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+title: "Agent claiming"
+description: "Agent claiming allows a Netdata Agent, running on a distributed node, to securely connect to Netdata Cloud via the encrypted Agent-Cloud link (ACLK)."
+custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/claim/README.md
+-->
+
+# Agent claiming
+
+Agent claiming allows a Netdata Agent, running on a distributed node, to securely connect to Netdata Cloud. A Space's
+administrator creates a **claiming token**, which is used to add an Agent to their Space via the [Agent-Cloud link
+(ACLK)](/aclk/README.md).
+
+Are you just starting out with Netdata Cloud? See our [get started with
+Cloud](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/cloud/get-started) guide for a walkthrough of the process and simplified
+instructions.
+
+Claiming nodes is a security feature in Netdata Cloud. Through the process of claiming, you demonstrate in a few ways
+that you have administrative access to that node and the configuration settings for its Agent. By logging into the node,
+you prove you have access, and by using the claiming script or the Netdata command line, you prove you have write access
+and administrative privileges.
+
+Only the administrators of a Space in Netdata Cloud can view the claiming token and accompanying script generated by
+Netdata Cloud.
+
+> The claiming process ensures no third party can add your node, and then view your node's metrics, in a Cloud account,
+> Space, or War Room that you did not authorize.
+
+By claiming a node, you opt-in to sending data from your Agent to Netdata Cloud via the [ACLK](/aclk/README.md). This
+data is encrypted by TLS while it is in transit. We use the RSA keypair created during claiming to authenticate the
+identity of the Agent when it connects to the Cloud. While the data does flow through Netdata Cloud servers on its way
+from Agents to the browser, we do not store or log it.
+
+You can claim a node during the Cloud onboarding process, or after you created a Space by clicking on the **USER's
+Space** dropdown, then **Manage claimed nodes**.
+
+There are two important notes regarding claiming:
+
+- _You can only claim any given node in a single Space_. You can, however, add that claimed node to multiple War Rooms
+ within that one Space.
+- You must repeat the claiming process on every node you want to add to Netdata Cloud.
+
+## How to claim a node
+
+To claim a node, select which War Rooms you want to add this node to with the dropdown, then copy and paste the script
+given by Cloud into your node's terminal. Hit **Enter**.
+
+```bash
+sudo netdata-claim.sh -token=TOKEN -rooms=ROOM1,ROOM2 -url=https://app.netdata.cloud
+```
+
+The script should return `Agent was successfully claimed.`. If the claiming script returns errors, or if you don't see
+the node in your Space after 60 seconds, see the [troubleshooting information](#troubleshooting). If you prefer not to
+use root privileges via `sudo` to run the claiming script, see the next section.
+
+Repeat this process with every node you want to add to Cloud during onboarding. You can also add more nodes once you've
+finished onboarding.
+
+### Claim an agent without root privileges
+
+If you don't want to run the claiming script with root privileges, you can discover which user is running the Agent,
+switch to that user, and run the claiming script.
+
+Use `grep` to search your `netdata.conf` file, which is typically located at `/etc/netdata/netdata.conf`, for the `run
+as user` setting. For example:
+
+```bash
+grep "run as user" /etc/netdata/netdata.conf
+ # run as user = netdata
+```
+
+The default user is `netdata`. Yours may be different, so pay attention to the output from `grep`. Switch to that user
+and run the claiming script.
+
+```bash
+netdata-claim.sh -token=TOKEN -rooms=ROOM1,ROOM2 -url=https://app.netdata.cloud
+```
+
+Hit **Enter**. The script should return `Agent was successfully claimed.`. If the claiming script returns errors, or if
+you don't see the node in your Space after 60 seconds, see the [troubleshooting information](#troubleshooting).
+
+### Claim an Agent running in Docker
+
+To claim an instance of the Netdata Agent running inside of a Docker container, either set claiming environment
+variables in the container to have it automatically claimed on startup or restart, or use `docker exec` to manually
+claim an already running container.
+
+For claiming to work, the contents of `/var/lib/netdata` _must_ be preserved across container
+restarts using a persistent volume. See our [recommended `docker run` and Docker Compose
+examples](/packaging/docker/README.md#create-a-new-netdata-agent-container) for details.
+
+#### Using environment variables
+
+The Netdata Docker container looks for the following environment variables on startup:
+
+- `NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN`
+- `NETDATA_CLAIM_URL`
+- `NETDATA_CLAIM_ROOMS`
+- `NETDATA_CLAIM_PROXY`
+
+If the token and URL are specified in their corresponding variables _and_ the container is not already claimed,
+it will use these values to attempt to claim the container, automatically adding the node to the specified War
+Rooms. If a proxy is specified, it will be used for the claiming process and for connecting to Netdata Cloud.
+
+These variables can be specified using any mechanism supported by your container tooling for setting environment
+variables inside containers. For example, when creating a new Netdata continer using `docker run`, the following
+modified version of the command can be used to set the variables:
+
+```bash
+docker run -d --name=netdata \
+ -p 19999:19999 \
+ -v netdatalib:/var/lib/netdata \
+ -v netdatacache:/var/cache/netdata \
+ -v /etc/passwd:/host/etc/passwd:ro \
+ -v /etc/group:/host/etc/group:ro \
+ -v /proc:/host/proc:ro \
+ -v /sys:/host/sys:ro \
+ -v /etc/os-release:/host/etc/os-release:ro \
+ -e NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN=TOKEN \
+ -e NETDATA_CLAIM_URL="https://app.netdata.cloud" \
+ -e NETDATA_CLAIM_ROOMS=ROOM1,ROOM2 \
+ --restart unless-stopped \
+ --cap-add SYS_PTRACE \
+ --security-opt apparmor=unconfined \
+ netdata/netdata
+```
+
+Output that would be seen from the claiming script when using other methods will be present in the container logs.
+
+Using the environment variables like this to handle claiming is the preferred method of claiming Docker containers
+as it works in the widest variety of situations and simplifies configuration management.
+
+#### Using docker exec
+
+Claim a _running Netdata Agent container_ by appending the script offered by Cloud to a `docker exec ...` command, replacing
+`netdata` with the name of your running container:
+
+```bash
+docker exec -it netdata netdata-claim.sh -token=TOKEN -rooms=ROOM1,ROOM2 -url=https://app.netdata.cloud
+```
+
+The script should return `Agent was successfully claimed.`. If the claiming script returns errors, or if
+you don't see the node in your Space after 60 seconds, see the [troubleshooting information](#troubleshooting).
+
+### Claim a Kubernetes cluster's parent Netdata pod
+
+Read our [Kubernetes installation](/packaging/installer/methods/kubernetes.md#claim-a-kubernetes-clusters-parent-pod)
+for details on claiming a parent Netdata pod.
+
+### Claim through a proxy
+
+A Space's administrator can claim a node through a SOCKS5 or HTTP(S) proxy.
+
+You should first configure the proxy in the `[cloud]` section of `netdata.conf`. The proxy settings you specify here
+will also be used to tunnel the ACLK. The default `proxy` setting is `none`.
+
+```conf
+[cloud]
+ proxy = none
+```
+
+The `proxy` setting can take one of the following values:
+
+- `none`: Do not use a proxy, even if the system configured otherwise.
+- `env`: Try to read proxy settings from set environment variables `http_proxy`/`socks_proxy`.
+- `socks5[h]://[user:pass@]host:ip`: The ACLK and claiming will use the specified SOCKS5 proxy.
+- `http://[user:pass@]host:ip`: The ACLK and claiming will use the specified HTTP(S) proxy.
+
+For example, a SOCKS5 proxy setting may look like the following:
+
+```conf
+[cloud]
+ proxy = socks5h://203.0.113.0:1080 # With an IP address
+ proxy = socks5h://proxy.example.com:1080 # With a URL
+```
+
+You can now move on to claiming. When you claim with the `netdata-claim.sh` script, add the `-proxy=` parameter and
+append the same proxy setting you added to `netdata.conf`.
+
+```bash
+sudo netdata-claim.sh -token=MYTOKEN1234567 -rooms=room1,room2 -url=https://app.netdata.cloud -proxy=socks5h://203.0.113.0:1080
+```
+
+Hit **Enter**. The script should return `Agent was successfully claimed.`. If the claiming script returns errors, or if
+you don't see the node in your Space after 60 seconds, see the [troubleshooting information](#troubleshooting).
+
+### Troubleshooting
+
+If you're having trouble claiming a node, this may be because the [ACLK](/aclk/README.md) cannot connect to Cloud.
+
+With the Netdata Agent running, visit `http://NODE:19999/api/v1/info` in your browser, replacing `NODE` with the IP
+address or hostname of your Agent. The returned JSON contains four keys that will be helpful to diagnose any issues you
+might be having with the ACLK or claiming process.
+
+```json
+ "cloud-enabled"
+ "cloud-available"
+ "agent-claimed"
+ "aclk-available"
+```
+
+Use these keys and the information below to troubleshoot the ACLK.
+
+#### bash: netdata-claim.sh: command not found
+
+If you run the claiming script and see a `command not found` error, you either installed Netdata in a non-standard
+location or are using an unsupported package. If you installed Netdata in a non-standard path using the `--install`
+option, you need to update your `$PATH` or run `netdata-claim.sh` using the full path. For example, if you installed
+Netdata to `/opt/netdata`, use `/opt/netdata/bin/netdata-claim.sh` to run the claiming script.
+
+If you are using an unsupported package, such as a third-party `.deb`/`.rpm` package provided by your distribution,
+please remove that package and reinstall using our [recommended kickstart
+script](/docs/get/README.md#install-the-netdata-agent).
+
+#### Claiming on older distributions (Ubuntu 14.04, Debian 8, CentOS 6)
+
+If you're running an older Linux distribution or one that has reached EOL, such as Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Debian 8, or CentOS
+6, your Agent may not be able to securely connect to Netdata Cloud due to an outdated version of OpenSSL. These old
+versions of OpenSSL cannot perform [hostname validation](https://wiki.openssl.org/index.php/Hostname_validation), which
+helps securely encrypt SSL connections.
+
+We recommend you reinstall Netdata with a [static build](/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart-64.md), which uses an
+up-to-date version of OpenSSL with hostname validation enabled.
+
+If you choose to continue using the outdated version of OpenSSL, your node will still connect to Netdata Cloud, albeit
+with hostname verification disabled. Without verification, your Netdata Cloud connection could be vulnerable to
+man-in-the-middle attacks.
+
+#### cloud-enabled is false
+
+If `cloud-enabled` is `false`, you probably ran the installer with `--disable-cloud` option.
+
+Additionally, check that the `enabled` setting in `var/lib/netdata/cloud.d/cloud.conf` is set to `true`:
+
+```conf
+[global]
+ enabled = true
+```
+
+To fix this issue, reinstall Netdata using your [preferred method](/packaging/installer/README.md) and do not add the
+`--disable-cloud` option.
+
+#### cloud-available is false
+
+If `cloud-available` is `false` after you verified Cloud is enabled in the previous step, the most likely issue is that
+Cloud features failed to build during installation.
+
+If Cloud features fail to build, the installer continues and finishes the process without Cloud functionality as opposed
+to failing the installation altogether. We do this to ensure the Agent will always finish installing.
+
+If you can't see an explicit error in the installer's output, you can run the installer with the `--require-cloud`
+option. This option causes the installation to fail if Cloud functionality can't be built and enabled, and the
+installer's output should give you more error details.
+
+You may see one of the following error messages during installation:
+
+- Failed to build libmosquitto. The install process will continue, but you will not be able to connect this node to
+ Netdata Cloud.
+- Unable to fetch sources for libmosquitto. The install process will continue, but you will not be able to connect
+ this node to Netdata Cloud.
+- Failed to build libwebsockets. The install process will continue, but you may not be able to connect this node to
+ Netdata Cloud.
+- Unable to fetch sources for libwebsockets. The install process will continue, but you may not be able to connect
+ this node to Netdata Cloud.
+- Could not find cmake, which is required to build libwebsockets. The install process will continue, but you may not
+ be able to connect this node to Netdata Cloud.
+- Could not find cmake, which is required to build JSON-C. The install process will continue, but Netdata Cloud
+ support will be disabled.
+- Failed to build JSON-C. Netdata Cloud support will be disabled.
+- Unable to fetch sources for JSON-C. Netdata Cloud support will be disabled.
+
+One common cause of the installer failing to build Cloud features is not having one of the following dependencies on
+your system: `cmake` and OpenSSL, including the `devel` package.
+
+You can also look for error messages in `/var/log/netdata/error.log`. Try one of the following two commands to search
+for ACLK-related errors.
+
+```bash
+less /var/log/netdata/error.log
+grep -i ACLK /var/log/netdata/error.log
+```
+
+If the installer's output does not help you enable Cloud features, contact us by [creating an issue on
+GitHub](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/issues/new?labels=bug%2C+needs+triage%2C+ACLK&template=bug_report.md&title=The+installer+failed+to+prepare+the+required+dependencies+for+Netdata+Cloud+functionality)
+with details about your system and relevant output from `error.log`.
+
+#### agent-claimed is false
+
+You must [claim your node](#how-to-claim-a-node).
+
+#### aclk-available is false
+
+If `aclk-available` is `false` and all other keys are `true`, your Agent is having trouble connecting to the Cloud
+through the ACLK. Please check your system's firewall.
+
+If your Agent needs to use a proxy to access the internet, you must [set up a proxy for
+claiming](#claim-through-a-proxy).
+
+If you are certain firewall and proxy settings are not the issue, you should consult the Agent's `error.log` at
+`/var/log/netdata/error.log` and contact us by [creating an issue on
+GitHub](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/issues/new?labels=bug%2C+needs+triage%2C+ACLK&template=bug_report.md&title=ACLK-available-is-false)
+with details about your system and relevant output from `error.log`.
+
+### Remove and reclaim a node
+
+To remove a node from your Space in Netdata Cloud, delete the `cloud.d/` directory in your Netdata library directory.
+
+```bash
+cd /var/lib/netdata # Replace with your Netdata library directory, if not /var/lib/netdata/
+sudo rm -rf cloud.d/
+```
+
+This node no longer has access to the credentials it was claimed with and cannot connect to Netdata Cloud via the ACLK.
+You will still be able to see this node in your War Rooms in an **unreachable** state.
+
+If you want to reclaim this node into a different Space, you need to create a new identity by adding `-id=$(uuidgen)` to
+the claiming script parameters. Make sure that you have the `uuidgen-runtime` package installed, as it is used to run the command `uuidgen`. For example, using the default claiming script:
+
+```bash
+sudo netdata-claim.sh -token=TOKEN -rooms=ROOM1,ROOM2 -url=https://app.netdata.cloud -id=$(uuidgen)
+```
+
+The agent _must be restarted_ after this change.
+
+## Claiming reference
+
+In the sections below, you can find reference material for the claiming script, claiming via the Agent's command line
+tool, and details about the files found in `cloud.d`.
+
+### The `cloud.conf` file
+
+This section defines how and whether your Agent connects to [Netdata Cloud](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/cloud/)
+using the [ACLK](/aclk/README.md).
+
+| setting | default | info |
+|:-------------- |:------------------------- |:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| cloud base url | https://app.netdata.cloud | The URL for the Netdata Cloud web application. You should not change this. If you want to disable Cloud, change the `enabled` setting. |
+| enabled | yes | The runtime option to disable the [Agent-Cloud link](/aclk/README.md) and prevent your Agent from connecting to Netdata Cloud. |
+
+### Claiming script
+
+A Space's administrator can claim an Agent by directly calling the `netdata-claim.sh` script either with root privileges
+using `sudo`, or as the user running the Agent (typically `netdata`), and passing the following arguments:
+
+```sh
+-token=TOKEN
+ where TOKEN is the Space's claiming token.
+-rooms=ROOM1,ROOM2,...
+ where ROOMX is the War Room this node should be added to. This list is optional.
+-url=URL_BASE
+ where URL_BASE is the Netdata Cloud endpoint base URL. By default, this is https://app.netdata.cloud.
+-id=AGENT_ID
+ where AGENT_ID is the unique identifier of the Agent. This is the Agent's MACHINE_GUID by default.
+-hostname=HOSTNAME
+ where HOSTNAME is the result of the hostname command by default.
+-proxy=PROXY_URL
+ where PROXY_URL is the endpoint of a SOCKS5 proxy.
+```
+
+For example, the following command claims an Agent and adds it to rooms `room1` and `room2`:
+
+```sh
+netdata-claim.sh -token=MYTOKEN1234567 -rooms=room1,room2
+```
+
+You should then update the `netdata` service about the result with `netdatacli`:
+
+```sh
+netdatacli reload-claiming-state
+```
+
+This reloads the Agent claiming state from disk.
+
+### Netdata Agent command line
+
+If a Netdata Agent is running, the Space's administrator can claim a node using the `netdata` service binary with
+additional command line parameters:
+
+```sh
+-W "claim -token=TOKEN -rooms=ROOM1,ROOM2"
+```
+
+For example:
+
+```sh
+/usr/sbin/netdata -D -W "claim -token=MYTOKEN1234567 -rooms=room1,room2"
+```
+
+If need be, the user can override the Agent's defaults by providing additional arguments like those described
+[here](#claiming-script).
+
+### Claiming directory
+
+Netdata stores the Agent's claiming-related state in the Netdata library directory under `cloud.d`. For a default
+installation, this directory exists at `/var/lib/netdata/cloud.d`. The directory and its files should be owned by the
+user that runs the Agent, which is typically the `netdata` user.
+
+The `cloud.d/token` file should contain the claiming-token and the `cloud.d/rooms` file should contain the list of War
+Rooms you added that node to.
+
+The user can also put the Cloud endpoint's full certificate chain in `cloud.d/cloud_fullchain.pem` so that the Agent
+can trust the endpoint if necessary.
+
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