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Unless this describes you, you almost certainly want +to follow [our guide for manually installing Netdata from a git +checkout](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/packaging/installer/methods/manual.md) instead. + +## Required dependencies + +At a bare minimum, Netdata requires the following libraries and tools +to build and run successfully: + +- libuuid +- libuv version 1.0 or newer +- zlib +- GNU autoconf +- GNU automake +- GCC or Xcode (Clang is known to have issues in certain configurations, see [Using Clang](#using-clang)) +- A version of `make` compatible with GNU automake +- Git (we use git in the build system to generate version info, don't need a full install, just a working `git show` command) + +Additionally, the following build time features require additional dependencies: + +- TLS support for the web GUI: + - OpenSSL 1.0.2 or newer _or_ LibreSSL 3.0.0 or newer. +- dbengine metric storage: + - liblz4 r129 or newer + - OpenSSL 1.0 or newer (LibreSSL _amy_ work, but is largely untested). +- Netdata Cloud support: + - A working internet connection + - A recent version of CMake + - OpenSSL 1.0.2 or newer _or_ LibreSSL 3.0.0 or newer. + - JSON-C (may be provided by the user as shown below, or by the system) + - protobuf (Google Protocol Buffers) and protoc compiler + +## Preparing the source tree + +Certain features in Netdata require custom versions of specific libraries, +which the the build system will link statically into Netdata. These +libraries and their header files must be copied into specific locations +in the source tree to be used. + +Before you begin, make sure that your repo and the repo's submodules are clean from any previous builds and up to date. +Otherwise, [perform a cleanup](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/packaging/installer/methods/manual.md#perform-a-cleanup-in-your-netdata-repo) + +### Netdata cloud + +#### JSON-C + +Netdata requires the use of JSON-C for JSON parsing when using Netdata +Cloud. Netdata is able to use a system-provided copy of JSON-C, but +some systems may not provide it. If your system does not provide JSON-C, +you can do the following to prepare a copy for the build system: + +1. Verify the tag that Netdata expects to be used by checking the contents + of `packaging/jsonc.version` in your Netdata sources. +2. Obtain the sources for that version by either: + - Navigating to https://github.com/json-c/json-c and downloading + and unpacking the source code archive for that release. + - Cloning the repository with `git` and checking out the required tag. +3. Prepare the JSON-C sources by running `cmake -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF .` + in the JSON-C source directory. +4. Build JSON-C by running `make` in the JSON-C source directory. +5. In the Netdata source directory, create a directory called + `externaldeps/jsonc`. +6. Copy `libjson-c.a` from the JSON-C source directory to + `externaldeps/jsonc/libjson-c.a` in the Netdata source tree. +7. Copy all of the header files (`*.h`) from the JSON-C source directory + to `externaldeps/jsonc/json-c` in the Netdata source tree. + +## Building Netdata + +Once the source tree has been prepared, Netdata is ready to be configured +and built. Netdata currently uses GNU autotools as it's primary build +system. To build Netdata this way: + +1. Run `autoreconf -ivf` in the Netdata source tree. +2. Run `./configure` in the Netdata source tree. +3. Run `make` in the Netdata source tree. + +### Configure options + +Netdata provides a number of build time configure options. This section +lists some of the ones you are most likely to need: + +- `--prefix`: Specify the prefix under which Netdata will be installed. +- `--with-webdir`: Specify a path relative to the prefix in which to + install the web UI files. +- `--disable-cloud`: Disables all Netdata Cloud functionality for + this build. + +### Using Clang + +Netdata is primarily developed using GCC, but in most cases we also +build just fine using Clang. Under some build configurations of Clang +itself, you may see build failures with the linker reporting errors +about `nonrepresentable section on output`. We currently do not have a +conclusive fix for this issue (the obvious fix leads to other issues which +we haven't been able to fix yet), and unfortunately the only workaround +is to use a different build of Clang or to use GCC. + +### Linking errors relating to OpenSSL + +Netdata's build system currently does not reliably support building +on systems which have multiple ABI incompatible versions of OpenSSL +installed. In such situations, you may encounter linking errors due to +Netdata trying to build against headers for one version but link to a +different version. + +## Additional components + +A full featured install of Netdata requires some additional components +which must be built and installed separately from the main Netdata +agent. All of these should be handled _after_ installing Netdata itself. + +### React dashboard + +The above build steps include a deprecated web UI for Netdata that lacks +support for Netdata Cloud. To get a fully featured dashboard, you must +install our new React dashboard. + +#### Installing the pre-built React dashboard + +We provide pre-built archives of the React dashboard for each release +(these are also used during our normal install process). To use one +of these: + +1. Verify the release version that Netdata expects to be used by checking + the contents of `packaging/dashboard.version` in your Netdata sources. +2. Go to https://github.com/netdata/dashboard/releases and download the + `dashboard.tar.gz` file for the required release. +3. Unpack the downloaded archive to a temporary directory. +4. Copy the contents of the `build` directory from the extracted + archive to `/usr/share/netdata/web` or the equivalent location for + your build of Netdata. This _will_ overwrite some files in the target + location. + +#### Building the React dashboard locally + +Alternatively, you may wish to build the React dashboard locally. Doing +so requires a recent version of Node.JS with a working install of +NPM. Once you have the required tools, do the following: + +1. Verify the release version that Netdata expects to be used by checking + the contents of `packaging/dashboard.version` in your Netdata sources. +2. Obtain the sources for that version by either: + - Navigating to https://github.com/netdata/dashboard and downloading + and unpacking the source code archive for that release. + - Cloning the repository with `git` and checking out the required tag. +3. Run `npm install` in the dashboard source tree. +4. Run `npm run build` in the dashboard source tree. +5. Copy the contents of the `build` directory just like step 4 of + installing the pre-built React dashboard. + +### Go collectors + +A number of the collectors for Netdata are written in Go instead of C, +and are developed in a separate repository from the mian Netdata code. +An installation without these collectors is still usable, but will be +unable to collect metrics for a number of network services the system +may be providing. You can either install a pre-built copy of these +collectors, or build them locally. + +#### Installing the pre-built Go collectors + +We provide pre-built binaries of the Go collectors for all the platforms +we officially support. To use one of these: + +1. Verify the release version that Netdata expects to be used by checking + the contents of `packaging/go.d.version` in your Netdata sources. +2. Go to https://github.com/netdata/go.d.plugin/releases, select the + required release, and download the `go.d.plugin-*.tar.gz` file + for your system type and CPu architecture and the `config.tar.gz` + configuration file archive. +3. Extract the `go.d.plugin-*.tar.gz` archive into a temporary + location, and then copy the single file in the archive to + `/usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d` or the equivalent location for your + build of Netdata and rename it to `go.d.plugin`. +4. Extract the `config.tar.gz` archive to a temporarylocation and then + copy the contents of the archive to `/etc/netdata` or the equivalent + location for your build of Netdata. + +#### Building the Go collectors locally + +Alternatively, you may wish to build the Go collectors locally +yourself. Doing so requires a working installation of Golang 1.13 or +newer. Once you have the required tools, do the following: + +1. Verify the release version that Netdata expects to be used by checking + the contents of `packaging/go.d.version` in your Netdata sources. +2. Obtain the sources for that version by either: + - Navigating to https://github.com/netdata/go.d.plugin and downloading + and unpacking the source code archive for that release. + - Cloning the repository with `git` and checking out the required tag. +3. Run `make` in the go.d.plugin source tree. +4. Copy `bin/godplugin` to `/usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d` or th + equivalent location for your build of Netdata and rename it to + `go.d.plugin`. +5. Copy the contents of the `config` directory to `/etc/netdata` or the + equivalent location for your build of Netdata. + +### eBPF collector + +On Linux systems, Netdata has support for using the kernel's eBPF +interface to monitor performance-related VFS, network, and process events, +allowing for insights into process lifetimes and file access +patterns. Using this functionality requires additional code managed in +a separate repository from the core Netdata agent. You can either install +a pre-built copy of the required code, or build it locally. + +#### Installing the pre-built eBPF code + +We provide pre-built copies of the eBPF code for 64-bit x86 systems +using glibc or musl. To use one of these: + +1. Verify the release version that Netdata expects to be used by checking + the contents of `packaging/ebpf.version` in your Netdata sources. +2. Go to https://github.com/netdata/kernel-collector/releases, select the + required release, and download the `netdata-kernel-collector-*.tar.xz` + file for the libc variant your system uses (either rmusl or glibc). +3. Extract the contents of the archive to a temporary location, and then + copy all of the `.o` and `.so.*` files and the contents of the `library/` + directory to `/usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d` or the equivalent location + for your build of Netdata. + +#### Building the eBPF code locally + +Alternatively, you may wish to build the eBPF code locally yourself. For +instructions, please consult [the README file for our kernel-collector +repository](https://github.com/netdata/kernel-collector/#readme), +which outlines both the required dependencies, as well as multiple +options for building the code. + + |