bigswitch / pmacct

pmacct is a small set of multi-purpose passive network monitoring tools [NetFlow IPFIX sFlow libpcap BGP BMP RPKI IGP Streaming Telemetry].

DOCUMENTATION

• Online:

  • GitHub Wiki Pages: https://github.com/pmacct/pmacct/wiki
  • GitHub master code: https://github.com/pmacct/pmacct/

• Distribution tarball:

  • ChangeLog: History of features version by version
  • CONFIG-KEYS: Available configuration directives explained
  • QUICKSTART: Examples, command-lines, quickstart guides
  • FAQS: FAQ document
  • docs/: Miscellaneous internals, UNIX signals, SQL triggers documents
  • examples/: Sample configs, maps, AMQP/Kafka consumers, clients
  • sql/: SQL documentation, default SQL schemas and customization tips

USING THE DOCKER IMAGE

With docker installed, just pull the base image and you are ready to go:

 ~# docker pull pmacct/base:latest
 ~# docker run -it pmacct/base

BUILDING

• Resolve dependencies, ie.:

  • apt-get install libpcap-dev pkg-config libtool autoconf automake bash [Debian/Ubuntu]
  • yum install libpcap-devel pkgconfig libtool autoconf automake bash [CentOS/RHEL]

• Build GitHub code:

  • git clone https://github.com/pmacct/pmacct.git
  • cd pmacct
  • ./autogen.sh
  • ./configure [check-out available configure knobs via ./configure --help]
  • make
  • make install [with super-user permission]

RELICENSE INITIATIVE

The pmacct project is looking to make its code base available under a more permissive BSD-style license. More information about the motivation and process can be found in this announcement.

CONTRIBUTING

• Prerequisites:

  • Set up git: https://help.github.com/articles/set-up-git/
  • [Specify username, a commit email address matching the GitHub profile one, and a SSH key]

• Code:

  • Fork the pmacct repo: https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo/
  • [Jot down your code in the local clone of your fork, commit and push code changes to your fork]
  • Generate a Pull Request: https://help.github.com/articles/about-pull-requests/

• Wiki (documentation and diagrams):

  • Ask by unicast email to be added to the project collaborators
  • [Edit wiki content online or clone it locally and commit and push changes]
  • If having to add a diagram: https://gist.github.com/subfuzion/0d3f19c4f780a7d75ba2