Cabot is an open-source self-hosted monitoring tool that provides a web interface to monitor and alert on operational issues in your infrastructure. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Cabot on MXLinux Latest.
Before we begin, make sure your system is up-to-date with the latest packages. To update your system, run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
Cabot requires several dependencies to run correctly. Run the following command to install them:
sudo apt install python-pip python-dev python-setuptools python-virtualenv python-all-dev libmysqlclient-dev libpq-dev libffi-dev libssl-dev git -y
Now, we will clone the Cabot repository from their official GitHub page. Run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/arachnys/cabot.git
After cloning the repository, we need to create a virtual environment to isolate the installation of Cabot from the system packages. Run the following commands one by one:
cd cabot
virtualenv env
source env/bin/activate
Now, we will install Cabot inside the virtual environment. Run the following command:
pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
Cabot uses a database to store data. In this tutorial, we will use SQLite. To create the database, run the following command:
python manage.py syncdb --noinput
Finally, we can start Cabot. Run the following command:
python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:5000
Cabot is now running, and you can access it using your web browser at http://YOUR_SERVER_IP:5000.
To use Cabot, you need to create an admin user. Run the following command:
python manage.py createsuperuser
Follow the prompts to create a superuser account.
In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Cabot on MXLinux Latest. With Cabot, you can monitor and alert on operational issues in your infrastructure.
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