Collectd Installation
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Ubuntu 14.04 Installation
~$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install collectd collectd-utils -y
Configuration
Backup the conf
~$ sudo cp /etc/collectd/collectd.conf /etc/collectd/collectd.conf_backup
Edit the conf
~$ sudo vi /etc/collectd/collectd.conf
Uncomment the network plugin to feed influxdb
LoadPlugin network
Configure the network plugin
<Plugin network> <Server "localhost" "25826"> Username "influx" Password "influxdb" Interface "eth0" </Server> </Plugin>
Update influx db conf
Enable influx db to ingest collectd data
~$ sudo vi /etc/influxdb/influxdb.conf [[collectd]] enabled = true bind-address = "127.0.0.1" port = "25826" database = "collectd" typesdb = "/usr/share/collectd/types.db" ~$ sudo service influxdb restart