grafana-install-steps.txt

# Some basic instructions on how to setup Grafana.  Suggested to deploy on at least 2vCPU with 4GB RAM.
# https://grafana.com/docs/installation/debian/
sudo wget https://dl.grafana.com/oss/release/grafana_7.3.1_amd64.deb 
sudo dpkg -i grafana_7.3.1_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get install -y adduser libfontconfig1
sudo apt --fix-broken install
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common

echo "deb https://packages.grafana.com/oss/deb stable main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/grafana.list 
wget -q -O - https://packages.grafana.com/gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -
sudo add-apt-repository "deb https://packages.grafana.com/oss/deb stable main"

sudo apt-get install -y apt-transport-https
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install grafana

# Installs binary to /usr/sbin/grafana-server
# Installs Init.d script to /etc/init.d/grafana-server		
# Creates default file (environment vars) to /etc/default/grafana-server
# Installs configuration file to /etc/grafana/grafana.ini
# Installs systemd service (if systemd is available) name grafana-server.service
# The default configuration sets the log file at /var/log/grafana/grafana.log
# The default configuration specifies an sqlite3 db at /var/lib/grafana/grafana.db
# Installs HTML/JS/CSS and other Grafana files at /usr/share/grafana

sudo service grafana-server start
sudo update-rc.d grafana-server defaults

sudo systemctl enable grafana-server.service
systemctl daemon-reload

# Some basic instructions on how to setup Graphite in docker.
# https://computingforgeeks.com/how-to-install-and-configure-graphite-on-ubuntu-18-04/
sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
sudo apt update
sudo apt install docker-ce
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER

# test docker, you may need sudo
docker run hello-world

# install graphite docker, placing perpetual storage in /data
sudo docker run -d \
 --name graphite \
 --restart=always \
 -p 8080:8080 \
 -p 2003-2004:2003-2004 \
 -p 2023-2024:2023-2024 \
 -p 8125:8125/udp \
 -p 8126:8126 \
 -v /data/graphite/configs:/opt/graphite/conf \
 -v /data/graphite/data:/opt/graphite/storage \
 -v /data/graphite/statsd:/opt/statsd \
 graphiteapp/graphite-statsd

# Ensure ports 3000 (for Graphana portal) and port 2003 (for Graphite messages) are opened.
# To ensure data is captured properly there are 2 additional files you should modify
# Modfy storage-schemas.conf and set the following retention for the [all metrics] category, this is just an example

sudo nano /data/graphite/configs/storage-schemas.conf

[all metrics]
pattern = .*
retentions = 60s:14d,5m:30d,10m:90d,30m:1y

# Also modify storage-aggregation.conf and ensure xFilesFactor is set to 0.0, default is .3 for [default_average]

sudo nano /data/graphite/configs/storage-aggregation.conf

[default_average]
pattern = .*
xFilesFactor = 0.0
aggregationMethod = average