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+title: "Single-node monitoring with Netdata"
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+description: "Learn dashboard basics, configuring your nodes, and collecting metrics from applications to create a powerful single-node monitoring tool."
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+
+# Single-node monitoring with Netdata
+
+Because it's free, open-source, and requires only 1% CPU utilization to collect thousands of metrics every second,
+Netdata is a superb single-node monitoring tool.
+
+In this quickstart guide, you'll learn how to access your single node's metrics through dashboards, configure your node
+to your liking, and make sure the Netdata Agent is collecting metrics from the applications or containers you're running
+on your node.
+
+> This quickstart assumes you have installed the Netdata Agent on your node. If you haven't yet, see the [_Get Netdata_
+> doc](/docs/get/README.md) for details on installation. In addition, this quickstart mentions features available only
+> through Netdata Cloud, which requires you to [claim your node](/docs/get/README.md#claim-your-node-on-netdata-cloud).
+
+## See your node's metrics
+
+To see your node's real-time metrics, you need to access its dashboard. You can either view the local dashboard, which
+runs on the node itself, or see the dashboard through Netdata Cloud. Both methods feature real-time, interactive, and
+synchronized charts, with the same metrics, and use the same UI.
+
+The primary difference is that Netdata Cloud also has a few extra features, like creating new dashboards using a
+drag-and-drop editor, that enhance your monitoring and troubleshooting experience.
+
+To see your node's local dashboard, open up your web browser of choice and navigate to `http://NODE:19999`, replacing
+`NODE` with the IP address or hostname of your Agent. Hit `Enter`. 
+
+![Animated GIF of navigating to the
+dashboard](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1153921/80825153-abaec600-8b94-11ea-8b17-1b770a2abaa9.gif)
+
+To see a node's dashboard in Netdata Cloud, [sign in](https://app.netdata.cloud). From the **Nodes** view in your
+**General** War Room, click on the hostname of your node to access its dashboard through Netdata Cloud.
+
+![Screenshot of an embedded node
+dashboard](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1153921/87457036-9b678e00-c5bc-11ea-977d-ad561a73beef.png)
+
+Once you've decided which dashboard you prefer, learn about [interacting with dashboards and
+charts](/docs/visualize/interact-dashboards-charts.md) to get the most from Netdata's real-time metrics.
+
+## Configure your node
+
+The Netdata Agent is highly configurable so that you can match its behavior to your node. You will find most
+configuration options in the `netdata.conf` file, which is typically at `/etc/netdata/netdata.conf`. The best way to
+edit this file is using the `edit-config` script, which ensures updates to the Netdata Agent do not overwrite your
+changes. For example:
+
+```bash
+cd /etc/netdata
+sudo ./edit-config netdata.conf
+```
+
+Our [configuration basics doc](/docs/configure/nodes.md) contains more information about `netdata.conf`, `edit-config`,
+along with simple examples to get you familiar with editing your node's configuration.
+
+After you've learned the basics, you should [secure your node](/docs/configure/secure-nodes.md) using one of our
+recommended methods. These security best practices ensure no untrusted parties gain access to your dashboard or its
+metrics.
+
+## Collect metrics from your system and applications
+
+Netdata has [300+ pre-installed collectors](/collectors/COLLECTORS.md) that gather thousands of metrics with zero
+configuration. Collectors search your node in default locations and ports to find running applications and gather as
+many metrics as possible without you having to configure them individually.
+
+These metrics enrich both the local and Netdata Cloud dashboards.
+
+Most collectors work without configuration, but you should read up on [how collectors
+work](/docs/collect/how-collectors-work.md) and [how to enable/configure](/docs/collect/enable-configure.md) them.
+
+In addition, find detailed information about which [system](/docs/collect/system-metrics.md),
+[container](/docs/collect/container-metrics.md), and [application](/docs/collect/application-metrics.md) metrics you can
+collect from across your infrastructure with Netdata.
+
+## What's next?
+
+Netdata has many features that help you monitor the health of your node and troubleshoot complex performance problems.
+Once you understand configuration, and are certain Netdata is collecting all the important metrics from your node, try
+out some of Netdata's other visualization and health monitoring features:
+
+-   [Build new dashboards](/docs/visualize/create-dashboards.md) to put disparate but relevant metrics onto a single
+    interface.
+-   [Create new alarms](/docs/monitor/configure-alarms.md), or tweak some of the pre-configured alarms, to stay on top
+    of anomalies.
+-   [Enable notifications](/docs/monitor/enable-notifications.md) to Slack, PagerDuty, email, and 30+ other services.
+-   [Change how long your node stores metrics](/docs/store/change-metrics-storage.md) based on how many metrics it
+    collects, your preferred retention period, and the resources you want to dedicate toward long-term metrics
+    retention.
+-   [Export metrics](/docs/export/external-databases.md) to an external time-series database to use Netdata alongside
+    other monitoring and troubleshooting tools.
+
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