How to Install tcollector on EndeavourOS Latest

Introduction

tcollector is a Python-based utility tool that serves as a collector for various system information to be fed to OpenTSDB. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing tcollector on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin with the installation process, ensure that:

• You have a working installation of EndeavourOS Latest.
• You have Python and pip installed.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

The first step is to install tcollector's dependencies. To do this, open a terminal and enter the following command:

sudo pacman -S git gcc make autoconf automake python2 python2-setuptools

This command installs Git (version control system), GCC (GNU Compiler Collection), Make (utility tool used to build software), and other packages required by tcollector.

Step 2: Clone tcollector Repository

Next, we will clone the tcollector repository using Git. Enter the following command in the terminal:

git clone https://github.com/OpenTSDB/tcollector.git

Step 3: Install tcollector

To install tcollector, navigate to the cloned repository's directory and run the following command:

sudo python2 setup.py install

This command installs tcollector's Python package.

Step 4: Configure tcollector

To configure tcollector, create a configuration file named tcollector.conf in the /etc/tcollector directory. Enter the following commands in the terminal to create the file:

sudo mkdir /etc/tcollector
sudo nano /etc/tcollector/tcollector.conf

In the configuration file, add the following lines:

{
    "tsd_hostname": "<OpenTSDB IP address or hostname>",
    "tsd_port": <OpenTSDB port>,
    "collector": "/usr/local/share/tcollector/collectors",
    "interval": 30,
    "verbose": false
}

Replace <OpenTSDB IP address or hostname> and <OpenTSDB port> with the IP address or hostname and port number of your OpenTSDB server, respectively.

Step 5: Start tcollector

After configuring tcollector, start it by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo /usr/local/bin/tcollector

tcollector will collect system information and send it to OpenTSDB as specified in the configuration file.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured tcollector on EndeavourOS Latest. You can now use tcollector to collect system information and feed it to OpenTSDB.