Diamond is a Python daemon that collects system metrics and publishes them to Graphite or other data collectors. Here is a step-by-step guide to install Diamond from the GitHub repository on the latest version of NixOS.
Make sure your system is up to date by running:
$ sudo nix-channel --update && sudo nixos-rebuild switch
Install Git if it is not already installed:
$ sudo nix-env -iA nixos.git
Clone the Diamond repository from GitHub:
$ git clone https://github.com/python-diamond/Diamond.git
Navigate to the cloned repository:
$ cd Diamond
Create a virtual environment and activate it:
$ nix-shell --packages python3 python3Packages.virtualenv
$ virtualenv venv
$ source venv/bin/activate
This will create a virtual environment and activate it, isolating Diamond's dependencies from the rest of your system.
Install Diamond's dependencies:
$ pip install -r requirements.txt
Install Diamond:
$ sudo python setup.py install
This will install Diamond system-wide.
Create a configuration file for Diamond:
$ sudo mkdir -p /etc/diamond/
$ sudo cp diamond.conf.example /etc/diamond/diamond.conf
You can customize this file to configure how Diamond collects and publishes metrics.
Start Diamond:
$ sudo systemctl start diamond.service
This will start the Diamond daemon and begin collecting and publishing metrics.
Verify that Diamond is running:
$ sudo systemctl status diamond.service
This should show you information about the Diamond service, including its status.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and started Diamond from the GitHub repository on the latest version of NixOS. You can now begin using Diamond to collect and publish system metrics.
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