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Please note that a full configured vzlogger requires these libraries to compile successfully:

• pkg-config
• libjson >= 0.9
• libcurl3 >= 7.19
• libsml >= 0.1
• libmicrohttpd >= 0.4.6

You can relax these dependecies by disabling certain features:

./configure --disable-{sml,local}

On Debian based distros most of these dependencies can easily installed with:

apt-get install pkg-config libcurl3-dev libjson0-dev libmicrohttpd-dev

building libsml additionally requires the development headers for libuuid:

apt-get install uuid-dev

git clone https://github.com/dailab/libsml.git
cd libsml
make

note that libsml does not include a 'make install' target. you might manually install it into your system, or just use the instructions below to compile vzlogger.

git clone -b c-version https://github.com/volkszaehler/vzlogger.git

cd vzlogger
./configure && make && make install

if you are having trouble building with libsml:

(read this for more details: http://volkszaehler.org/pipermail/volkszaehler-users/2012-September/000487.html)

./configure DEPS_SML_CFLAGS=-I/path/to/libsml/sml/include/ DEPS_SML_LIBS='/path/to/libsml/sml/lib/libsml.a -luuid'

Steffen provided packages for Debian/Ubuntu based distros on his repository.

add Steffen's repository to your /etc/apt/sources.list:

deb http://packages.0l.de/debian/ squeeze main non-free
deb-src http://packages.0l.de/debian/ squeeze main non-free

OPTIONALLY install his package signing key on your System: (if you do not install the key, you will merily receive a warning that the package can't be verified) (the command below seems to be broken)

sudo apt-key add --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 0165FB80

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install vzlogger

If your computer uses systemd then follow these steps to add vzlogger as a new service:

Create a file vzlogger.service in /usr/lib/systemd/system/ and fill it with these lines

[Unit]
Description=vzlogger
After=syslog.target network.target

[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/vzlogger -f /etc/vzlogger.conf
ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
StandardOutput=null

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

You can start, stop or verify vzloggers status using the common systemctl command:

~]# systemctl start vzlogger
~]# systemctl status vzlogger
~]# systemctl stop vzlogger

If you are satisfied and want to have vzlogger permanently startet as a service everytime your machine boots, just enable it:

~]# systemctl enable vzlogger