influxdb-grafana

How to run the example

This example includes configuring and starting influxdb (a time series database) and grafana (a metrics dashboard).

The example:

• Starts containers for Influxdb and Grafana (using Docker)
• Starts snapd
• Gets, loads and starts snap plugins
• Creates and starts a task that collects from psutil and publishes to InfluxDB

Start the example by running run-psutil.sh

Requirements

• docker
• docker-compose
• netcat
• SNAP_PATH env var set to the snap build directory

Note: The script also supports docker-machine but doesn't require it.

Issues/Warning

• Make sure the time on your docker-machine vm is syncd with the time on your host