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+
+# Install Netdata on macOS
+
+Netdata works on macOS, albeit with some limitations. 
+The number of charts displaying system metrics is limited, but you can use any of Netdata's [external plugins](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/collectors/plugins.d/README.md) to monitor any services you might have installed on your macOS system. 
+You could also use a macOS system as the parent node in a [streaming configuration](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/streaming/README.md).
+
+You can install Netdata in one of the three following ways: 
+
+- **[Install Netdata with the our automatic one-line installation script (recommended)](#install-netdata-with-our-automatic-one-line-installation-script)**, 
+- [Install Netdata via Homebrew](#install-netdata-via-homebrew)
+- [Install Netdata from source](#install-netdata-from-source)
+
+Each of these installation option requires [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) for handling dependencies. 
+
+> The Netdata Homebrew package is community-created and -maintained.
+> Community-maintained packages _may_ receive support from Netdata, but are only a best-effort affair. Learn more about [Netdata's platform support policy](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/packaging/PLATFORM_SUPPORT.md).
+
+## Install Netdata with our automatic one-line installation script
+
+**Local Netdata Agent installation**
+To install Netdata using our automatic [kickstart](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/packaging/installer/README.md#automatic-one-line-installation-script) open a new terminal and run:
+
+```bash
+curl https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh > /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh && sh /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh
+```
+The Netdata Agent is installed under `/usr/local/netdata`. Dependencies are handled via Homebrew.
+
+**Automatically connect to Netdata Cloud during installation**
+
+The `kickstart.sh` script accepts additional parameters to automatically [connect](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/claim/README.md) your node to Netdata
+Cloud immediately after installation. Find the `token` and `rooms` strings by [signing in to Netdata
+Cloud](https://app.netdata.cloud/sign-in?cloudRoute=/spaces), then clicking on **Connect Nodes** in the [Spaces management
+area](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/cloud/manage/organize-your-infrastrucutre-invite-your-team.md#netdata-cloud-spaces).
+
+- `--claim-token`: Specify a unique claiming token associated with your Space in Netdata Cloud to be used to connect to the node
+  after the install.
+- `--claim-rooms`: Specify a comma-separated list of tokens for each War Room this node should appear in.
+- `--claim-proxy`: Specify a proxy to use when connecting to the cloud in the form of `http://[user:pass@]host:ip` for an HTTP(S) proxy.
+  See [connecting through a proxy](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/claim/README.md#connect-through-a-proxy) for details.
+- `--claim-url`: Specify a URL to use when connecting to the cloud. Defaults to `https://app.netdata.cloud`.
+
+For example: 
+```bash
+curl https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh > /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh && sh /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh --install-prefix /usr/local/ --claim-token TOKEN --claim-rooms ROOM1,ROOM2 --claim-url https://app.netdata.cloud
+```
+The Netdata Agent is installed under `/usr/local/netdata` on your machine. Your machine will also show up as a node in your Netdata Cloud.
+
+If you experience issues while claiming your node, follow the steps in our [Troubleshooting](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/claim/README.md#troubleshooting) documentation.
+## Install Netdata via Homebrew
+
+### For macOS Intel
+
+To install Netdata and all its dependencies, run Homebrew using the following command: 
+
+```sh
+brew install netdata
+```
+Homebrew will place your Netdata configuration directory at `/usr/local/etc/netdata/`. 
+
+Use the `edit-config` script and the files in this directory to configure Netdata. For reference, you can find stock configuration files at `/usr/local/Cellar/netdata/{NETDATA_VERSION}/lib/netdata/conf.d/`.
+
+### For Apple Silicon
+
+To install Netdata and all its dependencies, run Homebrew using the following command: 
+
+```sh
+brew install netdata
+```
+
+Homebrew will place your Netdata configuration directory at `/opt/homebrew/etc/netdata/`. 
+
+Use the `edit-config` script and the files in this directory to configure Netdata. For reference, you can find stock configuration files at `/opt/homebrew/Cellar/netdata/{NETDATA_VERSION}/lib/netdata/conf.d/`.
+
+
+
+Skip on ahead to the [What's next?](#whats-next) section to find links to helpful post-installation guides.
+
+## Install Netdata from source
+
+We don't recommend installing Netdata from source on macOS, as it can be difficult to configure and install dependencies manually.
+
+1. Open your terminal of choice and install the Xcode development packages:
+
+   ```bash
+   xcode-select --install
+   ```
+
+2. Click **Install** on the Software Update popup window that appears. 
+3. Use the same terminal session to install some of Netdata's prerequisites using Homebrew. If you don't want to use [Netdata Cloud](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/quickstart/infrastructure.md), you can omit `cmake`.
+
+   ```bash
+   brew install ossp-uuid autoconf automake pkg-config libuv lz4 json-c openssl libtool cmake
+   ```
+   
+4. Download Netdata from our GitHub repository:
+
+   ```bash
+   git clone https://github.com/netdata/netdata.git --recursive
+   ```
+
+5. `cd` into the newly-created directory and then start the installer script:
+
+   ```bash
+   cd netdata/
+   sudo ./netdata-installer.sh --install-prefix /usr/local
+   ```
+
+> Your Netdata configuration directory will be at `/usr/local/netdata/`. 
+> Your stock configuration directory will be at `/usr/local/lib/netdata/conf.d/`.
+> The installer will also install a startup plist to start Netdata when your macOS system boots.