How to Install Graphite on Windows 10

Step 1: Install Python

Before installing Graphite, you need to install Python on your Windows 10 machine. You can download the latest version of Python from the official website (https://www.python.org/downloads/).

Make sure to select the version that matches your machine's architecture (32-bit or 64-bit).

Step 2: Install Graphite

1. Download the latest version of Graphite from the official website (http://graphite.readthedocs.org/en/latest/).

2. Extract the downloaded file to a specific location on your computer.

3. Open the extracted folder and navigate to the conf directory.

4. Copy the graphite.wsgi.example file and rename it to graphite.wsgi.

5. Open the graphite.wsgi file with a text editor and make the following changes:

   • Set the DJANGO_CONF_MODULE environment variable to django.conf.global_settings.

   • Add the following lines of code to the file:

     import sys
     sys.path.append('C:/path/to/graphite/webapp')
     sys.path.append('C:/path/to/graphite')
     

   Replace the path with the location where you extracted Graphite.

6. Save the changes and close the file.

7. Open the command prompt and navigate to the bin directory of Graphite.

8. Run the following command to install Graphite:

   python.exe setup.py install
   

9. After the installation is complete, navigate to the webapp/graphite/settings directory.

10. Copy the local_settings.py.example file and rename it to local_settings.py.

11. Open the local_settings.py file with a text editor and make the following changes:

• Set the SECRET_KEY variable to a random string of characters.

• Set the TIME_ZONE variable to your local time zone.

• Set the DATABASES variable to the following:

  DATABASES = {
      'default': {
          'NAME': 'graphite',
          'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
          'USER': '',
          'PASSWORD': '',
          'HOST': '',
          'PORT': '',
      }
  }
  

  This will set up a default SQLite database for Graphite. If you want to use a different database, you can modify this variable accordingly.

12. Save the changes and close the file.

Step 3: Start Graphite

1. Open the command prompt and navigate to the bin directory of Graphite.

2. Run the following command to start Graphite:

   python.exe run-graphite-devel-server.py
   

3. After a few moments you should see a message saying that Graphite is started and running on port 8000.

4. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000 to access the Graphite web interface.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Graphite on your Windows 10 machine. You can now use it to monitor your system's performance metrics.

If you want to self-host in an easy, hands free way, need an external IP address, or simply want your data in your own hands, give IPv6.rs a try!

Alternatively, for the best virtual desktop, try Shells!