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@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Copyright (C) 2013 LibreNMS Contributors <librenms-project@googlegroups.com>
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
Please see LICENSE.txt for usage requirements and restrictions.
[LICENSE.txt][14] contains a copy of the full GPLv3 licensing conditions.
Introduction
@ -30,19 +30,20 @@ systems including Cisco, Linux, FreeBSD, Juniper, Brocade, Foundry, HP and
many more.
LibreNMS is a community-based fork of the last GPL-licensed version of
Observium <http://observium.org/>. LibreNMS intends to be a viable network
monitoring project and community that:
[Observium][9]. LibreNMS intends to be a viable network monitoring project
and community that:
- encourages contribution,
- focuses on the needs of its users, and
- offers a welcoming, friendly environment for everyone.
The Debian Social Contract <http://www.debian.org/social_contract> will be
the basis of our priority system, and mutual respect the basis of our
behaviour towards others.
If you're visiting because of a mention on the Observium mailing list,
please read our [welcome to Observium users][12].
For more about the culture we're trying to build, please read the Freenode
[guidelines for running an IRC channel][6] and [being a community
catalyst][7].
The [Debian Social Contract][10] will be the basis of our priority system,
and mutual respect the basis of our behaviour towards others. For more
about the culture we're trying to build, please read the [Freenode
philosophy][13], including [guidelines for running an IRC channel][6] and
[being a community catalyst][7].
Documentation
@ -54,20 +55,26 @@ For now documentation can be found in the [doc directory][5].
Try It
------
You can try LibreNMS by downloading a VM image. Currently, a Debian-based image is supplied and has been tested with [VMware Fusion 5][8].
You can try LibreNMS by downloading a VM image. Currently, a Debian-based
image is supplied and has been tested with [VMware Fusion 5][8].
Download the VMware Fusion 5 image at ftp://librenms.label-switched.net/pub/librenms_vm.zip, open it, and log in as `root` with the password `root`. Enter the following commands:
Download the [VMware Fusion 5 image][11] at open it, and log in as `root`
with the password `root`. Enter the following commands:
cd /opt/librenms
git pull
php discover.php -h all
php poller.php -h all
You'll then need to find out what the IP of your VM is (`ifconfig | grep add`) and create a DNS entry for `librenms.example.com` to point to that IP. You can also edit your `/etc/hosts` file with the following line:
You'll then need to find out the IP of your VM (`ifconfig | grep add`) and
create a DNS entry for `librenms.example.com` to point to that IP. You can
also edit your `/etc/hosts` file with the following line:
$ip librenms.example.com
where `$ip` is the IP of your VM. From there, just point your web browser to `http://librenms.example.com/` and login with username `librenms` and password `librenms`.
where `$ip` is the IP of your VM. From there, just point your web browser
to `http://librenms.example.com/` and login with username `librenms` and
password `librenms`.
Installation
@ -83,6 +90,7 @@ You can participate in the project by:
- Joining the [librenms-project][1] mailing list to post questions and
suggestions.
- Cloning the [repo][2] and filing bug reports and pull requests on github.
See [CONTRIBUTING][15] for more details.
- Talking to us on [Twitter][3] or [IRC][4].
- Improving the [documentation][5].
@ -94,5 +102,11 @@ You can participate in the project by:
[6]: http://freenode.net/channel_guidelines.shtml "Freenode channel guidelines"
[7]: http://freenode.net/catalysts.shtml "Freenode community catalysts"
[8]: http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/ "VMware Fusion"
[9]: http://observium.org/ "Observium web site"
[10]: http://www.debian.org/social_contract "Debian project social contract"
[11]: ftp://librenms.label-switched.net/pub/librenms_vm.zip
[12]: https://github.com/librenms/librenms/tree/master/doc/Observium_Welcome.md
[13]: http://freenode.net/philosophy.shtml "Freenode philosophy"
[14]: https://github.com/librenms/librenms/tree/master/LICENSE.txt
[15]: https://github.com/librenms/librenms/tree/master/doc/CONTRIBUTING.md