OpenTSDB is an open-source time-series database that is used to store, index, and serve metric data. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install OpenTSDB on Windows 11.
Before you start the installation process, make sure you have the following installed:
Step 1: Clone the OpenTSDB repository
Using Git, clone the OpenTSDB repository to your local machine by running the following command:
git clone git://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb.git
Step 2: Install GnuWin32 or equivalent
OpenTSDB requires some Unix-like tools such as awk, sed, grep, etc. that are not available natively on Windows. Therefore, you need to install GnuWin32 or equivalent.
You can download GnuWin32 from the official website: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages.html.
After downloading, install it to the default directory C:\Program Files (x86)\GnuWin32.
Step 3: Build OpenTSDB
Navigate to the OpenTSDB directory and run the following command to build OpenTSDB using Maven:
mvn package
This will create a target directory in the OpenTSDB directory that contains a tar file named opentsdb-{version}-package.tar.gz.
Step 4: Extract the package
Extract the tar file to a directory of your choice using any compression utility program, such as 7-zip.
Step 5: Configure OpenTSDB
Navigate to the extracted OpenTSDB directory and open the opentsdb.conf file in a text editor. Modify the following configuration options to suit your needs:
tsd.network.port = 4242
tsd.http.staticroot = /usr/share/opentsdb/static
tsd.core.plugin_path = /usr/share/opentsdb/plugins
tsd.storage.enable_compaction = true
tsd.storage.hbase.zk_quorum = localhost:2181
tsd.storage.hbase.zk_basedir = /hbase
Step 6: Start OpenTSDB
Open a command prompt in the OpenTSDB directory and run the following command to start OpenTSDB:
bin/tsdb tsd
This will start the OpenTSDB server.
That's it! You have successfully installed OpenTSDB on Windows 11. You can now start using it to store, index, and serve metric data.
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