add the following lines:

import os, sys
sys.path.append('/usr/local/www/graphite/webapp')
os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'graphite.settings'
import django.core.handlers.wsgi
application = django.core.handlers.wsgi.WSGIHandler()

Step 4: Configuring Carbon

The next step is to configure Carbon. Open the file /usr/local/etc/carbon/carbon.conf and add the following lines:

[cache]
# Change the following line; storage_dir = ${localstatedir}/lib/graphite/whisper
storage_dir = /usr/local/graphite/storage/whisper/

# Set the maximum number of whisper files that can be cached in memory
max_cache_size = inf

# Set the maximum number of whisper files that can be opened at the same time
max_open_files = 10000

[cache:carbon-aggregator]
ENABLE_LOGGING = True

[relay]
LINE_RECEIVER_INTERFACE = 0.0.0.0
LINE_RECEIVER_PORT = 2003
PICKLE_RECEIVER_INTERFACE = 0.0.0.0
PICKLE_RECEIVER_PORT = 2004

[aggregator]
LINE_RECEIVER_INTERFACE = 0.0.0.0
LINE_RECEIVER_PORT = 2023
PICKLE_RECEIVER_INTERFACE = 0.0.0.0
PICKLE_RECEIVER_PORT = 2024

Step 5: Configuring Storage Schemas

The next step is to configure the storage schemas. Open the file /usr/local/etc/carbon/storage-schemas.conf and add the following lines:

[default]
pattern = .*
retentions = 1m:7d,10m:30d,1h:1y

[stats_counts]
pattern = ^stats_counts.*
retentions = 10s:6h,1m:7d,10m:1y

[stats]
pattern = ^stats.*
retentions = 10s:6h,1m:7d,10m:1y

[catchall]
pattern = .*
retentions = 1m:7d,10m:30d,1h:1y

Step 6: Starting the Services

Finally, start the required services to make Graphite work. To start Carbon, type:

service carbon-cache start

To start Apache, type:

service apache24 start

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install and configure Graphite on FreeBSD Latest. You can now use this powerful tool to monitor and visualize your data.

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