How to Install cAdvisor on NetBSD

Introduction

cAdvisor is an open-source monitoring system developed by Google. It is designed to collect, analyze, and visualize system and container metrics for multiple operating systems including NetBSD. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing cAdvisor on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation process, please make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• NetBSD installed
• Internet connectivity

Step 1: Install Git

cAdvisor is hosted on Github, which means we need Git to clone the repository. To install Git, run the following command:

pkg_add git

Step 2: Clone the cAdvisor Repository

To clone the cAdvisor repository, run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/google/cadvisor.git

Step 3: Build cAdvisor

Now that we have cloned the repository, let's build cAdvisor. Navigate into the cAdvisor directory using the cd command:

cd cadvisor

Next, run the following commands to build cAdvisor:

make all

Step 4: Run cAdvisor

At this point, cAdvisor should be built successfully on your NetBSD system. To start the cAdvisor daemon, run the following command:

./cadvisor -logtostderr

cAdvisor should now be running on port 8080.

Step 5: Access cAdvisor Web Interface

To access cAdvisor's web interface, open a web browser and enter the IP address of your NetBSD machine with port 8080, for example:

http://192.168.0.10:8080/

You should now see the cAdvisor web interface.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install and run cAdvisor on NetBSD. Now you can use cAdvisor to monitor your system and container metrics.