Requirements¶

For Using Exporters¶

System Requirements¶

• OS: Enterprise Linux 8, 9, or 10 (RHEL, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, CentOS Stream)
• Architecture: x86_64 or aarch64 (ARM64)
• Disk Space: ~50MB per exporter
• Memory: Varies by exporter (typically 10-50MB)

Runtime Requirements¶

• systemd: For managing services
• Network: Internet access for DNF repository (or local mirror)

For Development¶

Required Software¶

• Python: 3.9 or higher
• Docker: 20.10+ or Podman 3.0+
• Git: 2.0+

Python Dependencies¶

Install via requirements.txt:

pip install -r requirements/base.txt

Dependencies include:

• PyYAML - YAML parsing
• Jinja2 - Template rendering
• marshmallow - Schema validation
• requests - HTTP client
• click - CLI framework

Development Dependencies¶

For running tests and linting:

pip install -r requirements/dev.txt

Includes:

• pytest - Testing framework
• ruff - Linting and formatting
• mypy - Type checking
• pre-commit - Git hooks

Documentation Dependencies¶

For building docs locally:

pip install -r requirements/docs.txt

For Building Exporters¶

Build Environment¶

• Docker/Podman: Required for RPM builds
• rpmbuild: Containerized (no host installation needed)
• Multi-arch: Requires QEMU for cross-compilation (handled by Docker)

Disk Space¶

• Per build: ~500MB temporary space
• Cache: ~2GB for Docker images

Network Requirements¶

For CI/CD¶

• Access to github.com (releases, API)
• Access to ghcr.io (container registry)
• Access to GitHub Pages (publishing)

For Local Development¶

• Internet access for downloading upstream binaries
• Optional: GitHub CLI (gh) for enhanced features

Optional Tools¶

• gh CLI: Enhanced GitHub integration
• make: For using Makefile commands
• jq: JSON processing in scripts
• curl/wget: Testing endpoints

Browser Requirements (Portal)¶

• Modern browsers: Chrome 90+, Firefox 88+, Safari 14+
• JavaScript: Required
• Responsive: Works on mobile devices