# Install StatsD on Debian Stretch

Install nodejs:

    # curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_12.x | bash -
    # apt install -y nodejs
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
Install build dependencies:                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
    $ sudo apt install git debhelper devscripts dh-systemd                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
Clone repository:                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
    $ git clone https://github.com/statsd/statsd.git                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
Build package:                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
    $ cd statsd                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
    $ dpkg-buildpackage                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
Install package:                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
    $ cd ..                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
    $ sudo dpkg -i statsd_0.8.5-1_all.deb                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
Configure:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
    # cat /etc/statsd/localConfig.js                                                                                                                                                                                                        
    {                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
      address: '0.0.0.0',                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
      port: 8125,                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
      graphitePort: 2003,                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
      graphiteHost: "localhost",
      backends: [ "./backends/graphite" ],
      graphite: {
        legacyNamespace: false
      },
      log: {
        backend: "syslog"
      }
    }

Start and enable service:

    # systemctl start statsd
    # systemctl enable statsd
    # systemctl status statsd
    ● statsd.service - Network daemon for aggregating statistics
       Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/statsd.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
       Active: active (running) since Tue 2020-01-21 09:46:19 +11; 1h 17min ago
         Docs: https://github.com/etsy/statsd/
     Main PID: 10876 (statsd /etc/sta)
       CGroup: /system.slice/statsd.service
               └─10876 statsd /etc/statsd/localConfig.js
    
    jan 21 09:46:20 graphs systemd[1]: Started Network daemon for aggregating statistics.
    jan 21 09:46:20 graphs nodejs[10876]: 21 Jan 09:46:20 - [10876] reading config file: /etc/statsd/localConfig.js
    jan 21 09:46:20 graphs nodejs[10876]: 21 Jan 09:46:20 - server is up INFO