Quick start guide zag-standalone uses LevelDB as the default backend. $ npm install -g zag-standalone $ start-zag metrics.db zag-web listening on 0.0.0.0:8875 zag-daemon pool: ["127.0.0.1:8876"] The first time you run it, wait a minute for the key list to populate with the first data points. Next, point your browser to the address the script printed. Now you're ready to start sending metrics data