Dedicated Server<\/a>) running a clean installation of CentOS 7.<\/p>\nMonitoring is essential for any production system, and in general this guide will work for any CentOS server. When complete, Munin will be active and monitoring resource use.<\/p>\n
Tutorial<\/h2>\n
Munin requires a basic set of packages in order to function. We’ll install those now.<\/p>\n
um install nano epel-release -y<\/code><\/p>\nNext we’ll need the Apache web server, since Apache serves up Munin’s web interface. We’ll first install Apache. Then we’ll enable it to start on boot so the web interface is accessible.<\/p>\n
yum install httpd -y
\n systemctl start httpd.service
\n systemctl enable httpd.service<\/code><\/p>\nMunin must now be installed. It, too, must be enabled to run on boot.<\/p>\n
yum install munin munin-node -y
\n systemctl start munin-node.service
\n systemctl enable munin-node.service<\/code><\/p>\nLet’s edit munin.conf and set our server’s IP. In this case, we’ll set it to localhost.<\/p>\n
nano \/etc\/munin\/munin.conf<\/code><\/p>\nNear the bottom of the configuration, add these lines.<\/p>\n
[localhost]
\n address 127.0.0.1
\n use_node_name yes<\/code><\/p>\nWe must now secure access to the Munin web interface. Leaving access to monitoring details open to public view is a major security issue. We’ll assign a username and password for the web interface.<\/p>\n
htpasswd \/etc\/munin\/munin-htpasswd admin<\/code><\/p>\nMunin is now running. Visit http:\/\/your_main_ip\/munin, log in with your credentials, and wait a few minutes. You’ll eventually see performance graphs and other details on your server’s resource use.<\/p>\n
Conclusion<\/h2>\n
Your server performance is now being monitored and logged. While these details may not be terribly interesting on a clean CentOS installation, they become far more useful when the server is handling production workloads and is receiving network traffic. If this guide was helpful to you, kindly share it with others who may also be interested. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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