How to install vnstat on Alpine Linux

To install vnstat, a popular open-source network traffic monitoring tool, on Alpine Linux, follow these steps:

1. Add the community repository to your system by running the following command:

echo "http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community" >> /etc/apk/repositories

2. Update the package manager's package list by running the following command:

apk update

3. Install vnstat by running the following command:

apk add vnstat

This will install vnstat and any dependencies required.

4. To verify that the installation was successful, run the following command:

vnstat --version

This will display the version of vnstat that was installed.

5. To configure vnstat, edit the /etc/vnstat.conf file and set the desired options. For example, you can specify the network interface that vnstat should monitor and the location of the database file.

6. Start the vnstat service by running the following command:

systemctl start vnstat

7. Enable the vnstat service to start automatically at boot time by running the following command:

systemctl enable vnstat

That's it! Vnstat is now installed and configured on your Alpine Linux system and ready to use. You can use it to monitor the network traffic on your system and generate various reports and statistics.