Tutorial: How to install OpenTSDB on Ubuntu Server Latest

Step 1: Prerequisites

• Ubuntu Server Latest installed on your server or virtual machine.
• Java Development Kit (JDK) 8 or later installed on your server.

Step 2: Installing OpenTSDB dependencies

OpenTSDB requires several dependencies to be installed on the system. To install them, open a terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install autoconf automake gnuplot-nox gnuplot-x11 openjdk-11-jdk pkg-config wget

Step 3: Downloading and installing OpenTSDB

1. Download the OpenTSDB tarball using the following command:

   wget http://opentsdb.net/downloads/opentsdb-2.4.0.tar.gz
   

2. Extract the tarball using the following command:

   tar -zxvf opentsdb-2.4.0.tar.gz
   

3. Navigate to the extracted directory:

   cd opentsdb-2.4.0/
   

4. Run the following command to configure OpenTSDB:

   ./configure --prefix=/usr/local
   

5. Build and install OpenTSDB using the following commands:

   make
   sudo make install
   

Step 4: Configuring OpenTSDB

1. Navigate to the OpenTSDB configuration directory:

   cd /usr/local/share/opentsdb/
   

2. Copy the example OpenTSDB configuration file:

   sudo cp opentsdb.conf.example opentsdb.conf
   

3. Edit the configuration file using a text editor of your choice:

   sudo nano opentsdb.conf
   

   In the configuration file, set the tsd.network.port to the desired port number for OpenTSDB to listen on. You can also configure other settings here based on your requirements.

4. Save and close the configuration file.

Step 5: Starting OpenTSDB

1. Start the OpenTSDB service using the following command:

   sudo systemctl start opentsdb
   

2. Verify that the service is running by checking its status:

   sudo systemctl status opentsdb
   

   The output should show that the service is active and running.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed and configured OpenTSDB on your Ubuntu Server Latest system. You can now start using it for storing and querying time-series data.

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