How to Install OpenTSDB on Linux Mint Latest

OpenTSDB is a time-series database designed to store and serve large amounts of data while providing fast access to that data. In this tutorial, we are going to guide you through the process of installing OpenTSDB on Linux Mint Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you will need to have the following:

• Linux Mint Latest installed
• Java Development Kit (JDK) version 8 or higher

Step 1: Updating your package list

The first step is to update your package list:

sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Installing OpenTSDB dependencies

Next, we need to install the dependencies required to build and run OpenTSDB:

sudo apt-get install autoconf automake gnuplot libtool python gnuplot-nox

Step 3: Downloading and installing OpenTSDB

You can download OpenTSDB from the official website (http://opentsdb.net/). Once downloaded, extract the tar archive and navigate to the extracted directory.

tar -xvf opentsdb-x.x.x.tar.gz
cd opentsdb-x.x.x/

Next, we need to build OpenTSDB from source:

./build.sh

Once the build process is complete, we need to install OpenTSDB:

sudo make install

Step 4: Starting OpenTSDB

To start OpenTSDB, run the following command:

tsdb tsd --port=4242 --staticroot=/usr/local/share/opentsdb/staticroot

You can now access the OpenTSDB web interface by navigating to http://localhost:4242.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install OpenTSDB on Linux Mint Latest. Now, you can start using OpenTSDB to store and serve large amounts of time-series data.