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| + | ====== collectd ====== | ||
| + | collectd is a daemon that gathers system processes, and generates RRD files. | ||
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| + | See also [[CGP]] for web statistics. | ||
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| + | ==== Requirements ==== | ||
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| + | * rrdtool | ||
| + | * apache web server with PHP support | ||
| + | * A MySQL user that can excecute 'SHOW STATUS'; | ||
| + | * .htaccess file to limit visibility | ||
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| + | ==== CentOS ==== | ||
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| + | Repository installs: | ||
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| + | < | ||
| + | yum install libpcap-devel | ||
| + | </ | ||
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| + | Download and install manually: | ||
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| + | * [[http:// | ||
| + | * [[http:// | ||
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| + | == Startup == | ||
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| + | Download and install the collectd init script. | ||
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| + | == Notes == | ||
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| + | On one CentOS install, I was having trouble with collectd' | ||
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| + | ==== Gentoo ==== | ||
| + | |||
| + | '' | ||
| + | |||
| + | < | ||
| + | syslog load conntrack interface memory netlink rrdtool tcpconns vmem df protocols sensors"</ | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== FreeBSD ==== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Located in ''/ | ||
| + | |||
| + | < | ||
| + | echo collectd_enable=YES >> / | ||
| + | mkdir / | ||
| + | / | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== MySQL ==== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Create a new user with proper privileges: | ||
| + | |||
| + | < | ||
| + | CREATE USER ' | ||
| + | GRANT SELECT, PROCESS, SHOW DATABASES, SUPER ON *.* TO ' | ||
| + | FLUSH PRIVILEGES; | ||
| + | </ | ||
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| + | |||
| + | === Notes === | ||
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| + | Some plugins will not work on a VPS because you do not have direct access to the hardware. | ||
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| + | Once you start collectd, tail the system logs to make sure everything is okay. | ||
