Yes, setting up graphite can be confusing and painful. Looks like the author created a Docker app that should also make it easier.

Another alternative and a shamless plug - I've created an open-source fabric script that automates the graphite install processes (on debian-based hosts). See https://github.com/gingerlime/graphite-fabric

Yep, I think it has too many dependencies and the architecture is over complicated. I've built a standalone stats collection/storage daemon that just works with any charts packaging - google charts, or whatever. Works great and doesn't require 10000 dependencies.

https://github.com/lsh123/stats-rrdb

I made a gist to show how to install it on the newest Ubuntu release: https://gist.github.com/kaspergrubbe/5792356

There is too many moving parts for my taste, but the web-interface is the worst.

I know, I've used your script in the past actually :)

That's why they use docker: it automates the process of building and packaging Graphite, so you don't have to worry about it.

    $ docker run lopter/collectd-graphite

You're done.

Yeah, I get that from the post. It's not a definitive solution though, docker is of limited use and doesn't excuse Graphite setup being broken in the first place.