Bosun is an open-source monitoring and alerting system that is used to collect, analyze, and visualize metrics from multiple sources. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to install Bosun on NetBSD:
Before we begin, you will need the following:
Bosun is developed in the Go language, so we need to install the Go compiler first. Run the following command as the root user to install the latest version of Go:
pkgin install go
Bosun's source code is hosted on GitHub, so we need to install Git to download the code. Run the following command as the root user to install Git:
pkgin install git
Now that we have Go and Git installed, let's clone Bosun's source code from GitHub. Run the following command to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/naveego/bosun.git /usr/local/bosun
Let's build and install Bosun now. Switch to the bosun directory by running the following command:
cd /usr/local/bosun
Then, run the following command to build and install Bosun:
export GOPATH=/usr/local/bosun
./build.bash
This will build Bosun and install it in /usr/local/bin.
Now that Bosun is installed, we need to configure it. Create a configuration file by running the following command:
cp /usr/local/bosun/sample-conf/bosun.toml /usr/local/bosun/conf/bosun.toml
Edit the configuration file with your favourite text editor and set the appropriate values for your environment.
Finally, we can start Bosun by running the following command:
/usr/local/bin/bosun -c /usr/local/bosun/conf/bosun.toml -s /usr/local/bosun/conf/bosun.db
This will start Bosun in the foreground. If you want to run it as a daemon, use your system's process supervisor.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Bosun on NetBSD! You can now use it to monitor and alert on your infrastructure's performance.
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