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+title: "Linux machine sensors monitoring with Netdata"
+custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/collectors/charts.d.plugin/sensors/README.md
+-->
+
+# Linux machine sensors monitoring with Netdata
+
+Use this collector when `lm-sensors` doesn't work on your device (e.g. for RPi temperatures). 
+For all other cases use the [Python collector](/collectors/python.d.plugin/sensors), which supports multiple 
+jobs, is more efficient and performs calculations on top of the kernel provided values.
+
+This plugin will provide charts for all configured system sensors, by reading sensors directly from the kernel.
+The values graphed are the raw hardware values of the sensors.
+
+The plugin will create Netdata charts for:
+
+1. **Temperature**
+2. **Voltage**
+3. **Current**
+4. **Power**
+5. **Fans Speed**
+6. **Energy**
+7. **Humidity**
+
+One chart for every sensor chip found and each of the above will be created.
+
+## Enable the collector
+
+The `sensors` collector is disabled by default. To enable it, edit the `charts.d.conf` file using `edit-config` from the
+Netdata [config directory](/docs/configure/nodes.md), which is typically at `/etc/netdata`.
+
+```bash
+cd /etc/netdata   # Replace this path with your Netdata config directory, if different
+sudo ./edit-config charts.d.conf
+```
+
+It also needs to be set to "force" to be enabled:
+
+```shell
+# example=force
+sensors=force
+```
+
+## Configuration
+
+Edit the `charts.d/sensors.conf` configuration file using `edit-config` from the
+Netdata [config directory](/docs/configure/nodes.md), which is typically at `/etc/netdata`.
+
+```bash
+cd /etc/netdata   # Replace this path with your Netdata config directory, if different
+sudo ./edit-config charts.d/sensors.conf
+```
+
+This is the internal default for `charts.d/sensors.conf`
+
+```sh
+# the directory the kernel keeps sensor data
+sensors_sys_dir="${NETDATA_HOST_PREFIX}/sys/devices"
+
+# how deep in the tree to check for sensor data
+sensors_sys_depth=10
+
+# if set to 1, the script will overwrite internal
+# script functions with code generated ones
+# leave to 1, is faster
+sensors_source_update=1
+
+# how frequently to collect sensor data
+# the default is to collect it at every iteration of charts.d
+sensors_update_every=
+
+# array of sensors which are excluded
+# the default is to include all
+sensors_excluded=()
+```
+
+---
+
+