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+# Collector
+
+## Setup
+
+Create a "collector.json" with the following format:
+
+```json
+{
+    "graphite": {
+        "server": "graphite.ducoterra.net",
+        "port": 2003
+    },
+    "os": "osx", //osx or linux
+    "data": {
+        "storage": [
+            {
+                "path": "/Users/ducoterra",
+                "name": "home"
+            }, // as many paths as you want
+        ]
+    }
+}
+```
+
+Make collect.py executable:
+
+```bash
+chmod +x collect.py
+```
+
+Schedule a cronjob to run collect.py at your preferred interval
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