Install Telemetry Pipeline on Ubuntu Server Linux

You can install Chronosphere Telemetry Pipeline on Ubuntu Server Linux and other Debian-based distributions.

Telemetry Pipeline is compatible with these distributions and versions:

Prerequisites

Complete the following steps before you begin:

• Configure environment variables. If you don't define these variables, Telemetry Pipeline won't create a Core Instance.
• Review the K3s requirements (opens in a new tab) necessary to run Core Operator and Core Instances. Telemetry Pipeline deploys a local K3s on your Virtual Machine (VM).

Install Telemetry Pipeline

To install Telemetry Pipeline:

1. Review the Telemetry Pipeline installation prerequisites.

2. Run the following command to download and install local files for Telemetry Pipeline:

   curl -sSfL https://core-packages.calyptia.com/install-core.sh | bash

3. Follow the steps in the Deploy a Core Instance guide to deploy a Core Instance. In step four of that guide, choose Virtual Machine as your environment.

   If you're using custom certificates or your own certificate authority, add the --no-tls-verify flag to the install script.

   Linux installations have configuration options for Core Instances..

After you've created a Core Instance, you can configure its behavior and begin to route telemetry data.

For help with installation issues, see Troubleshooting installations on Linux.