Setup Collectd + InfluxDB + Grafana

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OS: Ubuntu 14.04 amd64

InfluxDB

1. download deb file http://s3.amazonaws.com/influxdb/influxdb_latest_amd64.deb

2. install via dpkg -i influxdb_latest_amd64.deb

3. configure /opt/influxdb/shared/config.toml add input_plugins.collectd below the input_plugins section

   [input_plugins]
       [input_plugins.collectd]
           enabled = true
           port = 8096
           database = "collectd"
           typesdb = "/usr/share/collectd/types.db"
   

4. create influxdb database via web http://localhost:8083 user: root pass: root

Collectd

1. install via apt sudo apt-get install -y collectd collectd-utils

2. configure hostname, LoadPlugin and network plugin

   Hostname "xemoe.com"
   LoadPlugin network
   <Plugin network>
       Server "127.0.0.1" "8096" 
   </Plugin>
   

3. restart collectd service

Grafana

1. download deb file http://grafanarel.s3.amazonaws.com/builds/grafana_latest_amd64.deb

2. install via dpkg -i grafana_latest_amd64.deb

3. go to http://localhost:3000 user: admin pass: admin

4. create datasource

   name: collectd
   default: true
   type: influxdb 0.8
   url: http://localhost:8086
   access: proxy
   database: collectd
   user: root
   pass: root
   

5. create dashboard