How to Install Statsd on OpenBSD

Statsd is a popular tool for collecting and aggregating metrics from various sources. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps of installing Statsd on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• OpenBSD installed on your system
• Root access to your system
• Basic knowledge of how to use the command line in OpenBSD

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before installing Statsd, you need to install some dependencies. These dependencies are essential for the proper functioning of Statsd. Use the pkg_add command to install the following packages:

$ doas pkg_add nodejs
$ doas pkg_add npm

Step 2: Download Statsd

Download the Statsd package from the GitHub repository using the following command:

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

Step 3: Configure Statsd

Change directory to the Statsd installation directory and copy the example configuration file:

$ cd ~/statsd/
$ cp exampleConfig.js config.js

Edit the config.js file to suit your needs. For example, you can change the port number and specify the graphite server details.

Step 4: Start Statsd

To start Statsd, use the following command in the Statsd installation directory:

$ npm start

Step 5: Verify Statsd

To verify that Statsd is running and collecting metrics, you can use the netcat command to send a test metric to Statsd:

$ echo "test.count:1|c" | nc -u -w0 127.0.0.1 8125

You can then use the Graphite web interface to view the collected metrics. By default, Statsd sends metrics to the localhost Graphite server on port 2003.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Statsd on OpenBSD. You can now start collecting and aggregating metrics from various sources.

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