Installing tcollector on Void Linux

tcollector is a collection agent written in Python for OpenTSDB, a distributed time series database. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing tcollector on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

  • A running instance of Void Linux
  • Admin privileges on the system
  • Python 2.6 or later

Step 1: Install Git

tcollector is available on Git, so we need to install it first. Open a terminal window and run the following command as root to install Git.

# xbps-install -S git

Step 2: Clone the tcollector repository

Next, we need to clone the tcollector repository by running the following command in the terminal:

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

This will download the latest version of tcollector to your system.

Step 3: Install Python dependencies

tcollector requires some Python modules to run. You can install them using pip, the Python package installer. To install pip on Void Linux, run the following command:

# xbps-install -S python-pip

Once pip is installed, install the required Python modules by running the following command:

$ sudo pip install --upgrade -r tcollector/requirements.txt

Step 4: Configure tcollector

After installing the Python dependencies, tcollector needs to be configured. Copy the sample configuration file to the appropriate location and rename it as tcollector.cfg.

$ cp tcollector/tcollector.conf.example /etc/tcollector/tcollector.cfg

Edit the tcollector.cfg file to match your OpenTSDB configuration.

Step 5: Run tcollector

Finally, tcollector can be run by executing the run.sh script from the tcollector directory.

$ cd tcollector
$ ./run.sh start

This will start the tcollector process in the background. To stop the process, run the following command:

$ ./run.sh stop

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install tcollector on Void Linux. tcollector is now configured and running, collecting data from various sources and pushing it to OpenTSDB. Remember to periodically check the tcollector logs to ensure that everything is running smoothly.