VictoriaMetrics is a time-series database and monitoring solution. It is designed to be resource-efficient and easy to deploy.
In this tutorial, we will be walking through the process of installing VictoriaMetrics on OpenBSD.
Before beginning the installation process, make sure you have the following:
The first step in installing VictoriaMetrics is to install its dependencies. These include:
To install these dependencies, open a terminal and enter the following command:
$ doas pkg_add git go
Once the dependencies are installed, the next step is to download and install VictoriaMetrics.
To do this, open a terminal and enter the following commands:
$ git clone https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics.git
$ cd VictoriaMetrics/app/victoria-metrics
$ go build
This will clone the VictoriaMetrics repository, navigate to the victoria-metrics directory, and build the application.
After the build is complete, you can run VictoriaMetrics by entering the following command in a terminal:
$ ./victoria-metrics
This will start VictoriaMetrics in its default configuration.
By default, VictoriaMetrics will listen on port 8428. To view the VictoriaMetrics dashboard, open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8428/.
To configure VictoriaMetrics, use a text editor to modify the victoria-metrics.yml configuration file located in the VictoriaMetrics/app/victoria-metrics directory.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured VictoriaMetrics on OpenBSD. You can now use this powerful monitoring solution to monitor your systems and applications.
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