rezigned · December 16, 2015 13:29 · Apr 29, 2013 · Apr 29, 2013 · Apr 23, 2013 · Apr 23, 2013
diff --git a/centos.md b/centos.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-
 ```
+# Install EPEL
 rpm -ivh http://mirror.us.leaseweb.net/epel/6/i386/epel-release-6-5.noarch.rpm
 
+# Instll dependencies
 yum install Django pycairo bitmap bitmap-fonts python-pip gcc python-devel mod_wsgi perl django-tagging
 
 pip-python install carbon
@@ -22,8 +23,18 @@ vi local_settings.py
 
 python manage.py syncdb
 
+# Start carbon
 cd /opt/graphite/
 ./bin/carbon-cache.py start
 
 chown -R apache:apache /opt/graphite/storage/
+
+# This is very important! Disable SELinux security protection. Without this line apache will be failed to restart.
+setenforce 0
+service httpd restart
+
+# Don't forget to add firewall rules to allow Graphite & statsd ports.
+# Graphite - tcp:2003
+# Statsd   - udp:8125
+
 ```
diff --git a/centos.md b/centos.md
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+
+```
+rpm -ivh http://mirror.us.leaseweb.net/epel/6/i386/epel-release-6-5.noarch.rpm
+
+yum install Django pycairo bitmap bitmap-fonts python-pip gcc python-devel mod_wsgi perl django-tagging
+
+pip-python install carbon
+pip-python install carbon
+pip-python install whisper
+pip-python install graphite-web
+
+cd /opt/graphite/conf
+cp carbon.conf.example carbon.conf
+cp storage-schemas.conf.example storage-schemas.conf
+cp graphite.wsgi.example graphite.wsgi
+
+vi /etc/httpd/conf.d/graphite.conf
+
+cd /opt/graphite/webapp/graphite
+cp local_settings.py.example local_settings.py
+vi local_settings.py
+
+python manage.py syncdb
+
+cd /opt/graphite/
+./bin/carbon-cache.py start
+
+chown -R apache:apache /opt/graphite/storage/
+```
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
@@ -88,4 +88,6 @@ Then open `http://localhost:8080` and have fun!
 #### References
 
 * https://gist.github.com/mariovisic/3773685
-* https://gist.github.com/BenHall/3644329
+* https://gist.github.com/BenHall/3644329
+* http://amin.bitbucket.org/posts/graphite-mac-homebrew.html
+* http://www.spacevatican.org/2012/9/18/using-statsd-and-graphite-from-a-rails-app/
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Then open `http://localhost:8080` and have fun!
 #### Troubleshooting
 
 * If you manage to get the server running but have some errors similar to this "Your database file is not writable". Please check your permission on the parent directory (In our case `/opt/graphite/storage/`). It must has `write` permission.
-* To check wheter your graphite installation is working or not you can try the example graphite client in `/opt/graphite/example/` by executing this command `python /opt/graphite/example/example-client.py`
+* To check wheter your graphite installation is working or not you can try using the example graphite client in `/opt/graphite/example/` by executing this command `python /opt/graphite/example/example-client.py`
 
 #### References
 

diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ python /opt/graphite/bin/run-graphite-devel-server.py /opt/graphite/
 
 Then open `http://localhost:8080` and have fun!
 
+#### Troubleshooting
+
+* If you manage to get the server running but have some errors similar to this "Your database file is not writable". Please check your permission on the parent directory (In our case `/opt/graphite/storage/`). It must has `write` permission.
+* To check wheter your graphite installation is working or not you can try the example graphite client in `/opt/graphite/example/` by executing this command `python /opt/graphite/example/example-client.py`
+
 #### References
 
 * https://gist.github.com/mariovisic/3773685

diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ XQuartz is required by `cairo` library. If you haven't installed this you can do
 brew install cairo, py2cairo
 ```
 
-**Notes**: If your system doesn't have `pip` installed. You can install it via `sudo easy_install pip`
+** **Notes**: If your system doesn't have `pip` installed. You can install it via `sudo easy_install pip`
 
 ### Install Graphite and dependencies
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ sudo pip install django-tagging
 sudo pip install graphite-web
 ```
 
-**Notes**: By default `pip` will try to download the latest version of the software so this might be a problem in some cases. Graphite has some problem when I tried to install it using latest django ``1.5+``. Some people suggests to use ``1.4.5``
+** **Notes**: By default `pip` will try to download the latest version of the software so this might be a problem in some cases. Graphite has some problem when I tried to install it using latest django ``1.5+``. Some people suggests to use ``1.4.5``
 
 After successfully installed graphite, `/opt/graphite/` directory will be created. This will contain graphite-related stuffs.
 

diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ XQuartz is required by `cairo` library. If you haven't installed this you can do
 brew install cairo, py2cairo
 ```
 
-** Notes: If your system doesn't have `pip` installed. You can install it via `sudo easy_install pip`
+**Notes**: If your system doesn't have `pip` installed. You can install it via `sudo easy_install pip`
 
 ### Install Graphite and dependencies
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ sudo pip install django-tagging
 sudo pip install graphite-web
 ```
 
-** Notes: By default `pip` will try to download the latest version of the software so this might be a problem in some cases. Graphite has some problem when I tried to install it using latest django ``1.5+``. Some people suggests to use ``1.4.5``
+**Notes**: By default `pip` will try to download the latest version of the software so this might be a problem in some cases. Graphite has some problem when I tried to install it using latest django ``1.5+``. Some people suggests to use ``1.4.5``
 
 After successfully installed graphite, `/opt/graphite/` directory will be created. This will contain graphite-related stuffs.
 

diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
@@ -64,8 +64,22 @@ sudo chown -R nobody:nobody /opt/graphite/storage/
 cd /opt/graphite/conf
 cp storage-schemas.conf.example storage-schemas.conf
 cp carbon.conf.example carbon.conf
+
+# Create a bin directory for Graphite
+mkdir /opt/graphite/bin
+ln -s /usr/local/share/python/run-graphite-devel-server.py /opt/graphite/bin/
+ln -s /usr/local/share/python/carbon-cache.py /opt/graphite/bin/
+```
+
+### Final step, Start Carbon and Graphite
+
+```
+python /opt/graphite/bin/carbon-cache.py start # You can use --debug to enable debugging mode
+python /opt/graphite/bin/run-graphite-devel-server.py /opt/graphite/
 ```
 
+Then open `http://localhost:8080` and have fun!
+
 #### References
 
 * https://gist.github.com/mariovisic/3773685

diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
@@ -33,9 +33,40 @@ sudo pip install django-tagging
 sudo pip install graphite-web
 ```
 
-### 
 ** Notes: By default `pip` will try to download the latest version of the software so this might be a problem in some cases. Graphite has some problem when I tried to install it using latest django ``1.5+``. Some people suggests to use ``1.4.5``
 
+After successfully installed graphite, `/opt/graphite/` directory will be created. This will contain graphite-related stuffs.
+
+### Configure Django app
+
+Update Django's settings.py located at `/opt/graphite/webapp/graphite/settings.py` and add the following code at the bottom of the file
+
+```
+DATABASES = {
+    'default': {
+        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
+        'NAME': os.path.join(STORAGE_DIR, 'graphite.db'),
+    },
+}
+```
+
+Then execute these commands.
+
+```
+cd /opt/graphite/webapp/graphite/
+python manage.py syncdb
+```
+
+### Configure Graphite
+
+```
+sudo chown -R nobody:nobody /opt/graphite/storage/
+cd /opt/graphite/conf
+cp storage-schemas.conf.example storage-schemas.conf
+cp carbon.conf.example carbon.conf
+```
+
 #### References
 
-* https://gist.github.com/mariovisic/3773685
+* https://gist.github.com/mariovisic/3773685
+* https://gist.github.com/BenHall/3644329
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Before continuing to the installation section. Please make sure that `/usr/bin/l
 brew install python
 ```
 
-### Install Graphite
+### Install Cairo
 
 XQuartz is required by `cairo` library. If you haven't installed this you can download it from here http://xquartz.macosforge.org/
 
@@ -22,3 +22,20 @@ brew install cairo, py2cairo
 ```
 
 ** Notes: If your system doesn't have `pip` installed. You can install it via `sudo easy_install pip`
+
+### Install Graphite and dependencies
+
+```
+sudo pip install carbon
+sudo pip install whisper
+sudo pip install django==1.4.5
+sudo pip install django-tagging
+sudo pip install graphite-web
+```
+
+### 
+** Notes: By default `pip` will try to download the latest version of the software so this might be a problem in some cases. Graphite has some problem when I tried to install it using latest django ``1.5+``. Some people suggests to use ``1.4.5``
+
+#### References
+
+* https://gist.github.com/mariovisic/3773685
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
@@ -13,3 +13,12 @@ Before continuing to the installation section. Please make sure that `/usr/bin/l
 brew install python
 ```
 
+### Install Graphite
+
+XQuartz is required by `cairo` library. If you haven't installed this you can download it from here http://xquartz.macosforge.org/
+
+```
+brew install cairo, py2cairo
+```
+
+** Notes: If your system doesn't have `pip` installed. You can install it via `sudo easy_install pip`
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
@@ -7,4 +7,9 @@
 
 Before continuing to the installation section. Please make sure that `/usr/bin/local` comes before `/usr/bin` in your `/etc/paths` file.
 
+### Install python
+
+```
+brew install python
+```
 
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 ## Prerequisites
 
-* OSX Command line tools
-* Homebrew
+* OSX Command line tools - You can download it from http://connect.apple.com
+* Homebrew http://mxcl.github.io/homebrew/
+
+#### Notes
+
+Before continuing to the installation section. Please make sure that `/usr/bin/local` comes before `/usr/bin` in your `/etc/paths` file.
+
+
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+## Prerequisites
+
+* OSX Command line tools
+* Homebrew