How to install Statsd on Clear Linux

Statsd is a statistics aggregator for network services. It is designed to be easily deployable and provide data on a wide range of metrics. In this tutorial, we will cover how to install Statsd on the latest version of Clear Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we start, you will need the following:

Clear Linux Latest installed on your machine.
Access to the internet.
Basic knowledge of the Linux command line.

Installing Statsd

Follow the steps below to install Statsd on your Clear Linux distribution.

First, open a terminal window and ensure your system is up to date by running:
```
sudo swupd update
```
Next, we need to install Node.js using the following command:
```
sudo swupd bundle-add nodejs-basic
```

Download and unpack Statsd by running:

sudo curl -L https://github.com/etsy/statsd/tarball/master | sudo tar -xz -C /usr/local/src

Rename the directory with the Statsd source code so it has a descriptive name:
```
sudo mv /usr/local/src/etsy-statsd-* /usr/local/src/statsd
```
Install Statsd by navigating to the statsd directory and running:
```
cd /usr/local/src/statsd
sudo npm install
```

Once the installation has completed, you can start Statsd by running:

sudo node /usr/local/src/statsd/stats.js /usr/local/src/statsd/config.js

Great! You have successfully installed and started Statsd on Clear Linux.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we covered the steps required to install Statsd on the latest version of Clear Linux. You can now use Statsd to monitor various metrics of your network services. Enjoy!