Collectd is a popular system statistics collection daemon that can be used to gather and graph data from various sources. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Collectd on macOS.
Before we begin, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:
Homebrew is a package manager that simplifies the installation of software on a macOS system. Follow these steps to install Homebrew on your machine:
Applications > Utilities > Terminal./usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
Now that you have Homebrew installed on your machine, follow these steps to install Collectd:
Applications > Utilities > Terminal.brew update
brew install collectd
After installing Collectd, you will need to configure it to your specific needs. The main configuration file for Collectd is located at /usr/local/etc/collectd.conf.
Open the configuration file in a text editor of your choice and configure the plugin(s) and settings that you require.
Once you have completed the configuration of Collectd, you can start the daemon by entering the following command:
sudo brew services start collectd
You can confirm that Collectd is running by entering the following command:
sudo brew services list
This will display a list of all services managed by Homebrew, including Collectd.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Collectd on your macOS machine.
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