How to Install Bosun on Windows 10

Bosun is an open-source monitoring and alerting system that helps to monitor IT infrastructure and applications, and also facilitates sound decision-making in cases of emergencies or outages. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps you need to follow to install Bosun on a Windows 10 machine.

Prerequisites

  • A Windows 10 machine
  • Administrator access
  • Git Bash installed

Step 1: Install Go

Bosun is written in Go language, so we will need to install Go to build and run Bosun. Follow the steps below to install Go.

  1. Visit the Official Go download page
  2. Choose the appropriate package based on your OS architecture, download it, and run it.
  3. Follow the installation wizard wizard prompt to complete the installation.

Step 2: Install Bosun

Now that we have installed Go, we can proceed to the installation of Bosun.

  1. Open Git Bash from the start menu.

  2. Clone Bosun repository from Github by entering the following command:

    git clone https://github.com/bosun-monitor/bosun.git

  3. Enter the following command to navigate to the bosun directory:

    cd bosun

  4. Build Bosun by entering the following command:

    go build cmd/bosun/bosun.go

  5. Once the build is complete, you can execute Bosun by typing the command:

    ./bosun -h

  6. You can also run Bosun as a service by running the following command:

    ./bosun service install

    This will install the Bosun service, which will start automatically on boot.

Step 3: Update Configurations

By default, Bosun comes with configuration files located in the example directory. We need to modify these files to suit our needs. Here is how to update the configuration files:

  1. Open the bosun directory in a text editor

  2. Navigate to the example directory

    cd example

  3. Open opentsdb.conf in a text editor, and replace the default values with your own configuration variables.

  4. Do the same with conf/bosun.conf configuration file.

Step 4: Launch Bosun

Now that we have updated the configuration files, we can launch Bosun.

  1. From the bosun directory, run the following command to start Bosun:

    ./bosun.exe -c example/conf/bosun.conf

  2. You should see the Bosun CLI running with several log messages. This means that Bosun is now running on your Windows 10 machine.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Bosun on your Windows 10 machine.