Installing OpenTSDB on Elementary OS

OpenTSDB is a distributed, scalable Time Series Database that is designed to store and analyze large amounts of time-series data.

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps of installing OpenTSDB on Elementary OS.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that:

  • You are logged in as a user with sudo privileges.
  • Java 7 or higher is installed on your system.

Step 1: Installing HBase

OpenTSDB requires HBase, a distributed, scalable, big data store, to store and manage its data. Follow the steps below to install HBase on your system:

  1. Open Terminal and enter the following command to update the system:
sudo apt-get update
  1. Install HBase by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install hbase
  1. Start the HBase service by running the following command:
sudo service hbase start
  1. Verify that HBase is running by visiting the HBase web interface at http://localhost:16010.

Step 2: Installing OpenTSDB

Follow the steps below to install OpenTSDB on your system:

  1. Download the latest stable release of OpenTSDB from the official website: http://opentsdb.net.

  2. Extract the downloaded package using the following command:

tar -zxvf <opentsdb-package.tar.gz>
  1. Change to the OpenTSDB directory by running the following command:
cd <opentsdb-directory>
  1. Compile OpenTSDB using the following command:
./build.sh

Note: This step may take a while to complete depending on the performance of your system.

  1. Install OpenTSDB using the following command:
sudo sh ./src/create_table.sh

This command will automatically create the required tables in HBase for OpenTSDB to function correctly.

  1. Start the OpenTSDB service by running the following command:
./build/tsdb tsd --port=4242 --staticroot=build/staticroot --cachedir=/tmp/tsd

Note: Change the port number to a different one if required.

  1. Verify that OpenTSDB is running by visiting the OpenTSDB web interface at http://localhost:4242.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed OpenTSDB on your Elementary OS system. You can now start storing and analyzing time-series data on OpenTSDB.