In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Graphite on POP!_OS Latest, a popular Linux distribution. Graphite is an enterprise-level web-based monitoring tool that is designed to work efficiently with time-series data.
Before you begin, make sure that your POP!_OS Latest system is up to date. Open a terminal window and run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Step 1: Install Dependencies
To install Graphite, we need to install several packages and dependencies. Run the following command to install them:
sudo apt-get install -y apache2 libapache2-mod-wsgi libpq-dev python3-dev python3-pip sqlite3
Step 2: Install Graphite
Now let's install Graphite. Run the following command to install Graphite:
sudo pip3 install graphite-web
This will install Graphite in your system.
Step 3: Configure Graphite
After installing Graphite, we need to configure it to work with our system. Run the following command to create a new database:
sudo graphite-manage migrate auth
sudo graphite-manage migrate
sudo graphite-manage createsuperuser
This will create a new database and a superuser account. You need to provide the necessary information during the process.
Step 4: Configure Apache
After configuring the database, we need to configure Apache to work with Graphite. Run the following command to create a new configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/graphite.conf
Add the following code to the file:
Listen 8080
<VirtualHost *:8080>
ServerName localhost
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot /usr/share/graphite-web/apache2-graphite.conf
LogLevel warn
WSGIProcessGroup graphite
WSGIApplicationGroup %{GLOBAL}
WSGIDaemonProcess graphite processes=5 threads=5 display-name='%{GROUP}' inactivity-timeout=120
WSGIImportScript /usr/share/graphite-web/graphite.wsgi process-group=graphite application-group=%{GLOBAL}
<Directory /usr/share/graphite-web/>
Options All
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
Alias /static/ /usr/share/graphite-web/static/
<Location "/content/">
SetHandler None
</Location>
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
Save the file and exit.
Step 5: Enable the new configuration file
Run the following command to enable the new configuration file:
sudo a2ensite graphite.conf
Step 6: Restart Apache
Run the following command to restart Apache:
sudo systemctl restart apache2
Step 7: Test Graphite
Open a web browser and go to the following address:
http://localhost:8080
This will open the Graphite web interface. You can use this interface to monitor your system.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install and configure Graphite on POP!_OS Latest. You can now use Graphite to monitor your system easily.
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