How to Install tcollector on Windows 11

tcollector is a powerful utility that allows you to collect and monitor system metrics. In this tutorial, we will cover the steps on how to install tcollector on Windows 11.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, there are a few things that you need to have in order to complete this tutorial:

• A computer running Windows 11.
• Admin access to install software.

Steps

1. Download Cygwin from their official website: https://www.cygwin.com/
2. Run the Cygwin setup and follow the prompts to install Cygwin.
3. Once installation complete, launch Cygwin terminal as an administrator.
4. Type the following command to install Git:

$ apt-cyg install git

5. Clone the tcollector repository via Git:

$ git clone https://github.com/OpenTSDB/tcollector.git

6. Navigate to the tcollector directory:

$ cd tcollector

7. Run the following command to install the necessary dependencies:

$ ./bootstrap.sh

8. Once the dependencies installation completes, run the following command to start tcollector:

$ ./startstop start

Conclusion

Now that you've installed tcollector on Windows 11, you're ready to start monitoring system metrics. You can learn more about tcollector by visiting their official documentation at http://opentsdb.net/docs/build/html/user_guide/utilities/tcollector.html .

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