How to Install Diamond on Windows 10

Diamond is a Python daemon that runs on collectd, and is used for collecting system-level metrics. Here are the steps to install Diamond on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

• Python 2.7 or later
• pip

Installation

1. Open a command prompt by pressing "Windows + R" key on your keyboard, type "cmd" and press "Enter."

2. Create a new directory for Diamond installation.

   mkdir diamond
   

3. Navigate to the new directory.

   cd diamond
   

4. Install Diamond using Pip.

   pip install diamond
   

5. Check if Diamond is installed successfully by running the following command:

   diamond --help
   

   If the installation was successful, it will display the help contents.

Configuration

1. Create a configuration file for Diamond.

   notepad diamond.conf
   

2. Copy and paste the following configuration settings.

   [server]
   handlers = diamond.handler.graphite.GraphiteHandler
   collectors = *
   interval = 10
   graphiteHost = 127.0.0.1
   graphitePort = 2003
   

   Modify the configuration settings as per your requirements.

3. Save the configuration file.

Running Diamond

1. Open a command prompt and navigate to the Diamond installation directory.

2. Start Diamond by running the following command:

   diamond -f -c diamond.conf
   

3. Diamond daemon will start running and collecting system-level information.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Diamond on Windows 10 and set up its configuration file. Diamond can now be used for collecting system-level metrics.

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