How to Install Bosun on OpenSUSE

Bosun is an open-source monitoring and alerting system. It can be used to monitor servers, applications, and services. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Bosun on OpenSUSE.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation, we need to make sure that we have the following:

  • OpenSUSE latest installed
  • Superuser privileges
  • Basic knowledge of the Linux command line

Step 1: Update Packages and Repositories

The first thing to do is update the packages and repositories on our OpenSUSE machine. Run the following commands:

sudo zypper refresh
sudo zypper update

Step 2: Install the Required Packages

Bosun requires some packages to be installed on the system. We need to install these packages using the following command:

sudo zypper install golang git

Step 3: Set Up GOPATH

We need to set up the GOPATH environment variable to a directory where we will install the Bosun application. Run the following command to create a new directory:

mkdir ~/go

Now, add the following line to the .bashrc file:

export GOPATH=$HOME/go

Reload the .bashrc file so that the changes can take effect:

source ~/.bashrc

Step 4: Clone the Bosun Repository

Now that we have installed the required packages and set up the GOPATH environment variable, we can clone the Bosun repository. Run the following command:

go get github.com/naveego/bosun

This command will download and build the Bosun application.

Step 5: Configure Bosun

Before we can run Bosun, we need to configure it. Create a new file called bosun.toml in the ~/go/src/github.com/naveego/bosun directory:

nano ~/go/src/github.com/naveego/bosun/bosun.toml

And paste the following configuration into it:

[web]
listen=":8070"
root="/opt/naveego/bosun"
auth="none"

[hook.slack]
api_url = ""
enabled = false
channel = ""
username = ""
emoji = ""

Make sure to replace the listen and root values with your own.

Step 6: Run Bosun

Now, we can run Bosun using the following command:

cd ~/go/src/github.com/naveego/bosun
./bosun run

This will start Bosun and it will be accessible on port 8070.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install Bosun on OpenSUSE latest. We also learned how to configure Bosun and run it. With Bosun installed, we can monitor our servers, applications, and services effectively.