LibreNMS is a popular open-source network monitoring system. It provides comprehensive monitoring and alerting services for network devices and infrastructure. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install LibreNMS on macOS.
Open the Terminal app from your Applications > Utilities folder. Type the following command to install Xcode Command-Line Tools:
xcode-select --install
A pop-up window will appear asking you to install Xcode Command-Line Tools. Click "Install" to continue.
Homebrew is a popular package manager for macOS. Type the following command in the Terminal to install Homebrew:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
Press "Return" when prompted to continue with the installation.
LibreNMS requires several packages to be installed on your system. Type the following command in the Terminal to install them:
brew install mariadb nginx php@7.3 rrdtool composer
LibreNMS requires a MySQL database to store its data. Run the following commands to start the MySQL installation and secure it:
sudo mysql_install_db
sudo mysql_secure_installation
During the installation, you will be prompted to set a root password for the MySQL server.
Create a new user for LibreNMS to run as with the following command:
sudo useradd librenms -d /opt/librenms -M -r
sudo usermod -a -G librenms _www
Download the latest version of LibreNMS from the official website using the following command:
sudo curl -o /opt/librenms.tar.gz https://www.librenms.org/download/latest-stable.tar.gz
Extract the file using the following command:
sudo tar -zxvf /opt/librenms.tar.gz -C /opt/
Run the following command to set the correct file permissions:
sudo chown -R librenms:librenms /opt/librenms
sudo chmod -R 775 /opt/librenms
Create a new Nginx configuration file with the following command:
sudo nano /usr/local/etc/nginx/servers/librenms.conf
Add the following configuration to the file:
server {
listen 80;
server_name librenms.local;
root /opt/librenms/html;
access_log /usr/local/var/log/nginx/librenms-access.log;
error_log /usr/local/var/log/nginx/librenms-error.log;
location / {
try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
}
location ~ .php$ {
fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
fastcgi_index index.php;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
include fastcgi_params;
}
}
Save and close the file by pressing "Control + X", then "Y", and finally "Return".
Open the PHP configuration file with the following command:
sudo nano /usr/local/etc/php/7.3/php.ini
Search for the following line:
;date.timezone =
Uncomment the line and set the timezone to your local timezone.
date.timezone = America/Los_Angeles
Save and close the file.
Start the required services with the following commands:
sudo brew services start mariadb
sudo brew services start nginx
sudo brew services start php@7.3
Navigate to http://localhost/install.php in your browser to start the LibreNMS web installer.
Follow the instructions on the screen to configure LibreNMS. When prompted for the database settings, use the following values:
After the installation is complete, navigate to http://localhost/ to access LibreNMS.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed LibreNMS on macOS. You can now use LibreNMS to monitor your network devices and infrastructure.
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