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diff --git a/packaging/installer/UNINSTALL.md b/packaging/installer/UNINSTALL.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c18a1bf --- /dev/null +++ b/packaging/installer/UNINSTALL.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +<!-- +title: "Uninstall Netdata" +description: "If you are no longer interested in using the Netdata Agent, use the self-contained uninstaller to remove all traces of binaries and configuration files." +custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/packaging/installer/UNINSTALL.md +--> + +# Uninstall Netdata + +> ⚠️ If you're having trouble updating Netdata, moving from one installation method to another, or generally having +> issues with your Netdata Agent installation, consider our [**reinstall Netdata** +> doc](/packaging/installer/REINSTALL.md) instead of removing the Netdata Agent entirely. + +Our self-contained uninstaller is able to remove Netdata installations created with shell installer. It doesn't need any +other Netdata repository files to be run. All it needs is an `.environment` file, which is created during installation +(with shell installer) and put in `${NETDATA_USER_CONFIG_DIR}/.environment` (by default `/etc/netdata/.environment`). +That file contains some parameters which are passed to our installer and which are needed during uninstallation process. +Mainly two parameters are needed: + +```sh +NETDATA_PREFIX +NETDATA_ADDED_TO_GROUPS +``` + +A workflow for uninstallation looks like this: + +1. Find your `.environment` file, which is usually `/etc/netdata/.environment` in a default installation. +2. If you cannot find that file and would like to uninstall Netdata, then create a new file with the following content: + +```sh +NETDATA_PREFIX="<installation prefix>" # put what you used as a parameter to shell installed `--install` flag. Otherwise it should be empty +NETDATA_ADDED_TO_GROUPS="<additional groups>" # Additional groups for a user running the Netdata process +``` + +3. Run `netdata-uninstaller.sh` as follows + +```sh +${NETDATA_PREFIX}/usr/libexec/netdata/netdata-uninstaller.sh --yes --env <environment_file> +``` + +Note: Existing installations may still need to download the file if it's not present. To execute uninstall in that case, +run the following commands: + +```sh +wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/netdata/netdata/master/packaging/installer/netdata-uninstaller.sh +chmod +x ./netdata-uninstaller.sh +./netdata-uninstaller.sh --yes --env <environment_file> +``` + +The default `environment_file` is `/etc/netdata/.environment`. + +> Note: This uninstallation method assumes previous installation with `netdata-installer.sh` or the kickstart script. +> Currently using it when Netdata was installed by a package manager can work or cause unexpected results. + +[](<>) |