after enabling backend repeater, is installing UltraVNC repeater is essential, or will it work without it?

Question

my /opt/graphite/statsd/local.js

{
  graphitePort: 2003
, graphiteHost: "127.0.0.1"
, port: 8125
, backends: [ "./backends/graphite", "./backends/repeater" ]
, repeater: [ { host: '10.1.2.16', port: 8125 } ]
, graphite: { legacyNamespace: false,  globalPrefix: "site",  prefixCounter: "testing_server_1" 
, flushInterval: 600 
}

i was able to send data to statsd running other machine, but i had to install UltraVNC repater for that, is there is another way without installing VNC repeater?

Answer 1

No, installing UltraVNC repeater is not required.

please set up a private network interface on both instances.

each statsd instance will communicate with other using UDP protocol.

check see example statsd config file for more info.

You try this up by setting up two different machines using vagrant.