Installation

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This page provides directions for installing, starting, and configuring Chronograf.

Requirements

Installation of the Chronograf package may require root or administrator privileges in order to complete successfully.

Networking

By default, Chronograf runs on localhost port 10000. The port and interface can be modified through the configuration file.

Installation

Follow the instructions in the Chronograf Downloads section on the Downloads page.

Start the Chronograf service

macOS (via Homebrew)

To run Chronograf manually, you can specify the configuration file on the command line:

chronograf -sample-config > chronograf.toml
chronograf -config=chronograf.toml

Linux DEB or RPM package:

sudo service chronograf start

Configuration

See the configuration documentation for more information.