carbon.conf

[cache]
LOCAL_DATA_DIR = /opt/graphite/storage/whisper/

# Specify the user to drop privileges to
# If this is blank carbon runs as the user that invokes it
# This user must have write access to the local data directory
USER = www-data

# Limit the size of the cache to avoid swapping or becoming CPU bound.
# Sorts and serving cache queries gets more expensive as the cache grows.
# Use the value "inf" (infinity) for an unlimited cache size.
MAX_CACHE_SIZE = inf

# Limits the number of whisper update_many() calls per second, which effectively
# means the number of write requests sent to the disk. This is intended to
# prevent over-utilizing the disk and thus starving the rest of the system.
# When the rate of required updates exceeds this, then carbon's caching will
# take effect and increase the overall throughput accordingly.
MAX_UPDATES_PER_SECOND = 1000

# Softly limits the number of whisper files that get created each minute.
# Setting this value low (like at 50) is a good way to ensure your graphite
# system will not be adversely impacted when a bunch of new metrics are
# sent to it. The trade off is that it will take much longer for those metrics'
# database files to all get created and thus longer until the data becomes usable.
# Setting this value high (like "inf" for infinity) will cause graphite to create
# the files quickly but at the risk of slowing I/O down considerably for a while.
MAX_CREATES_PER_MINUTE = inf

LINE_RECEIVER_INTERFACE = 127.0.0.1
LINE_RECEIVER_PORT = 2003

PICKLE_RECEIVER_INTERFACE = 127.0.0.1
PICKLE_RECEIVER_PORT = 2004

CACHE_QUERY_INTERFACE = 127.0.0.1
CACHE_QUERY_PORT = 7002

# By default, carbon-cache will log every whisper update. This can be excessive and
# degrade performance if logging on the same volume as the whisper data is stored.
LOG_UPDATES = False


# Enable AMQP if you want to receve metrics using an amqp broker
# ENABLE_AMQP = False

# Verbose means a line will be logged for every metric received
# useful for testing
# AMQP_VERBOSE = False

# AMQP_HOST = localhost
# AMQP_PORT = 5672
# AMQP_VHOST = /
# AMQP_USER = guest
# AMQP_PASSWORD = guest
# AMQP_EXCHANGE = graphite

# Patterns for all of the metrics this machine will store. Read more at
# http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Message_Queuing_Protocol#Bindings
#
# Example: store all sales, linux servers, and utilization metrics
# BIND_PATTERNS = sales.#, servers.linux.#, #.utilization
#
# Example: store everything
# BIND_PATTERNS = #

# NOTE: you cannot run both a cache and a relay on the same server
# with the default configuration, you have to specify a distinict
# interfaces and ports for the listeners.

#[relay]
#LINE_RECEIVER_INTERFACE = 0.0.0.0
#LINE_RECEIVER_PORT = 2003

#PICKLE_RECEIVER_INTERFACE = 0.0.0.0
#PICKLE_RECEIVER_PORT = 2004

#CACHE_SERVERS = server1, server2, server3
#MAX_QUEUE_SIZE = 10000

storage-aggregation.conf

[counts]
pattern = _counts
xFilesFactor = 0.0
aggregationMethod = sum

storage-schemas.conf

[stats]
priority = 100
pattern = ^stats.*
retentions = 10:2160,60:10080,600:262974

[catchall]
priority = 0
pattern = ^.*
retentions = 60:565920