How to Install Graphite on Ubuntu Server Latest

Graphite is a powerful open-source software tool used for storing and visualizing time-series data. If you are looking to install Graphite on your Ubuntu server, follow these simple steps:

Step 1: Install Prerequisites

Before you can install Graphite, ensure that your Ubuntu server has the following prerequisites installed:

• Python
• Django
• Apache
• Memcached
• PostgreSQL

To install the prerequisites, run the following command:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python python-dev python-pip python-cairo python-django python-memcached python-psycopg2 python-setuptools python-pysqlite2 python-simplejson python-zope.interface python-twisted python-txamqp python-pgm python-librabbitmq
sudo apt-get install apache2 libapache2-mod-wsgi libapache2-mod-python libapr1 libaprutil1 libaprutil1-dbd-sqlite3 memcached postgresql postgresql-client

Step 2: Install Graphite

To install Graphite, run the following command:

sudo pip install graphite-web

Step 3: Configure Your Database

Graphite requires a database to store its data. You can either use SQLite or PostgreSQL as your database. To use PostgreSQL, create a new database and user with the following commands:

sudo -u postgres psql
CREATE DATABASE graphite;
CREATE USER graphite WITH PASSWORD 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE graphite TO graphite;

Next, configure Graphite to use PostgreSQL by editing the /opt/graphite/webapp/graphite/local_settings.py file. Uncomment the following lines and change the database name, user, and password to match your PostgreSQL database configuration:

DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'NAME': 'graphite',
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
        'USER': 'graphite',
        'PASSWORD': 'password',
        'HOST': '127.0.0.1',
        'PORT': ''
    }
}

Step 4: Configure Your Apache Virtual Host

Create a new virtual host configuration file for Graphite by running the following command:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/graphite.conf

Then, paste the following code into the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName graphite.example.com
    DocumentRoot "/opt/graphite/webapp"
    ErrorLog "/var/log/apache2/graphite_error.log"
    CustomLog "/var/log/apache2/graphite_access.log" common

    WSGIDaemonProcess graphite processes=5 threads=5 display-name='%{GROUP}' inactivity-timeout=120
    WSGIProcessGroup graphite
    WSGIApplicationGroup %{GLOBAL}
    WSGIImportScript /opt/graphite/conf/graphite.wsgi process-group=graphite application-group=%{GLOBAL}

    <Directory /opt/graphite/webapp>
        Require all granted
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride None
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Replace graphite.example.com with your desired hostname or IP address. Save and exit the file, and then enable the new virtual host by running the following command:

sudo a2ensite graphite.conf

Step 5: Collect Data

Graphite is now installed and configured on your Ubuntu server. You can now start collecting data and storing it in Graphite. Refer to the Graphite documentation for more information on how to get started with Graphite.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install Graphite on your Ubuntu server. Now, you can use Graphite to store and visualize time-series data.

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