{"id":75244,"date":"2026-04-28T04:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T04:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/?p=75244"},"modified":"2026-04-28T04:03:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T04:03:22","slug":"graphite-how-to-install-and-configure-graphite-monitoring-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/graphite-how-to-install-and-configure-graphite-monitoring-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Graphite: How to install and Configure graphite monitoring tool"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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docker-compose.yml\nroot@ip-172<\/span>-31<\/span>-37<\/span>-11<\/span>:~\/graphite-linux-demo# more docker-compose.yml<\/span>\nversion: \"3.8\"<\/span>\n\nservices:\n  graphite:\n    image: graphiteapp\/graphite-statsd:latest\n    container_name: graphite\n    restart: unless-stopped\n    ports:\n      - \"8080:80\"<\/span>          # Graphite Web UI<\/span>\n      - \"2003:2003\"<\/span>        # Carbon plaintext TCP<\/span>\n      - \"2004:2004\"<\/span>        # Carbon pickle<\/span>\n      - \"8125:8125\/udp\"<\/span>    # StatsD UDP<\/span>\n      - \"8126:8126\"<\/span>        # StatsD admin<\/span>\n    volumes:\n      - graphite_data:\/opt\/graphite\/storage\n      - .\/storage-schemas.conf:\/opt\/graphite\/conf\/storage-schemas.conf\n\n  telegraf:\n    image: telegraf:latest\n    container_name: telegraf\n    restart: unless-stopped\n    depends_on:\n      - graphite\n    user: root\n    volumes:\n      - .\/telegraf.conf:\/etc\/telegraf\/telegraf.conf:ro\n      - \/:\/hostfs:ro\n      - \/var<\/span>\/run\/docker.sock:\/var<\/span>\/run\/docker.sock:ro\n    environment:\n      HOST_MOUNT_PREFIX: \/hostfs\n\nvolumes:\n  graphite_data:\nroot@ip-172<\/span>-31<\/span>-37<\/span>-11<\/span>:~\/graphite-linux-demo# <\/span><\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> PHP<\/span> (<\/span>php<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
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root@ip-172<\/span>-31<\/span>-37<\/span>-11<\/span>:~\/graphite-linux-demo# more storage-schemas.conf <\/span>\n[telegraf]\npattern = ^telegraf\\.\nretentions = 10<\/span>s:1<\/span>d,1<\/span>m:7<\/span>d,10<\/span>m:30<\/span>d\n\n[default<\/span>]\npattern = .*\nretentions = 10<\/span>s:1<\/span>d,1<\/span>m:7<\/span>d,10<\/span>m:30<\/span>d\nroot@ip-172<\/span>-31<\/span>-37<\/span>-11<\/span>:~\/graphite-linux-demo# <\/span><\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> PHP<\/span> (<\/span>php<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
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root@ip-172<\/span>-31<\/span>-37<\/span>-11<\/span>:~\/graphite-linux-demo# more telegraf.conf<\/span>\n[agent]\n  interval = \"10s\"<\/span>\n  round_interval = true<\/span>\n  hostname = \"linux-demo\"<\/span>\n  omit_hostname = false<\/span>\n\n[[outputs.graphite]]\n  servers = [\"graphite:2003\"<\/span>]\n  prefix = \"telegraf\"<\/span>\n  template = \"host.measurement.field\"<\/span>\n\n[[inputs.cpu]]\n  percpu = true<\/span>\n  totalcpu = true<\/span>\n  collect_cpu_time = false<\/span>\n  report_active = true<\/span>\n\n[[inputs.mem]]\n\n[[inputs.swap]]\n\n[[inputs.system]]\n\n[[inputs.disk]]\n  ignore_fs = [\"tmpfs\"<\/span>, \"devtmpfs\"<\/span>, \"devfs\"<\/span>, \"iso9660\"<\/span>, \"overlay\"<\/span>, \"aufs\"<\/span>, \"squashfs\"<\/span>, \"nsfs\"<\/span>, \"cgroup\"<\/span>, \"cgroup2\"<\/span>]\n\n[[inputs.net]]\n\n[[inputs.kernel]]\n\n[[inputs.processes]]\nroot@ip-172<\/span>-31<\/span>-37<\/span>-11<\/span>:~\/graphite-linux-demo# <\/span><\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> PHP<\/span> (<\/span>php<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
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docker-compose up -d\n\ndocker exec -it graphite find \/opt\/graphite\/storage\/whisper\/telegraf -type f | head -20<\/span>\n\ndocker exec -it graphite find \/opt\/graphite\/storage\/whisper\/telegraf -type f | sed 's#\/opt\/graphite\/storage\/whisper\/##; s#\/#.#g; s#.wsp$##'<\/span> | sort<\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> JavaScript<\/span> (<\/span>javascript<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
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root@ip-172<\/span>-31<\/span>-37<\/span>-11<\/span>:~\/graphite-linux-demo# docker ps<\/span>\nCONTAINER ID   IMAGE                                COMMAND                  CREATED      STATUS      PORTS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  NAMES\ne7345a01ea59   telegraf:latest                      \"\/entrypoint.sh tele\u2026\"<\/span>   3<\/span> days ago   Up 3<\/span> days   8092<\/span>\/udp, 8125<\/span>\/udp, 8094<\/span>\/tcp                                                                                                                                                                                                                           telegraf\n5<\/span>d1ad13e09fd   graphiteapp\/graphite-statsd:latest   \"\/entrypoint\"<\/span>            3<\/span> days ago   Up 3<\/span> days   2013<\/span>-2014<\/span>\/tcp, 2023<\/span>-2024<\/span>\/tcp, 8080<\/span>\/tcp, 0.0<\/span>.0<\/span>.0<\/span>:2003<\/span>-2004<\/span>->2003<\/span>-2004<\/span>\/tcp, [::]:2003<\/span>-2004<\/span>->2003<\/span>-2004<\/span>\/tcp, 0.0<\/span>.0<\/span>.0<\/span>:8126<\/span>->8126<\/span>\/tcp, [::]:8126<\/span>->8126<\/span>\/tcp, 8125<\/span>\/tcp, 0.0<\/span>.0<\/span>.0<\/span>:8125<\/span>->8125<\/span>\/udp, [::]:8125<\/span>->8125<\/span>\/udp, 0.0<\/span>.0<\/span>.0<\/span>:8080<\/span>->80<\/span>\/tcp, [::]:8080<\/span>->80<\/span>\/tcp   graphite\nroot@ip-172<\/span>-31<\/span>-37<\/span>-11<\/span>:~\/graphite-linux-demo# <\/span><\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> PHP<\/span> (<\/span>php<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
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