How to Install Statsd on NetBSD

Statsd is a metrics aggregator that listens for incoming metrics, aggregates them, and then forwards them to a Graphite/Carbon backend. In this tutorial, we will be installing Statsd on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

• NetBSD operating system
• Root access to the server
• Git installed on the system

Installation Steps

1. First, we need to install Node.js on NetBSD. For this, type the following command in the terminal:

   pkgin install nodejs
   

   This command will install the latest version of Node.js.

2. Once Node.js is installed, we can download the Statsd source code from its official Github repository. To do this, type the following command in the terminal:

   git clone https://github.com/etsy/statsd.git
   

3. After cloning the Statsd repository, we need to navigate to the statsd directory. For this, type the following command in the terminal:

   cd statsd
   

4. Next, we need to install the Statsd dependencies. For this, type the following command in the terminal:

   npm install
   

5. After installing the Statsd dependencies, we can configure the Statsd backend. Statsd supports several backends, such as Graphite, InfluxDB, and OpenTSDB. In this tutorial, we are configuring the Graphite backend. To do this, we need to edit the config.js file in the statsd directory. For this, type the following command in the terminal:

   vi config.js
   

   This command will open the config.js file in the text editor.

6. Find the following lines in the config.js file:

   {
     graphitePort: 2003,
     graphiteHost: "localhost",
     graphite: {
       legacyNamespace: false
     }
   }
   

   Replace graphitePort and graphiteHost with the IP address and port of your Graphite server.

7. Save and close the config.js file by pressing Esc and typing :wq.

8. Now we can start the Statsd daemon. For this, type the following command in the terminal:

   node stats.js config.js
   

   This command will start the Statsd daemon.

9. Verify that Statsd is running by navigating to the Graphite web interface in your web browser. If Statsd is configured correctly, it should start sending metrics to Graphite, which will be displayed on the Graphite dashboard.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Statsd on NetBSD.

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