title: Why I cannot create a database for graphite-web?
body: <p>I am trying to install <code>graphite-web</code> on my computer by following the instructions on
  <a href="https://gist.github.com/surjikal/2777886" rel="nofollow">https://gist.github.com/surjikal/2777886</a>. When I try to populate the database with <code>manage.py syncdb</code> it does not find a proper database throwing the following error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&gt; sudo python manage.py syncdb
  OperationalError: FATAL:  database "/opt/graphite/storage/graphite.db" does not exist
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Here you can find my database configuration from <code>local_settings.py</code>:</p>
  
  <pre><code>DATABASES = {
      'default': {
          'NAME': '/opt/graphite/storage/graphite.db',
          'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
          'USER': 'graphite',
          'PASSWORD': '&lt;password&gt;',
          'HOST': 'localhost',
          'PORT': '5678'
      }
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Postgres is running properly:</p>
  
  <pre><code>sudo service --status-all | grep postgres 
  ...
  [ + ]  postgresql
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><strong>Why <code>manage.py syncdb</code> cannot create / find the graphite.db file?</strong></p>