Docker Standalone

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SigNoz can be installed on macOS or Linux computers, and there are two ways in which you can install SigNoz:

  • You may execute a script that checks your environment, installs Docker Engine and Docker Compose on Linux, and runs the docker compose up command for you.
  • You may execute the docker compose up command yourself.

Both methods are provided below.

✅ Info

SigNoz recommends you to use the install script on macOS and the following Linux distributions:

  • Ubuntu
  • Debian
  • OpenSuse
  • CentOS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)

If you're using a different Linux distribution, see the Install SigNoz Using Docker Compose section.

Prerequisites

  • A Linux or macOS machine. Microsoft Windows is not officially supported.
  • On macOS, you must manually install Docker Engine before you run the install script. The install script automatically installs Docker Engine on Linux.
  • A minimum of 4GB of memory must be allocated to Docker.
  • Git client
  • Ensure that the ports 3301, 4317 and 4318 are open on the machine where you install SigNoz.

Install SigNoz Using the Install Script

  1. In a directory of your choosing, clone the SigNoz repository and 'cd' into the signoz/deploy directory by entering the following commands:

    git clone -b main https://github.com/SigNoz/signoz.git && cd signoz/deploy/
    
  2. Run the install.sh script:

    ./install.sh
    

Install SigNoz Using Docker Compose

✅ Info

Before you install Signoz, ensure that Docker Compose is installed on your machine.

  1. In a directory of your choosing, clone the SigNoz repository and 'cd' into the signoz/deploy directory by entering the following commands:

    git clone -b main https://github.com/SigNoz/signoz.git && cd signoz/deploy/
    
  2. To install SigNoz, enter the docker compose up command, specifying the following:

    • -f and the path to your configuration file
    • -d to run containers in the background
docker compose -f docker/clickhouse-setup/docker-compose.yaml up -d

Verify the Installation

  1. Ensure that your containers are running correctly. To view the status of your containers, run the following command:
docker ps

The output should look similar to the following:

CONTAINER ID   IMAGE                                          COMMAND                  CREATED          STATUS                    PORTS                                                                            NAMES
01f044c4686a   signoz/frontend:0.38.2                       "nginx -g 'daemon of…"   2 minutes ago   Up 9 seconds                  80/tcp, 0.0.0.0:3301->3301/tcp                                                     signoz-frontend
86aa5b875f9f   gliderlabs/logspout:v3.2.14                  "/bin/logspout syslo…"   2 minutes ago   Up 1 second                   80/tcp                                                                             signoz-logspout
58746f684630   signoz/alertmanager:0.23.4                   "/bin/alertmanager -…"   2 minutes ago   Up 9 seconds                  9093/tcp                                                                           signoz-alertmanager
2cf1ec96bdb3   signoz/query-service:0.38.2                  "./query-service -co…"   2 minutes ago   Up About a minute (healthy)   8080/tcp                                                                           signoz-query-service
e9f0aa66d884   signoz/signoz-otel-collector:0.88.11          "/signoz-collector -…"   2 minutes ago   Up 10 seconds                 0.0.0.0:4317-4318->4317-4318/tcp                                                   signoz-otel-collector
d3d89d7d4581   clickhouse/clickhouse-server:23.11.1-alpine   "/entrypoint.sh"         2 minutes ago   Up 2 minutes (healthy)        0.0.0.0:8123->8123/tcp, 0.0.0.0:9000->9000/tcp, 0.0.0.0:9181->9181/tcp, 9009/tcp   signoz-clickhouse
9db88aefb6ed   signoz/locust:1.2.3                          "/docker-entrypoint.…"   2 minutes ago   Up 2 minutes                  5557-5558/tcp, 8089/tcp                                                            load-hotrod
60bb3b77b4f7   bitnami/zookeeper:3.7.1                      "/opt/bitnami/script…"   2 minutes ago   Up 2 minutes                  0.0.0.0:2181->2181/tcp, 0.0.0.0:2888->2888/tcp, 0.0.0.0:3888->3888/tcp, 8080/tcp   signoz-zookeeper-1
98c7178b4004   jaegertracing/example-hotrod:1.30            "/go/bin/hotrod-linu…"   9 days ago      Up 2 minutes                  8080-8083/tcp                                                                      hotrod
  1. Wait for all the pods to be in running state, and then point your browser to http://<IP-ADDRESS>:3301/ to access the dashboard, replacing <IP-ADDRESS> with the IP address of the machine where you installed SigNoz.

Example:

  • If you're running SigNoz on your local machine, you should point your browser to http://localhost:3301/.
  • If the IP address of the machine on which you're running SigNoz is 66.82.18.247, you should point your browser to http://66.82.18.247:3301/
✅ Info

By default, retention period is set to 7 days for logs and traces, and 30 days for metrics. To change this, navigate to the General tab on the Settings page of SigNoz UI.

For more details, refer to https://signoz.io/docs/userguide/retention-period.

✅ Info

The docker-compose.yaml installs a sample application named HotR.O.D that generates tracing data. You can explore the SigNoz dashboard with the data provided by the sample application. If you wish to remove the sample application, follow the steps in the Remove the Sample Application section.

Install specific version of SigNoz

  1. In a directory of your choosing, clone the SigNoz repository and 'cd' into the signoz/deploy directory by entering the following commands:

    git clone -b main https://github.com/SigNoz/signoz.git && cd signoz/deploy/
    
  2. Checkout to the specific version tag. For example, to install SigNoz version v0.6.1:

    git checkout v0.6.1
    
  3. Run the install.sh script:

    ./install.sh
    

Go to Docker Standalone Operate section for detailed instructions.

Next Steps