getting started links + todo

    - can i use fnordmetric with external data

    - do I need an external database

[ doc ]

    - dashboard api reference

    - FM legt die timestamps der samples _immer_ selbst bei dateneingang fest?

    - pictures in getting started server

    - make all the command in installation work

    - chart 2d/3d signature doc

    - all the doc links

    - better screenshot on homepage

    - page: included agents

    - finish http api 

[ SQL ]

    - match function names case-insensitively

    - support red/green/blue/hex colors

    - round fn

[ frontend ]

    - clean up sql result view

    - metric overview page

    - syntax highlighting

    - embed as iframe

    - hover flyoouts for button bar in sql editor "Refresh, Change View and use CTRL+enter"

    - vertical hover line in chartextensions

[ release ]

    - ruby client

    - javascript client + doc

    - svg: escape series names, labels!

    - bug: NAN is not a valid value in SVG

    - inline libev

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[ frontend feature q ]

    - vertical hover line in chartextensions

    - syntax highlighting

[ feature q ]

    - dashboard params

    - retention / downsampling + DOC

    - merge compaction

    - SQL: having

    - SQL: cross joins

#### FnordMetric CLI

fnordmetric-cli is probably best described as gnuplot meets SQL. It allows you

to run ChartSQL queries from the command line against external data sources,

[fnordmetric-cli](/documentation/getting_started/fnordmetric-cli) is probably

best described as gnuplot meets SQL. It allows you to run ChartSQL queries from

the command line against [external data sources](/documentation/chartsql/external_data_sources/),

like MySQL databases or CSV files.

Use fnordmetric-cli if you have already collected the source data and just

want to visualize it using ChartSQL.

[Getting started with fnordmetric-cli](/documentation/getting_started/fnordmetric-cli)

[» Getting started with fnordmetric-cli](/documentation/getting_started/fnordmetric-cli)

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#### FnordMetric Server

fnordmetric-server is a standalone HTTP server application. It exposes a web UI

and a HTTP API to run ChartSQL queries. The query results are returned as JSON,

SVG or PNG.

[fnordmetric-server](/documentation/getting_started/fnordmetric-server) is a

standalone HTTP server application. It exposes a web UI and a HTTP API to run

ChartSQL queries. The query results are returned as JSON, SVG or PNG.

Like fnordmetric-cli, the server allows you to execute queries against a number

of external backends like MySQL databases or CSV files. Additionally, the server

includes a facility to collect timeseries data and store them either on local

disk or in external storage (HBase).

of [external data sources](/documentation/chartsql/external_data_sources/) like

MySQL databases or CSV files. Additionally, the server includes a facility to

[collect timeseries data](/documentation/metricdb/collecting_metrics/) and store

them either on local disk or in external storage (HBase).

You can use fnordmetric-server as a one-stop solution for metric collection and

charting. Since fnordmetric-server aims to be a StatsD+graphite competitor, it

implements a wire compatible StatsD API.

implements a wire compatible [StatsD API](/documentation/metridb/statsd_interface/).

[Getting started with fnordmetric-server](/documentation/getting_started/fnordmetric-server)

[» Getting started with fnordmetric-server](/documentation/getting_started/fnordmetric-server)

application. It also includes helper code to collect counters/timeseries

data in your node.js backend and send them to fnordmetric-server.

[Getting started with the JavaScript API](/documentation/getting_started/fnordmetric-server)

[» Getting started with the JavaScript API](/documentation/getting_started/fnordmetric-server)

#### FnordMetric for Ruby (on Rails)

web application. It also includes helper classes to collect counters/timeseries

data and send them to fnordmetric-server.

[Getting started with the ruby API](/documentation/getting_started/fnordmetric-server)

[» Getting started with the ruby API](/documentation/getting_started/fnordmetric-server)

FnordMetric Agents