influxdb

Table of Contents

1. Overview
2. Module Description - What the module does and why it is useful
3. Setup - The basics of getting started with influxdb
   • Beginning with influxdb
4. Usage - Configuration options and additional functionality
5. Limitations - OS compatibility, etc.
6. Development - Guide for contributing to the module

Overview

Puppet module that installs and configures InfluxDB, a time series metrics data base written in Go. The module supports InfluxDB 0.9 and has been tested on EL6

Module Description

The module installs InfluxDB, manages its configuration and the daemon process lifecycle.

Setup

Beginning with influxdb

See metadata.json for dependencies

Usage

In its simplest form using defaults:

include ::influxdb

This will create the influxdb service account, install the package from the official repository, manage the configuration and init script source file and start the service.

The module supports a number of class parameters to customize the behavior of InfluxDB, refer to the documentation in init.pp

Limitations

Only tested on EL6

Development

Unit tests

bundle exec rake test

Acceptance tests

bundle exec kitchen test