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Timpi Collector: Windows, Linux, macOS, docker with 4GB RAM, 400MB hard disk, +4 Core CPU.
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Note: This guide assumes you already have some previous knowledge of Linux functions and commands.
This document will walk you through setting up the TIMPI Command-Line Interface.
Using SSH in Putty (Windows)
Putty is a free SSH & telnet client for Windows and UNIX platforms that can be used to make an SSH connection to your server.
You would need this client to access your server and can download the latest client from the link below:
https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html
Enter your connection settings:
Host Name (Or IP address) — Name your session or simply put whatever you want to call it Save & Click Open to launch the Putty
First step is to log in as “root”.
Update & Security
First, you use the update option to resynchronize the package index files from their sources on Ubuntu Linux via the Internet, Second, you use the upgrade option to install the newest versions of all packages currently installed on the Ubuntu system. In other words, get security updates for your machine.
sudo apt update && sudo apt -y upgrade
Required Application
sudo apt install p7zip-full p7zip-rar
sudo apt install lxqt
Automatic Updates
sudo apt install unattended-upgrades
sudo dpkg-reconfigure -plow unattended-upgrades
Software Download & Create Log Directory
To install, simply download the file:
curl https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/981709237812072498/997361180022681621/TimpiCollector-0-8-35-linux.7z -o timpi.7z || wget https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/981709237812072498/997361180022681621/TimpiCollector-0-8-35-linux.7z -o timpi.7z
To Unpack:
7z x timpi.7z
Make the config directory:
sudo mkdir /var/log/timpi && sudo chown $USER:$USER /var/log/timpi
Make the config directory:
sudo mkdir /etc/timpi && sudo chown $USER:$USER /etc/timpi
Move into the Timpi directory:
cd ~/TimpiCollector-0-8-35-linux
Make the collector executable:clear
chmod 700 ./TimpiCollector
Run the Timpi Collector
./TimpiCollector
Final Step: ip:5000 then you can change the coordinator & GeoCore address to: http://gc2.timpi.me/ then restart Timpi Collector.
Nice To have
https://www.vultr.com/docs/how-to-install-and-use-btop-on-ubuntu-20-04/