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+# Building the cc-metric-collector
+
+In most cases, a simple `make` in the main folder is enough to get a `cc-metric-collector` binary. It is basically a `go build` but some collectors require additional tasks. There is currently no Golang interface to LIKWID, so it uses `cgo` to create bindings but `cgo` requires the LIKWID header files. Therefore, it checks whether LIKWID is installed and if not it downloads LIKWID and copies the headers.
+
+## System integration
+
+The main configuration settings for system integration are pre-defined in `scripts/cc-metric-collector.config`. The file contains the UNIX user and group used for execution, the PID file location and other settings. Adjust it accordingly and copy it to `/etc/default/cc-metric-collector`
+
+```
+$ install -m 644 scripts/cc-metric-collector.config /etc/default/cc-metric-collector
+$ edit /etc/default/cc-metric-collector
+```
+
+### SysVinit and similar
+
+If you are using a init system based in `/etc/init.d` daemons, you can use the sample `scripts/cc-metric-collector.init`. It reads the basic configuration from `/etc/default/cc-metric-collector`
+
+```
+$ install -m 755 scripts/cc-metric-collector.init /etc/init.d/cc-metric-collector
+```
+
+### Systemd
+
+If you are using `systemd` as init system, you can use the sample systemd service file `scripts/cc-metric-collector.service`, the configuration file `scripts/cc-metric-collector.config`.
+
+```
+$ install -m 644 scripts/cc-metric-collector.service /etc/systemd/system/cc-metric-collector.service
+$ systemctl enable cc-metric-collector
+```
+
+## RPM
+
+In order to get a RPM packages for cc-metric-collector, just use:
+
+```
+$ make RPM
+```
+
+It uses the RPM SPEC file `scripts/cc-metric-collector.spec` and requires the RPM tools (`rpm` and `rpmspec`) and `git`.
+
+## DEB
+
+In order to get very simple Debian packages for cc-metric-collector, just use:
+
+```
+$ make DEB
+```
+
+It uses the DEB control file `scripts/cc-metric-collector.control` and requires `dpkg-deb`, `awk`, `sed` and `git`. It creates only a binary deb package.
+
+_This option is not well tested and therefore experimental_
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