chronograf Installation Guide Installation Guide

chronograf is a free and open-source InfluxDB interface. Chronograf provides visualization interface for InfluxDB

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 1 core minimum

RAM: 512MB minimum

Storage: 1GB for data

Network: HTTP/HTTPS access

Operating System:

Linux: Any modern distribution (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, openSUSE)

macOS: 10.14+ (Mojave or newer)

Windows: Windows Server 2016+ or Windows 10

FreeBSD: 11.0+

Network Requirements:

Port 8888 (default chronograf port)

None

Dependencies:

See official documentation for specific requirements

System Access: root or sudo privileges required

This guide supports installation on:

RHEL 8/9 and derivatives (CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux)

Debian 11/12

Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04 LTS

Arch Linux (rolling release)

Alpine Linux 3.18+

openSUSE Leap 15.5+ / Tumbleweed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15+

macOS 12+ (Monterey and later)

FreeBSD 13+

Windows 10/11/Server 2019+ (where applicable)

bash

# Install EPEL repository if needed
sudo dnf install -y epel-release

# Install chronograf
sudo dnf install -y chronograf

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now chronograf

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=8888/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
chronograf --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install chronograf
sudo apt install -y chronograf

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now chronograf

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 8888

# Verify installation
chronograf --version

bash

# Install chronograf
sudo pacman -S chronograf

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now chronograf

# Verify installation
chronograf --version

bash

# Install chronograf
apk add --no-cache chronograf

# Enable and start service
rc-update add chronograf default
rc-service chronograf start

# Verify installation
chronograf --version

bash

# Install chronograf
sudo zypper install -y chronograf

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now chronograf

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=8888/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
chronograf --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install chronograf

# Start service
brew services start chronograf

# Verify installation
chronograf --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install chronograf

# Enable in rc.conf
echo 'chronograf_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service chronograf start

# Verify installation
chronograf --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install chronograf

# Or using Scoop
scoop install chronograf

# Verify installation
chronograf --version

bash

# Create configuration directory
sudo mkdir -p /etc/chronograf

# Set up basic configuration
# See official documentation for detailed configuration options

# Test configuration
chronograf --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable chronograf

# Start service
sudo systemctl start chronograf

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop chronograf

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart chronograf

# Check status
sudo systemctl status chronograf

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u chronograf -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add chronograf default

# Start service
rc-service chronograf start

# Stop service
rc-service chronograf stop

# Restart service
rc-service chronograf restart

# Check status
rc-service chronograf status

bash

# Enable in /etc/rc.conf
echo 'chronograf_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service chronograf start

# Stop service
service chronograf stop

# Restart service
service chronograf restart

# Check status
service chronograf status

bash

# Using Homebrew services
brew services start chronograf
brew services stop chronograf
brew services restart chronograf

# Check status
brew services list | grep chronograf

powershell

# Start service
net start chronograf

# Stop service
net stop chronograf

# Using PowerShell
Start-Service chronograf
Stop-Service chronograf
Restart-Service chronograf

# Check status
Get-Service chronograf

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream chronograf_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:8888;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name chronograf.example.com;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name chronograf.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/chronograf.example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/chronograf.example.com.key;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://chronograf_backend;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

apache

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName chronograf.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://chronograf.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName chronograf.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/chronograf.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/chronograf.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:8888/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:8888/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend chronograf_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/chronograf.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend chronograf_backend

backend chronograf_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server chronograf1 127.0.0.1:8888 check

bash

# Set appropriate permissions
sudo chown -R chronograf:chronograf /etc/chronograf
sudo chmod 750 /etc/chronograf

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=8888/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Enable SELinux policies (if applicable)
sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect on

See official documentation for database configuration requirements.

bash

# Basic system tuning
echo 'net.core.somaxconn = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo 'net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
sudo sysctl -p

bash

# Check service status
sudo systemctl status chronograf

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u chronograf -f

# Monitor resource usage
top -p $(pgrep chronograf)

bash

#!/bin/bash
# Basic backup script
BACKUP_DIR="/backup/chronograf"
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)

mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/chronograf-backup-$DATE.tar.gz" /etc/chronograf /var/lib/chronograf

echo "Backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR/chronograf-backup-$DATE.tar.gz"

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop chronograf

# Restore from backup
tar -xzf /backup/chronograf/chronograf-backup-*.tar.gz -C /

# Start service
sudo systemctl start chronograf

1. Service won't start:

bash

# Check logs
sudo journalctl -u chronograf -n 100
sudo tail -f /var/log/chronograf/chronograf.log

# Check configuration
chronograf --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/chronograf

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 8888

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 8888

# Check firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --list-all

3. Performance issues:

bash

# Check resource usage
top -p $(pgrep chronograf)

# Check disk I/O
iotop -p $(pgrep chronograf)

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 8888

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  chronograf:
    image: chronograf:latest
    ports:
      - "8888:8888"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/chronograf
      - ./data:/var/lib/chronograf
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

# RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux
sudo dnf update chronograf

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade chronograf

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu chronograf

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade chronograf

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update chronograf

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade chronograf

# Always backup before updates
tar -czf /backup/chronograf-pre-update-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /etc/chronograf

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart chronograf

Regular Maintenance

bash

# Log rotation
sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/chronograf

# Clean old logs
find /var/log/chronograf -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -delete

# Check disk usage
du -sh /var/lib/chronograf

Official Documentation: https://docs.chronograf.org/

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/chronograf/chronograf

Community Forum: https://forum.chronograf.org/

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.chronograf.org/best-practices

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Note: This guide is part of the HowToMgr collection. Always refer to official documentation for the most up-to-date information.

1. Prerequisites

2. Supported Operating Systems

3. Installation

RHEL/CentOS/Rocky Linux/AlmaLinux

Debian/Ubuntu

Arch Linux

Alpine Linux

openSUSE/SLES

macOS

FreeBSD

Windows

Initial Configuration

Basic Configuration

5. Service Management

systemd (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, openSUSE)

OpenRC (Alpine Linux)

rc.d (FreeBSD)

launchd (macOS)

Windows Service Manager

Advanced Configuration

Reverse Proxy Setup

nginx Configuration

Apache Configuration

HAProxy Configuration

Security Configuration

Basic Security Setup

Database Setup

Performance Optimization

System Tuning

Monitoring

Basic Monitoring

9. Backup and Restore

Backup Script

Restore Procedure

6. Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Integration Examples

Docker Compose Example

Maintenance

Update Procedures

Regular Maintenance

Additional Resources

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