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Installing required packages

For i686 :

sudo yum groupinstall "Development tools"
sudo yum install -y --enablerepo=epel python-devel
sudo yum install -y --enablerepo=epel pycairo Django.noarch django-tagging  python-twisted python-zope-interface
sudo yum install -y --enablerepo=epel fontconfig fontconfig-devel
sudo yum install -y --enablerepo=epel python-pip
sudo yum install -y --enablerepo=epel httpd mod_wsgi

For x86_64:

sudo yum groupinstall "Development tools"
sudo yum install -y --enablerepo=epel python-devel.noarch
sudo yum install -y --enablerepo=epel pycairo.x86_64 Django.noarch django-tagging.noarch  python-twisted.noarch python-zope-interface.x86_64
sudo yum install -y --enablerepo=epel fontconfig.x86_64 fontconfig-devel.x86_64
sudo yum install -y --enablerepo=epel python-pip.noarch
sudo yum install -y --enablerepo=epel httpd.x86_64 mod_wsgi.x86_64

sudo chkconfig httpd on

sudo pip-python install whisper
sudo pip-python install carbon
sudo pip-python install graphite-web

> # If you have some error with twisted daemonize 
> cd /tmp
> git clone https://github.com/graphite-project/carbon.git
> pushd carbon
>     sudo pip-python install -r requirements.txt
> popd
> git clone https://github.com/graphite-project/graphite-web.git
> pushd carbon
>     sudo pip-python install -r requirements.txt
> popd

Install Postgres

sudo yum install postgresql postgresql-server postgresql-devel postgresql-contrib python-psycopg2

Configuration

Postgres

sudo sed -i.bak -e 's/ident$/md5/' -e 's/peer$/md5/' /var/lib/pgsql9/data/pg_hba.conf

sudo service postgresql initdb

sudo service postgresql start

Create an database for graphite

sudo -u postgres createuser graphite

Create a user for graphite

sudo -u postgres createdb -O graphite graphite

Change password of postgres users

sudo -u postgres psql -d template1

template1=# ALTER USER postgres WITH PASSWORD 'ROOT_POSTGRES_PASSWORD';
template1=# ALTER USER graphite WITH PASSWORD 'GRAPHITE_POSTGRES_PASSWORD';    

Graphite Configuration

sudo cp /opt/graphite/conf/carbon.conf.example /opt/graphite/conf/carbon.conf
sudo cp /opt/graphite/conf/storage-schemas.conf.example /opt/graphite/conf/storage-schemas.conf
sudo cp /opt/graphite/conf/graphite.wsgi.example /opt/graphite/conf/graphite.wsgi
sudo cp /opt/graphite/examples/example-graphite-vhost.conf /etc/httpd/conf.d/graphite.conf
sudo cp /opt/graphite/webapp/graphite/local_settings.py.example /opt/graphite/webapp/graphite/local_settings.py

sudo vim /opt/graphite/webapp/graphite/settings.py

SECRET_KEY = 'YOUR_DJANGO_SECRET_KEY'
TIME_ZONE = 'YOUR_DJANGO_TIME_ZONE'

DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'NAME': 'graphite',
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
        'USER': 'graphite',
        'PASSWORD': 'GRAPHITE_POSTGRES_PASSWORD',
        'HOST': '127.0.0.1',
        'PORT': '5432'
    }
}

Set up initial database without creating a superuser

sudo python /opt/graphite/webapp/graphite/manage.py syncdb
sudo chown -R apache:apache /opt/graphite/storage/

Create a superuser

sudo python /opt/graphite/webapp/graphite/manage.py createsuperuser stats

Setup init.d for carbon

sudo wget -O /etc/init.d/carbon https://gist.github.com/samukasmk/7435401/raw/6978bda604c794e21165a81c6b879528d19e8bb4/carbon.init.sh
sudo chmod 0755 /etc/init.d/carbon
sudo chkconfig --add carbon

Start apache and carbon

sudo /opt/graphite/bin/carbon-cache.py start
sudo /etc/init.d/httpd start

> # If you have some errors about: UserWarning: Module twisted was already imported from
> cp /opt/graphite/lib/twisted/plugins/* /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/twisted/plugins/
> mv /opt/graphite/lib/twisted /root

Install nodejs

sudo yum install nodejs nodejs-compat-symlinks npm

> # Extra source, if you don't head aws amazon repos
> sudo yum localinstall --nogpgcheck http://nodejs.tchol.org/repocfg/amzn1/nodejs-stable-release.noarch.rpm   

Install statsd

cd /opt
sudo git clone git://github.com/etsy/statsd.git
cd statsd
sudo cp exampleConfig.js localConfig.js

sudo vim localConfig.js

Content config of localConfig.js

{
    graphitePort: 2003,
    graphiteHost: "127.0.0.1",
    port: 8125,
    backends: [ "./backends/graphite" ]
}

Setup init.d for statsd

sudo wget -O /etc/init.d/statsd https://gist.github.com/samukasmk/7435401/raw/d79bab965d3576b6defe86cf42c7304343f49239/statsd.init.sh
sudo chmod 0755 /etc/init.d/statsd
sudo chkconfig --add statsd

carbon.init.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
# Carbon (part of Graphite)
#
# chkconfig: 3 50 50
# description: Carbon init.d
. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions

prog=carbon
RETVAL=0

start() {
	echo -n $"Starting $prog: "

	PYTHONPATH=/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/ /opt/graphite/bin/carbon-cache.py start
	RETVAL=$?

	if [ $RETVAL = 0 ]; then
		success "carbon started"
	else
		failure "carbon failed to start"
	fi
	
	echo
	return $RETVAL
}

stop() {
	echo -n $"Stopping $prog: "

	PYTHONPATH=/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/ /opt/graphite/bin/carbon-cache.py stop > /dev/null 2>&1
	RETVAL=$?

	if [ $RETVAL = 0 ]; then
		success "carbon stopped"
	else
		failure "carbon failed to stop"
	fi
	
	echo
	return $RETVAL
}

# See how we were called.
case "$1" in
  start)
	start
	;;
  stop)
	stop
	;;
  status)
	PYTHONPATH=/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/ /opt/graphite/bin/carbon-cache.py status
	RETVAL=$?
	;;
  restart)
	stop
	start
	;;
  *)
	echo $"Usage: $prog {start|stop|restart|status}"
	exit 1
esac

exit $RETVAL

statsd.init.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
# StatsD
#
# chkconfig: 3 50 50
# description: StatsD init.d
. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions

prog=statsd
STATSDDIR=/opt/statsd
statsd=./stats.js
LOG=/var/log/statsd.log
ERRLOG=/var/log/statsderr.log
CONFFILE=${STATSDDIR}/localConfig.js
pidfile=/var/run/statsd.pid
lockfile=/var/lock/subsys/statsd
RETVAL=0
STOP_TIMEOUT=${STOP_TIMEOUT-10}

start() {
	echo -n $"Starting $prog: "
	cd ${STATSDDIR}

	# See if it's already running. Look *only* at the pid file.
	if [ -f ${pidfile} ]; then
		failure "PID file exists for statsd"
		RETVAL=1
	else
		# Run as process
		/usr/bin/node ${statsd} ${CONFFILE} >> ${LOG} 2>> ${ERRLOG} &
		RETVAL=$?

		# Store PID
		echo $! > ${pidfile}

		# Success
		[ $RETVAL = 0 ] && success "statsd started"
	fi

	echo
	return $RETVAL
}

stop() {
	echo -n $"Stopping $prog: "
	killproc -p ${pidfile}
	RETVAL=$?
	echo
	[ $RETVAL = 0 ] && rm -f ${pidfile}
}

# See how we were called.
case "$1" in
  start)
	start
	;;
  stop)
	stop
	;;
  status)
	status -p ${pidfile} ${prog}
	RETVAL=$?
	;;
  restart)
	stop
	start
	;;
  condrestart)
	if [ -f ${pidfile} ] ; then
		stop
		start
	fi
	;;
  *)
	echo $"Usage: $prog {start|stop|restart|condrestart|status}"
	exit 1
esac

exit $RETVAL