Merging upstream version 1.34.0.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

23 files changed, 1396 insertions, 377 deletions

diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 9aae48d57..fb371e4f7 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -5,63 +5,55 @@
 * @Ferroin
 
 # Ownership by directory structure
-.travis/ @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius @kaskavel @vkalintiris
-.github/ @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius @kaskavel @vkalintiris
+.travis/ @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius
+.github/ @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius
 aclk/ @stelfrag @underhood
-backends/ @thiagoftsm @vlvkobal
-backends/graphite/ @thiagoftsm @vlvkobal
-backends/json/ @thiagoftsm @vlvkobal
-backends/opentsdb/ @thiagoftsm @vlvkobal
-backends/prometheus/ @vlvkobal @thiagoftsm
 build/ @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius
-contrib/debian @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius @vkalintiris
-collectors/ @vlvkobal
-collectors/charts.d.plugin/ @ilyam8 @Ferroin
-collectors/freebsd.plugin/ @vlvkobal @thiagoftsm
+contrib/debian @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius
+collectors/ @vlvkobal @surajnpn
 collectors/ebpf.plugin/ @thiagoftsm @vlvkobal
-collectors/macos.plugin/ @vlvkobal @thiagoftsm
+collectors/charts.d.plugin/ @ilyam8 @surajnpn @Ferroin
+collectors/freebsd.plugin/ @vlvkobal @thiagoftsm @surajnpn
+collectors/macos.plugin/ @vlvkobal @thiagoftsm  @surajnpn
 collectors/node.d.plugin/ @jacekkolasa
-collectors/node.d.plugin/fronius/ @ccremer
 collectors/node.d.plugin/snmp/ @jacekkolasa
-collectors/node.d.plugin/stiebeleltron/ @ccremer
 collectors/python.d.plugin/ @ilyam8
 collectors/cups.plugin/ @simonnagl @vlvkobal @thiagoftsm
 exporting/  @vlvkobal @thiagoftsm
-daemon/ @thiagoftsm
+daemon/ @thiagoftsm @vkalintiris
 database/ @thiagoftsm @vkalintiris
 docs/ @DShreve2 @kickoke
 health/ @thiagoftsm @vlvkobal @vkalintiris
 health/health.d/ @thiagoftsm @vlvkobal
 health/notifications/ @Ferroin @thiagoftsm
 ml/ @andrewm4894 @vkalintiris
-libnetdata/ @thiagofsm
-packaging/ @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius @vkalintiris
+libnetdata/ @thiagoftsm @vkalintiris
+packaging/ @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius
 registry/ @jacekkolasa
 streaming/ @thiagoftsm @vlvkobal
-system/ @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius @vkalintiris
-tests/ @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius @kaskavel @vkalintiris
+system/ @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius
+tests/ @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius @vkalintiris
 web/ @thiagoftsm @vlvkobal @vkalintiris
 web/gui/ @jacekkolasa
 
 # Ownership by filetype (overwrites ownership by directory)
-*.am @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius @vkalintiris
+*.am @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius
 *.md @DShreve2 @kickoke
-Dockerfile* @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius @vkalintiris
+Dockerfile* @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius
 
 # Ownership of specific files
 .gitignore @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius @vkalintiris
-.travis.yml @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius @kaskavel @vkalintiris
-.lgtm.yml @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius @vkalintiris
-.eslintrc @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius @vkalintiris
-.eslintignore @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius @vkalintiris
-.csslintrc @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius @vkalintiris
-.codeclimate.yml @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius @vkalintiris
-.codacy.yml @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius @vkalintiris
-.yamllint.yml @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius @vkalintiris
-netdata.spec.in @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius @vkalintiris
-netdata-installer.sh @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius @vkalintiris
-package.json @jacekkolasa @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius @vkalintiris
-packaging/version @netdatabot @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius @vkalintiris
+.travis.yml @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius
+.lgtm.yml @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius
+.eslintrc @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius
+.eslintignore @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius
+.csslintrc @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius
+.codeclimate.yml @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius
+.codacy.yml @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius
+.yamllint.yml @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius
+netdata.spec.in @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius
+netdata-installer.sh @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius
+packaging/version @netdatabot @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius
 
 LICENSE.md @DShreve2 @Ferroin @vkalintiris
-CHANGELOG.md @netdatabot @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius @vkalintiris
+CHANGELOG.md @netdatabot @Ferroin @iigorkarpov @maneamarius
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 74f9918e2..829d8e647 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,23 +1,27 @@
+##### Summary
 <!--
 Describe the change in summary section, including rationale and design decisions.
 Include "Fixes #nnn" if you are fixing an existing issue.
-
-In "Test Plan" provide enough detail on how you plan to test this PR so that a reviewer can validate your tests. If our CI covers sufficient tests, then state which tests cover the change.
-
-If you have more information you want to add, write them in "Additional
-Information" section. This is usually used to help others understand your
-motivation behind this change. A step-by-step reproduction of the problem is
-helpful if there is no related issue.
 -->
 
-##### Summary
-
 ##### Test Plan
 
-<!---
-Provide enough detail so that your reviewer can understand which test-cases you
-have covered, and recreate them if necessary. If sufficient tests are covered
-by our CI, then state which tests cover the change.
+<!--
+Provide enough detail so that your reviewer can understand which test cases you
+have covered, and recreate them if necessary. If our CI covers sufficient tests, then state which tests cover the change.
 -->
 
 ##### Additional Information
+<!-- This is usually used to help others understand your
+motivation behind this change. A step-by-step reproduction of the problem is
+helpful if there is no related issue. -->
+
+<details> <summary>For users: How does this change affect me?</summary>
+  <!--
+Describe the PR affects users: 
+- Which area of Netdata is affected by the change?
+- Can they see the change or is it an under the hood? If they can see it, where?
+- How is the user impacted by the change? 
+- What are there any benefits of the change? 
+-->
+</details>
diff --git a/.github/data/build-matrix.json b/.github/data/build-matrix.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 6ceb9fa54..000000000
--- a/.github/data/build-matrix.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "include": [
-    {
-      "distro": "alpine:edge",
-      "artifact_key": "alpine-edge",
-      "pre": "apk add -U bash",
-      "rmjsonc": "apk del json-c-dev"
-    },
-    {
-      "distro": "alpine:3.14",
-      "artifact_key": "alpine-3.14",
-      "pre": "apk add -U bash",
-      "rmjsonc": "apk del json-c-dev"
-    },
-    {
-      "distro": "alpine:3.13",
-      "artifact_key": "alpine-3.13",
-      "pre": "apk add -U bash",
-      "rmjsonc": "apk del json-c-dev"
-    },
-    {
-      "distro": "alpine:3.12",
-      "artifact_key": "alpine-3.12",
-      "pre": "apk add -U bash",
-      "rmjsonc": "apk del json-c-dev"
-    },
-    {
-      "distro": "archlinux:latest",
-      "artifact_key": "archlinux",
-      "pre": "pacman --noconfirm -Syu && pacman --noconfirm -Sy grep libffi"
-    },
-    {
-      "distro": "centos:7",
-      "artifact_key": "centos7"
-    },
-    {
-      "distro": "rockylinux/rockylinux:8",
-      "artifact_key": "rockylinux8",
-      "rmjsonc": "dnf remove -y json-c-devel"
-    },
-    {
-      "distro": "debian:11",
-      "artifact_key": "debian11",
-      "pre": "apt-get update",
-      "rmjsonc": "apt-get remove -y libjson-c-dev"
-    },
-    {
-      "distro": "debian:10",
-      "artifact_key": "debian10",
-      "pre": "apt-get update",
-      "rmjsonc": "apt-get remove -y libjson-c-dev"
-    },
-    {
-      "distro": "debian:9",
-      "artifact_key": "debian9",
-      "pre": "apt-get update",
-      "rmjsonc": "apt-get remove -y libjson-c-dev"
-    },
-    {
-      "distro": "fedora:35",
-      "artifact_key": "fedora35",
-      "rmjsonc": "dnf remove -y json-c-devel"
-    },
-    {
-      "distro": "fedora:34",
-      "artifact_key": "fedora34",
-      "rmjsonc": "dnf remove -y json-c-devel"
-    },
-    {
-      "distro": "opensuse/leap:15.3",
-      "artifact_key": "opensuse15.3",
-      "rmjsonc": "zypper rm -y libjson-c-devel"
-    },
-    {
-      "distro": "oraclelinux:8",
-      "artifact_key": "oraclelinux8",
-      "rmjsonc": "dnf remove -y json-c-devel"
-    },
-    {
-      "distro": "ubuntu:21.10",
-      "artifact_key": "ubuntu21.10",
-      "pre": "rm -f /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/docker && apt-get update",
-      "rmjsonc": "apt-get remove -y libjson-c-dev"
-    },
-    {
-      "distro": "ubuntu:20.04",
-      "artifact_key": "ubuntu20.04",
-      "pre": "apt-get update",
-      "rmjsonc": "apt-get remove -y libjson-c-dev"
-    },
-    {
-      "distro": "ubuntu:18.04",
-      "artifact_key": "ubuntu18.04",
-      "pre": "apt-get update",
-      "rmjsonc": "apt-get remove -y libjson-c-dev"
-    }
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/.github/data/distros.yml b/.github/data/distros.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d58f4d23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/data/distros.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+# This defines the full set of distros we run CI on.
+---
+platform_map: # map packaging architectures to docker platforms
+  i386: linux/i386
+  amd64: linux/amd64
+  armhf: linux/arm/v7
+  arm64: linux/arm64/v8
+include:
+  - &alpine
+    distro: alpine
+    version: edge
+    env_prep: |
+      apk add -U bash
+    jsonc_removal: |
+      apk del json-c-dev
+  - <<: *alpine
+    version: "3.15"
+  - <<: *alpine
+    version: "3.14"
+  - <<: *alpine
+    version: "3.13"
+  - <<: *alpine
+    version: "3.12"
+
+  - distro: archlinux
+    version: latest
+    env_prep: |
+      pacman --noconfirm -Syu && pacman --noconfirm -Sy grep libffi
+
+  - distro: rockylinux
+    version: "8"
+    base_image: rockylinux/rockylinux
+    jsonc_removal: |
+      dnf remove -y json-c-devel
+    packages:
+      type: rpm
+      repo_distro: el/8
+      arches:
+        - amd64
+        - arm64
+  - distro: centos
+    version: "7"
+    packages:
+      type: rpm
+      repo_distro: el/7
+      arches:
+        - amd64
+
+  - &debian
+    distro: debian
+    version: "11"
+    env_prep: |
+      apt-get update
+    jsonc_removal: |
+      apt-get purge -y libjson-c-dev
+    packages: &debian_packages
+      type: deb
+      repo_distro: debian/bullseye
+      arches:
+        - i386
+        - amd64
+        - armhf
+        - arm64
+  - <<: *debian
+    version: "10"
+    packages:
+      <<: *debian_packages
+      repo_distro: debian/buster
+  - <<: *debian
+    version: "9"
+    packages:
+      <<: *debian_packages
+      repo_distro: debian/stretch
+
+  - &fedora
+    distro: fedora
+    version: "36"
+    jsonc_removal: |
+      dnf remove -y json-c-devel
+    packages: &fedora_packages
+      type: rpm
+      repo_distro: fedora/36
+      arches:
+        - amd64
+        - armhf
+        - arm64
+  - <<: *fedora
+    version: "35"
+    packages:
+      <<: *fedora_packages
+      repo_distro: fedora/35
+  - <<: *fedora
+    version: "34"
+    packages:
+      <<: *fedora_packages
+      repo_distro: fedora/34
+
+  - &opensuse
+    distro: opensuse
+    version: "15.3"
+    base_image: opensuse/leap
+    jsonc_removal: |
+      zypper rm -y libjson-c-devel
+    packages:
+      type: rpm
+      repo_distro: opensuse/15.3
+      arches:
+        - amd64
+        - arm64
+
+  - distro: oraclelinux
+    version: "8"
+    jsonc_removal: |
+      dnf remove -y json-c-devel
+    packages:
+      type: rpm
+      repo_distro: ol/8
+      arches:
+        - amd64
+        - arm64
+
+  - &ubuntu
+    distro: ubuntu
+    version: "22.04"
+    env_prep: |
+      rm -f /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/docker && apt-get update
+    jsonc_removal: |
+      apt-get remove -y libjson-c-dev
+    packages: &ubuntu_packages
+      type: deb
+      repo_distro: ubuntu/jammy
+      arches:
+        - amd64
+        - armhf
+        - arm64
+  - <<: *ubuntu
+    version: "21.10"
+    packages:
+      <<: *ubuntu_packages
+      repo_distro: ubuntu/impish
+  - <<: *ubuntu
+    version: "20.04"
+    packages:
+      <<: *ubuntu_packages
+      repo_distro: ubuntu/focal
+  - <<: *ubuntu
+    version: "18.04"
+    packages:
+      <<: *ubuntu_packages
+      repo_distro: ubuntu/bionic
+      arches:
+        - i386
+        - amd64
+        - armhf
+        - arm64
diff --git a/.github/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.build_test b/.github/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.build_test
index 50cfdee06..c275d61d6 100644
--- a/.github/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.build_test
+++ b/.github/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.build_test
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ARG PRE
 ENV PRE=${PRE}
 ARG RMJSONC
 ENV RMJSONC=${RMJSONC}
-ENV DO_NOT_TRACK=1
+ENV DISABLE_TELEMETRY=1
 ENV GITHUB_ACTIONS=true
 
 RUN echo "${PRE}" > /prep-cmd.sh && \
diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
index 4c0d857de..d576b937d 100644
--- a/.github/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/labeler.yml
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ ACLK:
   - aclk/**/*
   - mqtt_websockets
 
-area/backends:
-  - backends/*
-  - backends/**/*
-
 area/claim:
   - claim/*
 
@@ -42,10 +38,6 @@ area/ci:
   - .github/*
   - .github/**/*
 
-area/collectors:
-  - collectors/*
-  - collectors/**/*
-
 area/daemon:
   - daemon/*
   - daemon/**/*
@@ -60,16 +52,106 @@ area/docs:
   - diagrams/*
   - diagrams/**/*
 
-area/external/python:
-  - collectors/python.d.plugin/*
-  - collectors/python.d.plugin/**/*
+# -----------------collectors----------------------
+
+area/collectors:
+  - collectors/*
+  - collectors/**/*
+
+collectors/plugins.d:
+  - collectors/plugins.d/*
+  - collectors/plugins.d/**/*
+
+collectors/apps:
+  - collectors/apps.plugin/*
+  - collectors/apps.plugin/**/*
+
+collectors/cgroups:
+  - collectors/cgroups.plugin/*
+  - collectors/cgroups.plugin/**/*
 
-area/external:
+collectors/charts.d:
   - collectors/charts.d.plugin/*
   - collectors/charts.d.plugin/**/*
+
+collectors/cups:
+  - collectors/cups.plugin/*
+  - collectors/cups.plugin/**/*
+
+collectors/diskspace:
+  - collectors/diskspace.plugin/*
+  - collectors/diskspace.plugin/**/*
+
+collectors/ebpf:
+  - collectors/ebpf.plugin/*
+  - collectors/ebpf.plugin/**/*
+
+collectors/fping:
+  - collectors/fping.plugin/*
+  - collectors/fping.plugin/**/*
+
+collectors/freebsd:
+  - collectors/freebsd.plugin/*
+  - collectors/freebsd.plugin/**/*
+
+collectors/freeipmi:
+  - collectors/freeipmi.plugin/*
+  - collectors/freeipmi.plugin/**/*
+
+collectors/idlejitter:
+  - collectors/idlejitter.plugin/*
+  - collectors/idlejitter.plugin/**/*
+
+collectors/ioping:
+  - collectors/ioping.plugin/*
+  - collectors/ioping.plugin/**/*
+
+collectors/macos:
+  - collectors/macos.plugin/*
+  - collectors/macos.plugin/**/*
+
+collectors/nfacct:
+  - collectors/nfacct.plugin/*
+  - collectors/nfacct.plugin/**/*
+
+collectors/node.d:
   - collectors/node.d.plugin/*
   - collectors/node.d.plugin/**/*
 
+collectors/perf:
+  - collectors/perf.plugin/*
+  - collectors/perf.plugin/**/*
+
+collectors/proc:
+  - collectors/proc.plugin/*
+  - collectors/proc.plugin/**/*
+
+collectors/python.d:
+  - collectors/python.d.plugin/*
+  - collectors/python.d.plugin/**/*
+
+collectors/slabinfo:
+  - collectors/slabinfo.plugin/*
+  - collectors/slabinfo.plugin/**/*
+
+collectors/statsd:
+  - collectors/statsd.plugin/*
+  - collectors/statsd.plugin/**/*
+
+collectors/tc:
+  - collectors/tc.plugin/*
+  - collectors/tc.plugin/**/*
+
+collectors/timex:
+  - collectors/timex.plugin/*
+  - collectors/timex.plugin/**/*
+
+collectors/xenstat:
+  - collectors/xenstat.plugin/*
+  - collectors/xenstat.plugin/**/*
+
+# ----------------/collectors----------------------
+
 area/health:
   - health/*
   - health/**/*
diff --git a/.github/scripts/docker-test.sh b/.github/scripts/docker-test.sh
index 795711b1a..22821d17e 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/docker-test.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/docker-test.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ wait_for() {
   printf "OK\n"
 }
 
-apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && apt get install -y netcat
+if [ -z "$(command -v nc 2>/dev/null)" ] && [ -z "$(command -v netcat 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
+    sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y && sudo apt-get install -y netcat
+fi
 
 docker run -d --name=netdata \
            -p 19999:19999 \
diff --git a/.github/scripts/prepare-release-base.sh b/.github/scripts/prepare-release-base.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..cb6be8e7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/prepare-release-base.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+REPO="${1}"
+EVENT_NAME="${2}"
+EVENT_TYPE="${3}"
+EVENT_VERSION="${4}"
+
+##############################################################
+# Version validation functions
+
+check_version_format() {
+    if ! echo "${EVENT_VERSION}" | grep -qE '^v[[:digit:]]+\.[[:digit:]]+\.[[:digit:]]+$'; then
+        echo "::error::The supplied version (${EVENT_VERSION}) is not a valid version string."
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+patch_is_zero() {
+    if ! echo "${EVENT_VERSION}" | grep -qE '^v[[:digit:]]+\.[[:digit:]]+\.0$'; then
+        echo "::error::The patch number for a ${EVENT_TYPE} build must be 0."
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+minor_is_zero() {
+    if ! echo "${EVENT_VERSION}" | grep -qE '^v[[:digit:]]+\.0';  then
+        echo "::error::The minor version number for a ${EVENT_TYPE} build must be 0."
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+major_matches() {
+    current_major="$(cut -f 1 -d '-' packaging/version | cut -f 1 -d '.' | cut -f 2 -d 'v')"
+    target_major="$(echo "${EVENT_VERSION}" | cut -f 1 -d '.' | cut -f 2 -d 'v')"
+
+    if [ "${target_major}" != "${current_major}" ]; then
+        echo "::error::Major version mismatch, expected ${current_major} but got ${target_major}."
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+minor_matches() {
+    current_minor="$(cut -f 1 -d '-' packaging/version | cut -f 2 -d '.')"
+    target_minor="$(echo "${EVENT_VERSION}" | cut -f 2 -d '.')"
+
+    if [ "${target_minor}" != "${current_minor}" ]; then
+        echo "::error::Minor version mismatch, expected ${current_minor} but got ${target_minor}."
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+check_for_existing_tag() {
+    if git tag | grep -qE "^${EVENT_VERSION}$"; then
+        echo "::error::A tag for version ${EVENT_VERSION} already exists."
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+check_newer_major_version() {
+    current="$(cut -f 1 -d '-' packaging/version | cut -f 1 -d '.' | cut -f 2 -d 'v')"
+    target="$(echo "${EVENT_VERSION}" | cut -f 1 -d '.' | cut -f 2 -d 'v')"
+
+    if [ "${target}" -le "${current}" ]; then
+        echo "::error::Version ${EVENT_VERSION} is not newer than the current version."
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+check_newer_minor_version() {
+    current="$(cut -f 1 -d '-' packaging/version | cut -f 2 -d '.')"
+    target="$(echo "${EVENT_VERSION}" | cut -f 2 -d '.')"
+
+    if [ "${target}" -le "${current}" ]; then
+        echo "::error::Version ${EVENT_VERSION} is not newer than the current version."
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+check_newer_patch_version() {
+    current="$(cut -f 1 -d '-' packaging/version | cut -f 3 -d '.')"
+    target="$(echo "${EVENT_VERSION}" | cut -f 3 -d '.')"
+
+    if [ "${target}" -le "${current}" ]; then
+        echo "::error::Version ${EVENT_VERSION} is not newer than the current version."
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+##############################################################
+# Core logic
+
+git config user.name "netdatabot"
+git config user.email "bot@netdata.cloud"
+
+if [ "${REPO}" != "netdata/netdata" ]; then
+    echo "::notice::Not running in the netdata/netdata repository, not queueing a release build."
+    echo "::set-output name=run::false"
+elif [ "${EVENT_NAME}" = 'schedule' ] || [ "${EVENT_TYPE}" = 'nightly' ]; then
+    echo "::notice::Preparing a nightly release build."
+    LAST_TAG=$(git describe --abbrev=0 --tags)
+    COMMITS_SINCE_RELEASE=$(git rev-list "${LAST_TAG}"..HEAD --count)
+    NEW_VERSION="${LAST_TAG}-$((COMMITS_SINCE_RELEASE + 1))-nightly"
+    LAST_VERSION_COMMIT="$(git rev-list -1 HEAD packaging/version)"
+    HEAD_COMMIT="$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
+    if [ "${EVENT_NAME}" = 'schedule' ] && [ "${LAST_VERSION_COMMIT}" = "${HEAD_COMMIT}" ] && grep -qE '.*-nightly$' packaging/version; then
+        echo "::notice::No commits since last nightly build, not publishing a new nightly build."
+        echo "::set-output name=run::false"
+    else
+        echo "${NEW_VERSION}" > packaging/version || exit 1
+        echo "::set-output name=run::true"
+        echo "::set-output name=message::Update changelog and version for nightly build: ${NEW_VERSION}."
+        echo "::set-output name=ref::master"
+        echo "::set-output name=type::nightly"
+        echo "::set-output name=branch::master"
+        echo "::set-output name=version::nightly"
+    fi
+elif [ "${EVENT_TYPE}" = 'patch' ] && [ "${EVENT_VERSION}" != "nightly" ]; then
+    echo "::notice::Preparing a patch release build."
+    check_version_format || exit 1
+    check_for_existing_tag || exit 1
+    branch_name="$(echo "${EVENT_VERSION}" | cut -f 1-2 -d '.')"
+    if [ -z "$(git branch --list "${branch_name}")" ]; then
+        echo "::error::Could not find a branch for the ${branch_name}.x release series."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    git checkout "${branch_name}"
+    minor_matches || exit 1
+    major_matches || exit 1
+    check_newer_patch_number || exit 1
+    echo "${EVENT_VERSION}" > packaging/version || exit 1
+    echo "::set-output name=run::true"
+    echo "::set-output name=message::Patch release ${EVENT_VERSION}."
+    echo "::set-output name=ref::${EVENT_VERSION}"
+    echo "::set-output name=type::release"
+    echo "::set-output name=branch::${branch_name}"
+    echo "::set-output name=version::$(tr -d 'v' < packaging/version)"
+elif [ "${EVENT_TYPE}" = 'minor' ] && [ "${EVENT_VERSION}" != "nightly" ]; then
+    echo "::notice::Preparing a minor release build."
+    check_version_format || exit 1
+    patch_is_zero || exit 1
+    major_matches || exit 1
+    check_newer_minor_version || exit 1
+    check_for_existing_tag || exit 1
+    branch_name="$(echo "${EVENT_VERSION}" | cut -f 1-2 -d '.')"
+    if [ -n "$(git branch --list "${branch_name}")" ]; then
+        echo "::error::A branch named ${branch_name} already exists in the repository."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    git branch "${branch_name}"
+    git checkout "${branch_name}"
+    echo "${EVENT_VERSION}" > packaging/version || exit 1
+    echo "::set-output name=run::true"
+    echo "::set-output name=message::Minor release ${EVENT_VERSION}."
+    echo "::set-output name=ref::${EVENT_VERSION}"
+    echo "::set-output name=type::release"
+    echo "::set-output name=branch::${branch_name}"
+    echo "::set-output name=version::$(tr -d 'v' < packaging/version)"
+elif [ "${EVENT_TYPE}" = 'major' ] && [ "${EVENT_VERSION}" != "nightly" ]; then
+    echo "::notice::Preparing a major release build."
+    check_version_format || exit 1
+    minor_is_zero || exit 1
+    patch_is_zero || exit 1
+    check_newer_major_version || exit 1
+    check_for_existing_tag || exit 1
+    echo "${EVENT_VERSION}" > packaging/version || exit 1
+    echo "::set-output name=run::true"
+    echo "::set-output name=message::Major release ${EVENT_VERSION}"
+    echo "::set-output name=ref::${EVENT_VERSION}"
+    echo "::set-output name=type::release"
+    echo "::set-output name=branch::master"
+    echo "::set-output name=version::$(tr -d 'v' < packaging/version)"
+else
+    echo '::error::Unrecognized release type or invalid version.'
+    exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/.github/scripts/run_install_with_dist_file.sh b/.github/scripts/run_install_with_dist_file.sh
index 18cf80927..83559f267 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/run_install_with_dist_file.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/run_install_with_dist_file.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ printf >&2 "Entering %s and starting docker run ..." "${distdir}"
 
 pushd "${distdir}" || exit 1
 docker run \
-  -e DO_NOT_TRACK=1 \
+  -e DISABLE_TELEMETRY=1 \
   -v "${PWD}:/netdata" \
   -w /netdata \
   "ubuntu:latest" \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index abf08c2ea..caa49e290 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ on:
         default: nightly
         required: true
 concurrency: # This keeps multiple instances of the job from running concurrently for the same ref and event type.
-  group: release-${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.event_name }}
+  group: build-${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.event_name }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 jobs:
   build-dist: # Build the distribution tarball and store it as an artifact.
@@ -27,11 +27,13 @@ jobs:
       distfile: ${{ steps.build.outputs.distfile }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        id: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Mark Stable
+        id: channel
         if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.type != 'nightly'
         run: |
           sed -i 's/^RELEASE_CHANNEL="nightly" *#/RELEASE_CHANNEL="stable" #/' netdata-installer.sh
@@ -52,7 +54,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "::set-output name=distfile::$(find . -name 'netdata-*.tar.gz')"
           cp netdata-*.tar.gz artifacts/
       - name: Store
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        id: store
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: dist-tarball
           path: artifacts/*.tar.gz
@@ -63,9 +66,14 @@ jobs:
           SLACK_COLOR: 'danger'
           SLACK_FOOTER: ''
           SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ':github-actions:'
-          SLACK_TITLE: 'Distribution tarball build failed:'
+          SLACK_TITLE: 'Distribution tarball creation failed:'
           SLACK_USERNAME: 'GitHub Actions'
-          SLACK_MESSAGE: "Distribution tarball build failed."
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: |-
+              ${{ github.repository }}: Failed to create source tarball for distribution.
+              Checkout: ${{ steps.checkout.outcome }}
+              Mark stable: ${{ steps.channel.outcome }}
+              Build: ${{ steps.build.outcome }}
+              Store: ${{ steps.store.outcome }}
           SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
         if: >-
           ${{
@@ -86,18 +94,22 @@ jobs:
           - 'ppc64le'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        id: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Mark Stable
+        id: channel
         if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.type != 'nightly'
         run: |
           sed -i 's/^RELEASE_CHANNEL="nightly" *#/RELEASE_CHANNEL="stable" #/' netdata-installer.sh packaging/makeself/install-or-update.sh
       - name: Build
+        id: build
         run: .github/scripts/build-static.sh ${{ matrix.arch }}
       - name: Store
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        id: store
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: static-archive
           path: artifacts/*.gz.run
@@ -108,9 +120,14 @@ jobs:
           SLACK_COLOR: 'danger'
           SLACK_FOOTER: ''
           SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ':github-actions:'
-          SLACK_TITLE: 'Static build for ${{ matrix.arch }} failed:'
+          SLACK_TITLE: 'Static build failed:'
           SLACK_USERNAME: 'GitHub Actions'
-          SLACK_MESSAGE: "Static build for ${{ matrix.arch }} failed."
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: |-
+              ${{ github.repository }}: Failed to create static installer archive for ${{ matrix.arch }}.
+              Checkout: ${{ steps.checkout.outcome }}
+              Mark stable: ${{ steps.channel.outcome }}
+              Build: ${{ steps.build.outcome }}
+              Store: ${{ steps.store.outcome }}
           SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
         if: >-
           ${{
@@ -126,33 +143,112 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        id: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Prepare tools
+        id: prepare
         run: |
-          sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y jq
+          sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y python3-ruamel.yaml
       - name: Read build matrix
         id: set-matrix
+        shell: python3 {0}
         run: |
-          TASKS="$(jq -c . .github/data/build-matrix.json)"
-          echo "Generated Matrix: $TASKS"
-          echo "::set-output name=matrix::$TASKS"
+          from ruamel.yaml import YAML
+          import json
+          yaml = YAML(typ='safe')
+          with open('.github/data/distros.yml') as f:
+              data = yaml.load(f)
+          del data['platform_map']
+          for i, v in enumerate(data['include']):
+              data['include'][i]['artifact_key'] = data['include'][i]['distro'] + str(data['include'][i]['version']).replace('.', '')
+              if 'packages' in data['include'][i]:
+                  del data['include'][i]['packages']
+              if 'base_image' in data['include'][i]:
+                  data['include'][i]['distro'] = data['include'][i]['base_image']
+                  del data['include'][i]['base_image']
+              data['include'][i]['distro'] = ':'.join([data['include'][i]['distro'], str(data['include'][i]['version'])])
+              del data['include'][i]['version']
+          matrix = json.dumps(data, sort_keys=True)
+          print('Generated Matrix: ' + matrix)
+          print('::set-output name=matrix::' + matrix)
+      - name: Failure Notification
+        uses: rtCamp/action-slack-notify@v2
+        env:
+          SLACK_COLOR: 'danger'
+          SLACK_FOOTER: ''
+          SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ':github-actions:'
+          SLACK_TITLE: 'Build matrix preparation failed:'
+          SLACK_USERNAME: 'GitHub Actions'
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: |-
+              ${{ github.repository }}: Failed to prepare build matrix for build checks.
+              Checkout: ${{ steps.checkout.outcome }}
+              Prepare tools: ${{ steps.prepare.outcome }}
+              Read build matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outcome }}
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+        if: >-
+          ${{
+            failure()
+            && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/master')
+            && github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+          }}
 
   prepare-test-images: # Prepare the test environments for our build checks. This also checks dependency handling code for each tested environment.
     name: Prepare Test Environments
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs:
       - matrix
+    env:
+      RETRY_DELAY: 300
     strategy:
       # Unlike the actal build tests, this completes _very_ fast (average of about 3 minutes for each job), so we
       # just run everything in parallel instead lof limiting job concurrency.
       fail-fast: false
       matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.matrix.outputs.matrix) }}
     steps:
-      - name: Git clone repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Checkout
+        id: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Setup Buildx
+        id: buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
       - name: Build test environment
+        id: build1
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v2
+        continue-on-error: true # We retry 3 times at 5 minute intervals if there is a failure here.
+        with:
+          push: false
+          load: false
+          file: .github/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.build_test
+          build-args: |
+            BASE=${{ matrix.distro }}
+            PRE=${{ matrix.env_prep }}
+            RMJSONC=${{ matrix.jsonc_removal }}
+          outputs: type=oci,dest=/tmp/image.tar
+          tags: test:${{ matrix.artifact_key }}
+      - name: Retry delay
+        if: ${{ steps.build1.outcome }} == 'failure'
+        run: sleep "${RETRY_DELAY}"
+      - name: Build test environment (attempt 2)
+        if: ${{ steps.build1.outcome }} == 'failure'
+        id: build2
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v2
+        continue-on-error: true # We retry 3 times at 5 minute intervals if there is a failure here.
+        with:
+          push: false
+          load: false
+          file: .github/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.build_test
+          build-args: |
+            BASE=${{ matrix.distro }}
+            PRE=${{ matrix.env_prep }}
+            RMJSONC=${{ matrix.jsonc_removal }}
+          outputs: type=oci,dest=/tmp/image.tar
+          tags: test:${{ matrix.artifact_key }}
+      - name: Retry delay
+        if: ${{ steps.build1.outcome }} == 'failure' && ${{ steps.build2.outcome }} == 'failure'
+        run: sleep "${RETRY_DELAY}"
+      - name: Build test environment (attempt 3)
+        if: ${{ steps.build1.outcome }} == 'failure' && ${{ steps.build2.outcome }} == 'failure'
+        id: build3
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v2
         with:
           push: false
@@ -160,12 +256,13 @@ jobs:
           file: .github/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.build_test
           build-args: |
             BASE=${{ matrix.distro }}
-            PRE=${{ matrix.pre }}
-            RMJSONC=${{ matrix.rmjsonc }}
+            PRE=${{ matrix.env_prep }}
+            RMJSONC=${{ matrix.jsonc_removal }}
           outputs: type=oci,dest=/tmp/image.tar
           tags: test:${{ matrix.artifact_key }}
       - name: Upload image artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        id: upload
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: ${{ matrix.artifact_key }}-test-env
           path: /tmp/image.tar
@@ -178,7 +275,14 @@ jobs:
           SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ':github-actions:'
           SLACK_TITLE: 'Test environment preparation for ${{ matrix.distro }} failed:'
           SLACK_USERNAME: 'GitHub Actions'
-          SLACK_MESSAGE: "Test environment preparation for ${{ matrix.distro }} failed."
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: |-
+              ${{ github.repository }}: Test environment preparation for ${{ matrix.distro }} failed.
+              Checkout: ${{ steps.checkout.outcome }}
+              Set up Buildx: ${{ steps.buildx.outcome }}
+              Build test environment: ${{ steps.build1.outcome }}
+              Build test environment (attempt 2): ${{ steps.build2.outcome }}
+              Build test environment (attempt 3): ${{ steps.build3.outcome }}
+              Upload: ${{ steps.upload.outcome }}
           SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
         if: >-
           ${{
@@ -198,12 +302,14 @@ jobs:
       max-parallel: 8
       matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.matrix.outputs.matrix) }}
     steps:
-      - name: Git clone repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Checkout
+        id: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Fetch test environment
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        id: fetch
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: ${{ matrix.artifact_key }}-test-env
       - name: Load test environment
@@ -212,19 +318,23 @@ jobs:
           docker load --input image.tar | tee image-info.txt
           echo "::set-output name=image::$(cut -d ':' -f 3 image-info.txt)"
       - name: Regular build on ${{ matrix.distro }}
+        id: build-basic
         run: |
           docker run --security-opt seccomp=unconfined -w /netdata sha256:${{ steps.load.outputs.image }} \
               /bin/sh -c 'autoreconf -ivf && ./configure && make -j2'
       - name: netdata-installer on ${{ matrix.distro }}, disable cloud
+        id: build-no-cloud
         run: |
           docker run --security-opt seccomp=unconfined -w /netdata sha256:${{ steps.load.outputs.image }} \
               /bin/sh -c './netdata-installer.sh --dont-wait --dont-start-it --disable-cloud'
       - name: netdata-installer on ${{ matrix.distro }}, require cloud
+        id: build-cloud
         run: |
           docker run --security-opt seccomp=unconfined -w /netdata sha256:${{ steps.load.outputs.image }} \
               /bin/sh -c './netdata-installer.sh --dont-wait --dont-start-it --require-cloud'
       - name: netdata-installer on ${{ matrix.distro }}, require cloud, no JSON-C
-        if: matrix.rmjsonc != ''
+        id: build-no-jsonc
+        if: matrix.jsonc_removal != ''
         run: |
           docker run --security-opt seccomp=unconfined -w /netdata sha256:${{ steps.load.outputs.image }} \
               /bin/sh -c '/rmjsonc.sh && ./netdata-installer.sh --dont-wait --dont-start-it --require-cloud'
@@ -236,7 +346,15 @@ jobs:
           SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ':github-actions:'
           SLACK_TITLE: 'Build tests for ${{ matrix.distro }} failed:'
           SLACK_USERNAME: 'GitHub Actions'
-          SLACK_MESSAGE: "Build tests for ${{ matrix.distro }} failed."
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: |-
+              ${{ github.repository }}: Build tests for ${{ matrix.distro }} failed.
+              Checkout: ${{ steps.checkout.outcome }}
+              Fetch test environment: ${{ steps.fetch.outcome }}
+              Load test environment: ${{ steps.load.outcome }}
+              Regular build: ${{ steps.build-basic.outcome }}
+              netdata-installer, disable cloud: ${{ steps.build-no-cloud.outcome }}
+              netdata-installer, require cloud: ${{ steps.build-cloud.outcome }}
+              netdata-installer, no JSON-C: ${{ steps.build-no-jsonc.outcome }}
           SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
         if: >-
           ${{
@@ -265,13 +383,16 @@ jobs:
           - ${{ github.workspace }}:/usr/local/apache2/htdocs/
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        id: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Fetch dist tarball artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        id: fetch-tarball
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: dist-tarball
           path: dist-tarball
       - name: Prepare artifact directory
+        id: prepare
         run: |
           mkdir -p artifacts || exit 1
           echo "9999.0.0-0" > artifacts/latest-version.txt || exit 1
@@ -281,7 +402,8 @@ jobs:
           sha256sum -b ./* > "sha256sums.txt" || exit 1
           cat sha256sums.txt
       - name: Fetch test environment
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        id: fetch-test-environment
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: ${{ matrix.artifact_key }}-test-env
       - name: Load test environment
@@ -290,8 +412,9 @@ jobs:
           docker load --input image.tar | tee image-info.txt
           echo "::set-output name=image::$(cut -d ':' -f 3 image-info.txt)"
       - name: Install netdata and run the updater on ${{ matrix.distro }}
+        id: updater-check
         run: |
-          docker run --security-opt seccomp=unconfined -e DO_NOT_TRACK=1 --network host -w /netdata sha256:${{ steps.load.outputs.image }} \
+          docker run --security-opt seccomp=unconfined -e DISABLE_TELEMETRY=1 --network host -w /netdata sha256:${{ steps.load.outputs.image }} \
                 /netdata/.github/scripts/run-updater-check.sh
       - name: Failure Notification
         uses: rtCamp/action-slack-notify@v2
@@ -301,7 +424,14 @@ jobs:
           SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ':github-actions:'
           SLACK_TITLE: 'Updater checks for ${{ matrix.distro }} failed:'
           SLACK_USERNAME: 'GitHub Actions'
-          SLACK_MESSAGE: "Updater checks for ${{ matrix.distro }} failed."
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: |-
+              ${{ github.repository }}: Updater checks for ${{ matrix.distro }} failed.
+              Checkout: ${{ steps.checkout.outcome }}
+              Fetch dist tarball: ${{ steps.fetch-tarball.outcome }}
+              Prepare artifact directory: ${{ steps.prepare.outcome }}
+              Fetch test environment: ${{ steps.fetch-test-environment.outcome }}
+              Load test environment: ${{ steps.load.outcome }}
+              Updater check: ${{ steps.updater-check.outcome }}
           SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
         if: >-
           ${{
@@ -318,20 +448,25 @@ jobs:
       - build-static
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        id: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Prepare Environment
+        id: prepare
         run: mkdir -p artifacts
       - name: Retrieve Dist Tarball
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        id: fetch-dist
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: dist-tarball
           path: dist-tarball
       - name: Retrieve Static Build Artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        id: fetch-static
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: static-archive
           path: static-archive
       - name: Prepare Artifacts
+        id: consolidate
         working-directory: ./artifacts/
         run: |
           mv ../dist-tarball/* . || exit 1
@@ -341,7 +476,8 @@ jobs:
           sha256sum -b ./* > sha256sums.txt || exit 1
           cat sha256sums.txt
       - name: Store Artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        id: store
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: final-artifacts
           path: artifacts/*
@@ -354,7 +490,14 @@ jobs:
           SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ':github-actions:'
           SLACK_TITLE: 'Failed to prepare release artifacts for upload:'
           SLACK_USERNAME: 'GitHub Actions'
-          SLACK_MESSAGE: "Failed to prepare release artifacts for upload."
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: |-
+              ${{ github.repository }}: Failed to prepare release artifacts for upload.
+              CHeckout: ${{ steps.checkout.outcome }}
+              Prepare environment: ${{ steps.prepare.outcome }}
+              Fetch dist tarball: ${{ steps.fetch-dist.outcome }}
+              Fetch static builds: ${{ steps.fetch-static.outcome }}
+              Consolidate artifacts: ${{ steps.consolidate.outcome }}
+              Store: ${{ steps.store.outcome }}
           SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
         if: >-
           ${{
@@ -377,13 +520,16 @@ jobs:
           - ${{ github.workspace }}:/usr/local/apache2/htdocs/
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        id: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Fetch artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        id: fetch
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: final-artifacts
           path: artifacts
       - name: Verify that artifacts work with installer
+        id: verify
         env:
           NETDATA_TARBALL_BASEURL: http://localhost:8080/artifacts
         run: packaging/installer/kickstart.sh --build-only --dont-start-it --disable-telemetry --dont-wait
@@ -395,7 +541,11 @@ jobs:
           SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ':github-actions:'
           SLACK_TITLE: 'Artifact verification for source tarball failed.'
           SLACK_USERNAME: 'GitHub Actions'
-          SLACK_MESSAGE: "Artifact verification for source tarball failed."
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: |-
+              ${{ github.repository }}: Artifact verification for source tarball failed.
+              Checkout: ${{ steps.checkout.outcome }}
+              Fetch artifacts: ${{ steps.fetch.outcome }}
+              Verify artifacts: ${{ steps.verify.outcome }}
           SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
         if: >-
           ${{
@@ -418,13 +568,16 @@ jobs:
           - ${{ github.workspace }}:/usr/local/apache2/htdocs/
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        id: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Fetch artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        id: fetch-artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: final-artifacts
           path: artifacts
       - name: Verify that artifacts work with installer
+        id: verify
         env:
           NETDATA_TARBALL_BASEURL: http://localhost:8080/artifacts
         run: packaging/installer/kickstart.sh --static-only --dont-start-it --disable-telemetry
@@ -436,7 +589,11 @@ jobs:
           SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ':github-actions:'
           SLACK_TITLE: 'Artifact verification for static build failed.'
           SLACK_USERNAME: 'GitHub Actions'
-          SLACK_MESSAGE: "Artifact verification for static build failed."
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: |-
+              ${{ github.repository }}: Artifact verification for static build failed.
+              Checkout:  ${{ steps.checkout.outcome }}
+              Fetch artifacts: ${{ steps.fetch-artifacts.outcome }}
+              Verify artifacts: ${{ steps.verify.outcome }}
           SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
         if: >-
           ${{
@@ -456,18 +613,21 @@ jobs:
       - artifact-verification-static
     steps:
       - name: Retrieve Artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        id: fetch
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: final-artifacts
           path: final-artifacts
       - name: Setup Gcloud
-        uses: google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@v0.5.0
+        id: gcloud
+        uses: google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@v0.6.0
         with:
           project_id: ${{ secrets.GCP_NIGHTLY_STORAGE_PROJECT }}
           service_account_key: ${{ secrets.GCP_STORAGE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY }}
           export_default_credentials: true
       - name: Upload Artifacts
-        uses: google-github-actions/upload-cloud-storage@v0.5.0
+        id: upload
+        uses: google-github-actions/upload-cloud-storage@v0.9.0
         with:
           destination: ${{ secrets.GCP_NIGHTLY_STORAGE_BUCKET }}
           gzip: false
@@ -481,7 +641,11 @@ jobs:
           SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ':github-actions:'
           SLACK_TITLE: 'Failed to upload nightly release artifacts:'
           SLACK_USERNAME: 'GitHub Actions'
-          SLACK_MESSAGE: "Failed to upload nightly release artifacts."
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: |-
+              ${{ github.repository }}: Failed to upload nightly release artifacts.
+              Fetch artifacts: ${{ steps.fetch.outcome }}
+              Setup GCloud: ${{ steps.gcloud.outcome }}
+              Upload artifacts: ${{ steps.upload.outcome }}
           SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
         if: >-
           ${{
@@ -501,13 +665,16 @@ jobs:
       - artifact-verification-static
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        id: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Retrieve Artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        id: fetch
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: final-artifacts
           path: final-artifacts
       - name: Create Release
+        id: create-release
         uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
         with:
           allowUpdates: false
@@ -524,11 +691,29 @@ jobs:
           SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ':github-actions:'
           SLACK_TITLE: 'Failed to draft release:'
           SLACK_USERNAME: 'GitHub Actions'
-          SLACK_MESSAGE: "Failed to draft release."
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: |-
+              ${{ github.repository }}: Failed to create draft release or attach artifacts.
+              Checkout: ${{ steps.checkout.outcome }}
+              Fetch artifacts: ${{ steps.fetch.outcome }}
+              Create draft release: ${{ steps.create-release.outcome }}
           SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
         if: >-
           ${{
             failure()
-            && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/master')
+            && github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+          }}
+      - name: Success Notification
+        uses: rtCamp/action-slack-notify@v2
+        env:
+          SLACK_COLOR: 'good'
+          SLACK_FOOTER: ''
+          SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ':github-actions:'
+          SLACK_TITLE: 'Created agent draft release:'
+          SLACK_USERNAME: 'GitHub Actions'
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: "${{ github.repository }}: ${{ steps.create-release.outputs.html_url }}"
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+        if: >-
+          ${{
+            success()
             && github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
           }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index bc746f9ac..5f9a9c8c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -6,30 +6,17 @@ on:
       - master
   pull_request: null
 env:
-  DO_NOT_TRACK: 1
+  DISABLE_TELEMETRY: 1
 concurrency:
   group: checks-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 jobs:
-  checksum-checks:
-    name: Checksums
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Git clone repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          submodules: recursive
-      - name: Run checksum checks on kickstart files
-        env:
-          LOCAL_ONLY: "true"
-        run: |
-          ./tests/installer/checksums.sh
   libressl-checks:
     name: LibreSSL
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Build
@@ -47,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Build
@@ -58,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Prepare environment
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cloud_regression.yml b/.github/workflows/cloud_regression.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03b12c157
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/cloud_regression.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+name: Trigger Cloud Regression E2E Tests
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [master]
+    paths:
+      - 'CMakeLists.txt'
+      - '**.c'
+      - '**.cc'
+      - '**.cpp'
+      - '**.h'
+      - 'mqtt_websockets/**'
+      - 'aclk/aclk-schemas/**'
+jobs:
+  trigger_cloud_regression_tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Evaluate workflow dispatch parameters
+        env:
+          PR_REPO_NAME: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
+          PR_BRANCH_NAME: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
+          PR_COMMIT_HASH: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+        id: output-workflow-dispatch-params
+        run: |
+          if [ ${{ github.event_name }} == 'pull_request_target' ]; then
+            NETDATA_CUSTOM_REPO="$PR_REPO_NAME"
+            NETDATA_CUSTOM_BRANCH="$PR_BRANCH_NAME"
+            NETDATA_CUSTOM_PR_NUMBER="${{ github.event.number }}"
+            NETDATA_CUSTOM_COMMIT_HASH="$PR_COMMIT_HASH"
+          elif [ ${{ github.event_name }} == 'push' ]; then
+            NETDATA_CUSTOM_REPO="netdata/netdata"
+            NETDATA_CUSTOM_BRANCH="master"
+            NETDATA_CUSTOM_PR_NUMBER=""
+            NETDATA_CUSTOM_COMMIT_HASH="${{ github.sha }}"
+          fi
+            echo "::set-output name=netdata_repo::${NETDATA_CUSTOM_REPO}"
+            echo "::set-output name=netdata_branch::${NETDATA_CUSTOM_BRANCH}"
+            echo "::set-output name=netdata_pr_number::${NETDATA_CUSTOM_PR_NUMBER}"
+            echo "::set-output name=netdata_commit_hash::${NETDATA_CUSTOM_COMMIT_HASH}"
+
+      - name: Trigger Cloud Regression
+        uses: aurelien-baudet/workflow-dispatch@v2
+        with:
+          repo: netdata/test-automation
+          ref: refs/heads/master
+          workflow: regression.yml
+          token: ${{ secrets.NETDATABOT_GITHUB_TOKEN  }}
+          inputs: '{ "netdata_branch": "${{ steps.output-workflow-dispatch-params.outputs.netdata_branch }}",
+               "netdata_repo": "${{ steps.output-workflow-dispatch-params.outputs.netdata_repo }}",
+               "netdata_pr_number": "${{ steps.output-workflow-dispatch-params.outputs.netdata_pr_number }}",
+               "netdata_branch_commit_hash": "${{ steps.output-workflow-dispatch-params.outputs.netdata_commit_hash }}",
+               "custom_netdata_image": "true"
+               }'
+          wait-for-completion: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverity.yml b/.github/workflows/coverity.yml
index c9e25ebf9..9d1119a82 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverity.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverity.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/coverity.yml
       - coverity-scan.sh
 env:
-  DO_NOT_TRACK: 1
+  DISABLE_TELEMETRY: 1
 concurrency:
   group: coverity-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        id: checkout
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Prepare environment
+        id: prepare
         env:
           DEBIAN_FRONTEND: 'noninteractive'
         run: |
@@ -33,12 +35,13 @@ jobs:
                                   libprotoc-dev libssl-dev protobuf-compiler \
                                   libnetfilter-acct-dev
       - name: Run coverity-scan
+        id: run
         env:
           REPOSITORY: 'netdata/netdata'
           COVERITY_SCAN_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.COVERITY_SCAN_TOKEN }}
           COVERITY_SCAN_SUBMIT_MAIL: ${{ secrets.COVERITY_SCAN_SUBMIT_MAIL }}
         run: |
-          ./coverity-scan.sh --with-install
+          bash -x ./coverity-scan.sh --with-install
       - name: Failure Notification
         uses: rtCamp/action-slack-notify@v2
         env:
@@ -47,6 +50,11 @@ jobs:
           SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ':github-actions:'
           SLACK_TITLE: 'Coverity run failed:'
           SLACK_USERNAME: 'GitHub Actions'
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: |-
+              ${{ github.repository }}: Coverity failed to run correctly.
+              Checkout: ${{ steps.checkout.outcome }}
+              Environment preparation: ${{ steps.prepare.outcome }}
+              Coverity run: ${{ steps.run.outcome }}
           SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
         if: ${{
             failure()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dashboard-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/dashboard-pr.yml
index 711cf1e1f..c99f98919 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dashboard-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dashboard-pr.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
         required: true
 
 env:
-  DO_NOT_TRACK: 1
+  DISABLE_TELEMETRY: 1
 
 jobs:
   dashboard-pr:
@@ -20,12 +20,15 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        id: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Update Files
+        id: update
         run: |
           web/gui/bundle_dashboard.py ${{ github.event.inputs.dashboard_version }}
       - name: Create Pull Request
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v3
+        id: pr
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v4
         with:
           title: 'Update dashboard to version ${{ github.event.inputs.dashboard_version }}.'
           body: 'See https://github.com/netdata/dashboard/releases/tag/${{ github.event.inputs.dashboard_version }} for changes.'
@@ -34,3 +37,18 @@ jobs:
           delete-branch: true
           commit-message: 'Update dashboard to version ${{ github.event.inputs.dashboard_version }}.'
           token: ${{ secrets.NETDATABOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Failure Notification
+        uses: rtCamp/action-slack-notify@v2
+        env:
+          SLACK_COLOR: 'danger'
+          SLACK_FOOTER: ''
+          SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ':github-actions:'
+          SLACK_TITLE: 'Dashboard update PR creation failed:'
+          SLACK_USERNAME: 'GitHub Actions'
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: |-
+              ${{ github.repository }}: Failed to create PR to update dashboard code to newest release.
+              Checkout: ${{ steps.checkout.outcome }}
+              Update files: ${{ steps.update.outcome }}
+              Create PR: ${{ steps.pr.outcome }}
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+        if: failure()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index f8a1d6855..5a45b0f98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       version:
-        name: Version Tag
+        description: Version Tag
         default: nightly
         required: true
 env:
-  DO_NOT_TRACK: 1
+  DISABLE_TELEMETRY: 1
 concurrency:
   group: docker-${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.event_name }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
@@ -22,19 +22,44 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        id: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Setup Buildx
+        id: prepare
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
       - name: Test Build
+        id: build
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v2
         with:
           load: true
           push: false
           tags: netdata/netdata:test
       - name: Test Image
+        id: test
         run: .github/scripts/docker-test.sh
+      - name: Failure Notification
+        uses: rtCamp/action-slack-notify@v2
+        env:
+          SLACK_COLOR: 'danger'
+          SLACK_FOOTER: ''
+          SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ':github-actions:'
+          SLACK_TITLE: 'Docker runtime testing failed:'
+          SLACK_USERNAME: 'GitHub Actions'
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: |-
+              ${{ github.repository }}: Building or testing Docker image for linux/amd64 failed.
+              CHeckout: ${{ steps.checkout.outcome }}
+              Setup buildx: ${{ steps.prepare.outcome }}
+              Build image: ${{ steps.build.outcome }}
+              Test image: ${{ steps.test.outcome }}
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+        if: >-
+          ${{
+            failure()
+            && github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+            && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/master')
+          }}
 
   docker-ci:
     if: github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch'
@@ -50,21 +75,46 @@ jobs:
           - linux/ppc64le
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        id: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Setup QEMU
+        id: qemu
         if: matrix.platforms != 'linux/i386'
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v1
       - name: Setup Buildx
+        id: buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
       - name: Build
+        id: build
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v2
         with:
           platforms: ${{ matrix.platforms }}
           load: false
           push: false
           tags: netdata/netdata:test
+      - name: Failure Notification
+        uses: rtCamp/action-slack-notify@v2
+        env:
+          SLACK_COLOR: 'danger'
+          SLACK_FOOTER: ''
+          SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ':github-actions:'
+          SLACK_TITLE: 'Docker build testing failed:'
+          SLACK_USERNAME: 'GitHub Actions'
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: |-
+              ${{ github.repository }}: Building Docker image for ${{ matrix.platforms }} failed.
+              CHeckout: ${{ steps.checkout.outcome }}
+              Setup QEMU: ${{ steps.qemu.outcome }}
+              Setup buildx: ${{ steps.buildx.outcome }}
+              Build image: ${{ steps.build.outcome }}
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+        if: >-
+          ${{
+            failure()
+            && github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+            && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/master')
+          }}
 
   docker-publish:
     if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
@@ -73,30 +123,39 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        id: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Determine which tags to use
+        id: release-tags
         if: github.event.inputs.version != 'nightly'
         run: |
-          echo "tags=netdata/netdata:latest,netdata/netdata:stable,$(.github/scripts/gen-docker-tags.py ${{ github.event.inputs.version }})" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "tags=netdata/netdata:latest,netdata/netdata:stable,$(.github/scripts/gen-docker-tags.py ${{ github.event.inputs.version }})" \
+              >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
       - name: Determine which tags to use
+        id: nightly-tags
         if: github.event.inputs.version == 'nightly'
         run: |
-          echo "tags=netdata/netdata:latest,netdata/netdata:edge" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "tags=netdata/netdata:latest,netdata/netdata:edge" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
       - name: Mark image as official
+        id: env
         if: github.repository == 'netdata/netdata'
-        run: echo "OFFICIAL_IMAGE=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        run: echo "OFFICIAL_IMAGE=true" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
       - name: Setup QEMU
+        id: qemu
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v1
       - name: Setup Buildx
+        id: buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
       - name: Docker Hub Login
+        id: login
         uses: docker/login-action@v1
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_PASSWORD }}
       - name: Docker Build
+        id: build
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v2
         with:
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/i386,linux/arm/v7,linux/arm64,linux/ppc64le
@@ -111,7 +170,16 @@ jobs:
           SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ':github-actions:'
           SLACK_TITLE: 'Docker Build failed:'
           SLACK_USERNAME: 'GitHub Actions'
-          SLACK_MESSAGE: "Docker image build failed."
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: |-
+              ${{ github.repository }}: Failed to build or publish Docker images.
+              CHeckout: ${{ steps.checkout.outcome }}
+              Generate release tags: ${{ steps.release-tags.outcome }}
+              Generate nightly tags: ${{ steps.nightly-tags.outcome }}
+              Setup environment: ${{ steps.env.outcome }}
+              Setup QEMU: ${{ steps.qemu.outcome }}
+              Setup buildx: ${{ steps.buildx.outcome }}
+              Authenticate against DockerHub: ${{ steps.login.outcome }}
+              Build and publish images: ${{ steps.build.outcome }}
           SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
         if: >-
           ${{
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 73bcc8773..69fda40c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ on:
     paths:
       - '**.md'
 env:
-  DO_NOT_TRACK: 1
+  DISABLE_TELEMETRY: 1
 jobs:
   markdown-link-check:
     name: Broken Links
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Run link check
diff --git a/.github/workflows/labeler.yml b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
index a4937a9db..0854080a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '*/10 * * * *'
 env:
-  DO_NOT_TRACK: 1
+  DISABLE_TELEMETRY: 1
 jobs:
   labeler:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/packaging.yml b/.github/workflows/packaging.yml
index 38a78731b..dbf334d59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/packaging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/packaging.yml
@@ -6,164 +6,235 @@ on:
     branches:
       - master
       - develop
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       type:
-        name: Package build type
+        description: Package build type
         default: devel
         required: true
       version:
-        name: Package version
+        description: Package version
         required: false
 env:
-  DO_NOT_TRACK: 1
+  DISABLE_TELEMETRY: 1
+  REPO_PREFIX: netdata/netdata
 concurrency:
   group: packages-${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.event_name }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 jobs:
+  matrix:
+    name: Prepare Build Matrix
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        id: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Prepare tools
+        id: prepare
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y python3-ruamel.yaml
+      - name: Read build matrix
+        id: set-matrix
+        shell: python3 {0}
+        run: |
+          from ruamel.yaml import YAML
+          import json
+          import re
+          FULL_CI_REGEX = '/actions run full ci'
+          ALWAYS_RUN_ARCHES = ["amd64"]
+          PR_BODY = """${{ github.event.pull_request.body }}"""
+          yaml = YAML(typ='safe')
+          entries = list()
+          run_limited = False
+
+          with open('.github/data/distros.yml') as f:
+              data = yaml.load(f)
+
+          if "${{ github.event_name }}" == "pull_request" and re.search(FULL_CI_REGEX, PR_BODY, re.I) is None:
+              run_limited = True
+
+          for i, v in enumerate(data['include']):
+              if 'packages' in data['include'][i]:
+                  for arch in data['include'][i]['packages']['arches']:
+                      if arch in ALWAYS_RUN_ARCHES or not run_limited:
+                          entries.append({
+                              'distro': data['include'][i]['distro'],
+                              'version': data['include'][i]['version'],
+                              'pkgclouddistro': data['include'][i]['packages']['repo_distro'],
+                              'format': data['include'][i]['packages']['type'],
+                              'base_image': data['include'][i]['base_image'] if 'base_image' in data['include'][i] else data['include'][i]['distro'],
+                              'platform': data['platform_map'][arch],
+                              'arch': arch
+                          })
+
+          entries.sort(key=lambda k: (k['arch'], k['distro'], k['version']))
+          matrix = json.dumps({'include': entries}, sort_keys=True)
+          print('Generated Matrix: ' + matrix)
+          print('::set-output name=matrix::' + matrix)
+      - name: Failure Notification
+        uses: rtCamp/action-slack-notify@v2
+        env:
+          SLACK_COLOR: 'danger'
+          SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ':github-actions:'
+          SLACK_TITLE: 'Package Build matrix generation failed:'
+          SLACK_USERNAME: 'GitHub Actions'
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: |-
+              ${{ github.repository }}: Failed to generate build matrix for package build.
+              Checkout: ${{ steps.checkout.outcome }}
+              Prepare Tools: ${{ steps.prepare.outcome }}
+              Read Build Matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outcome }}
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+        if: >-
+          ${{
+            failure()
+            && github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+            && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/master')
+          }}
+
+  version-check:
+    name: Version check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      repo: ${{ steps.check-version.outputs.repo }}
+      version: ${{ steps.check-version.outputs.version }}
+      retention: ${{ steps.check-version.outputs.retention }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        id: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Check Version
+        id: check-version
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+            case "${{ github.event.inputs.type }}" in
+              "release")
+                echo "::set-output name=repo::${REPO_PREFIX}"
+                echo "::set-output name=version::${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
+                echo "::set-output name=retention::365"
+                ;;
+              "nightly")
+                echo "::set-output name=repo::${REPO_PREFIX}-edge"
+                echo "::set-output name=version::$(tr -d 'v' < packaging/version)"
+                echo "::set-output name=retention::30"
+                ;;
+              *)
+                echo "::set-output name=repo::${REPO_PREFIX}-devel"
+                echo "::set-output name=version::0.${GITHUB_SHA}"
+                echo "::set-output name=retention::30"
+                ;;
+            esac
+          else
+            echo "::set-output name=version::$(cut -d'-' -f 1 packaging/version | tr -d 'v')"
+            echo "::set-output name=retention::0"
+          fi
+      - name: Failure Notification
+        uses: rtCamp/action-slack-notify@v2
+        env:
+          SLACK_COLOR: 'danger'
+          SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ':github-actions:'
+          SLACK_TITLE: 'Package Build version check failed:'
+          SLACK_USERNAME: 'GitHub Actions'
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: |-
+              ${{ github.repository }}: Failed to generate version information for package build.
+              Checkout: ${{ steps.checkout.outcome }}
+              Check Version: ${{ steps.check-version.outcome }}
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+        if: >-
+          ${{
+            failure()
+            && github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+            && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/master')
+          }}
+
   build:
     name: Build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       DOCKER_CLI_EXPERIMENTAL: enabled
+    needs:
+      - matrix
+      - version-check
     strategy:
-      matrix:
-        include:
-          - {distro: debian, version: "9", pkgclouddistro: debian/stretch, format: deb, base_image: debian, platform: linux/amd64, arch: amd64}
-          - {distro: debian, version: "9", pkgclouddistro: debian/stretch, format: deb, base_image: debian, platform: linux/i386, arch: i386}
-          - {distro: debian, version: "9", pkgclouddistro: debian/stretch, format: deb, base_image: debian, platform: linux/arm/v7, arch: armhf}
-          - {distro: debian, version: "9", pkgclouddistro: debian/stretch, format: deb, base_image: debian, platform: linux/arm64/v8, arch: arm64}
-          - {distro: debian, version: "10", pkgclouddistro: debian/buster, format: deb, base_image: debian, platform: linux/amd64, arch: amd64}
-          - {distro: debian, version: "10", pkgclouddistro: debian/buster, format: deb, base_image: debian, platform: linux/i386, arch: i386}
-          - {distro: debian, version: "10", pkgclouddistro: debian/buster, format: deb, base_image: debian, platform: linux/arm/v7, arch: armhf}
-          - {distro: debian, version: "10", pkgclouddistro: debian/buster, format: deb, base_image: debian, platform: linux/arm64/v8, arch: arm64}
-          - {distro: debian, version: "11", pkgclouddistro: debian/bullseye, format: deb, base_image: debian, platform: linux/amd64, arch: amd64, alias: bullseye}
-          - {distro: debian, version: "11", pkgclouddistro: debian/bullseye, format: deb, base_image: debian, platform: linux/i386, arch: i386, alias: bullseye}
-          - {distro: debian, version: "11", pkgclouddistro: debian/bullseye, format: deb, base_image: debian, platform: linux/arm/v7, arch: armhf, alias: bullseye}
-          - {distro: debian, version: "11", pkgclouddistro: debian/bullseye, format: deb, base_image: debian, platform: linux/arm64/v8, arch: arm64, alias: bullseye}
-          - {distro: ubuntu, version: "18.04", pkgclouddistro: ubuntu/bionic, format: deb, base_image: ubuntu, platform: linux/amd64, arch: amd64}
-          - {distro: ubuntu, version: "18.04", pkgclouddistro: ubuntu/bionic, format: deb, base_image: ubuntu, platform: linux/i386, arch: i386}
-          - {distro: ubuntu, version: "18.04", pkgclouddistro: ubuntu/bionic, format: deb, base_image: ubuntu, platform: linux/arm/v7, arch: armhf}
-          - {distro: ubuntu, version: "18.04", pkgclouddistro: ubuntu/bionic, format: deb, base_image: ubuntu, platform: linux/arm64/v8, arch: arm64}
-          - {distro: ubuntu, version: "20.04", pkgclouddistro: ubuntu/focal, format: deb, base_image: ubuntu, platform: linux/amd64, arch: amd64}
-          - {distro: ubuntu, version: "20.04", pkgclouddistro: ubuntu/focal, format: deb, base_image: ubuntu, platform: linux/arm/v7, arch: armhf}
-          - {distro: ubuntu, version: "20.04", pkgclouddistro: ubuntu/focal, format: deb, base_image: ubuntu, platform: linux/arm64/v8, arch: arm64}
-          - {distro: ubuntu, version: "21.10", pkgclouddistro: ubuntu/impish, format: deb, base_image: ubuntu, platform: linux/amd64, arch: amd64}
-          - {distro: ubuntu, version: "21.10", pkgclouddistro: ubuntu/impish, format: deb, base_image: ubuntu, platform: linux/arm/v7, arch: armhf}
-          - {distro: ubuntu, version: "21.10", pkgclouddistro: ubuntu/impish, format: deb, base_image: ubuntu, platform: linux/arm64/v8, arch: arm64}
-          - {distro: centos, version: "7", pkgclouddistro: el/7, format: rpm, base_image: centos, platform: linux/amd64, arch: amd64}
-          - {distro: rockylinux, version: "8", pkgclouddistro: el/8, format: rpm, base_image: rockylinux/rockylinux, platform: linux/amd64, arch: amd64}
-          - {distro: rockylinux, version: "8", pkgclouddistro: el/8, format: rpm, base_image: rockylinux/rockylinux, platform: linux/arm64/v8, arch: arm64}
-          - {distro: fedora, version: "34", pkgclouddistro: fedora/34, format: rpm, base_image: fedora, platform: linux/amd64, arch: amd64}
-          - {distro: fedora, version: "34", pkgclouddistro: fedora/34, format: rpm, base_image: fedora, platform: linux/arm/v7, arch: armhf}
-          - {distro: fedora, version: "34", pkgclouddistro: fedora/34, format: rpm, base_image: fedora, platform: linux/arm64/v8, arch: arm64}
-          - {distro: fedora, version: "35", pkgclouddistro: fedora/35, format: rpm, base_image: fedora, platform: linux/amd64, arch: amd64}
-          - {distro: fedora, version: "35", pkgclouddistro: fedora/35, format: rpm, base_image: fedora, platform: linux/arm/v7, arch: armhf}
-          - {distro: fedora, version: "35", pkgclouddistro: fedora/35, format: rpm, base_image: fedora, platform: linux/arm64/v8, arch: arm64}
-          - {distro: opensuse, version: "15.3", pkgclouddistro: opensuse/15.3, format: rpm, base_image: opensuse/leap, platform: linux/amd64, arch: amd64}
-          - {distro: opensuse, version: "15.3", pkgclouddistro: opensuse/15.3, format: rpm, base_image: opensuse/leap, platform: linux/arm64/v8, arch: arm64}
-          - {distro: oraclelinux, version: "8", pkgclouddistro: ol/8, format: rpm, base_image: oraclelinux, platform: linux/amd64, arch: amd64}
-          - {distro: oraclelinux, version: "8", pkgclouddistro: ol/8, format: rpm, base_image: oraclelinux, platform: linux/arm64/v8, arch: arm64}
+      matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.matrix.outputs.matrix) }}
       # We intentiaonally disable the fail-fast behavior so that a
       # build failure for one version doesn't prevent us from publishing
       # successfully built and tested packages for another version.
       fail-fast: false
       max-parallel: 8
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout PR # Checkout the PR if it's a PR.
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0 # We need full history for versioning
-          submodules: recursive
-      - name: Checkout Tag # Otherwise check out the tag that triggered this.
-        if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Checkout
+        id: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          ref: ${{ github.event.ref }}
           fetch-depth: 0 # We need full history for versioning
           submodules: recursive
-      - name: Check Base Branch
-        run: |
-          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
-            echo "runtype=${{ github.event.inputs.type }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-            case "${{ github.event.inputs.type }}" in
-              "release")
-                echo "repo=${{ secrets.PACKAGE_CLOUD_REPO }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-                echo "pkg_version=${{ github.event.inputs.version }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-                echo "pkg_retention_days=365" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-                ;;
-              "nightly")
-                echo "repo=${{ secrets.PACKAGE_CLOUD_REPO }}-edge" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-                echo "pkg_version=${{ github.event.inputs.version }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-                echo "pkg_retention_days=30" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-                ;;
-              *)
-                echo "repo=${{ secrets.PACKAGE_CLOUD_REPO }}-devel" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-                echo "pkg_version=0.${GITHUB_SHA}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-                echo "pkg_retention_days=30" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-                ;;
-            esac
-          else
-            echo "runtype=test" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-            echo "pkg_version=$(cut -d'-' -f 1 packaging/version | sed -e 's/^v//')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          fi
       - name: Setup QEMU
+        id: qemu
         if: matrix.platform != 'linux/amd64' && matrix.platform != 'linux/i386'
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v1
       - name: Prepare Docker Environment
+        id: docker-config
         shell: bash
         run: |
           echo '{"cgroup-parent": "/actions_job", "experimental": true}' | sudo tee /etc/docker/daemon.json 2>/dev/null
           sudo service docker restart
-      - name: Set Base Image Version
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          if [ -z "${{ matrix.alias }}" ] ; then
-            echo "version=${{ matrix.version }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          else
-            echo "version=${{ matrix.alias }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          fi
-      - name: Fetch base image
+      - name: Fetch images
+        id: fetch-images
         uses: nick-invision/retry@v2
         with:
           max_attempts: 3
           retry_wait_seconds: 30
           timeout_seconds: 900
           command: |
-            docker pull --platform ${{ matrix.platform }} ${{ matrix.base_image }}:${{ env.version }}
+            docker pull --platform ${{ matrix.platform }} ${{ matrix.base_image }}:${{ matrix.version }}
             docker pull --platform ${{ matrix.platform }} netdata/package-builders:${{ matrix.distro }}${{ matrix.version }}
       - name: Build Packages
+        id: build
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          docker run --security-opt seccomp=unconfined -e DO_NOT_TRACK=1 -e VERSION=${{ env.pkg_version }} --platform=${{ matrix.platform }} -v $PWD:/netdata netdata/package-builders:${{ matrix.distro }}${{ matrix.version }}
+          docker run --security-opt seccomp=unconfined -e DISABLE_TELEMETRY=1 -e VERSION=${{ needs.version-check.outputs.version }} \
+                     --platform=${{ matrix.platform }} -v "$PWD":/netdata netdata/package-builders:${{ matrix.distro }}${{ matrix.version }}
       - name: Test Packages
+        id: test
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          docker run --security-opt seccomp=unconfined -e DO_NOT_TRACK=1 -e DISTRO=${{ matrix.distro }} -e VERSION=${{ env.pkg_version }} -e DISTRO_VERSION=${{ env.version }} --platform=${{ matrix.platform }} -v $PWD:/netdata ${{ matrix.base_image }}:${{ env.version }} /netdata/.github/scripts/pkg-test.sh
+          docker run --security-opt seccomp=unconfined -e DISABLE_TELEMETRY=1 -e DISTRO=${{ matrix.distro }} \
+                     -e VERSION=${{ needs.version-check.outputs.version }} -e DISTRO_VERSION=${{ matrix.version }} \
+                     --platform=${{ matrix.platform }} -v "$PWD":/netdata ${{ matrix.base_image }}:${{ matrix.version }} \
+                     /netdata/.github/scripts/pkg-test.sh
       - name: Save Packages
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        id: artifacts
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: ${{ matrix.distro }}-${{ matrix.version }}-${{ matrix.arch }}-packages
           path: ${{ github.workspace }}/artifacts/*
       - name: Upload to PackageCloud
+        id: upload
         if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
         shell: bash
         env:
           PKG_CLOUD_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PACKAGE_CLOUD_API_KEY }}
         run: |
-          echo "Packages to upload:\n$(ls artifacts/*.${{ matrix.format }})"
+          printf "Packages to upload:\n%s" "$(ls artifacts/*.${{ matrix.format }})"
           for pkgfile in artifacts/*.${{ matrix.format }} ; do
-            .github/scripts/package_cloud_wrapper.sh yank ${{ env.repo }}/${{ matrix.pkgclouddistro }} $(basename ${pkgfile}) || true
-            .github/scripts/package_cloud_wrapper.sh push ${{ env.repo }}/${{ matrix.pkgclouddistro }} ${pkgfile}
+            .github/scripts/package_cloud_wrapper.sh yank ${{ needs.version-check.outputs.repo }}/${{ matrix.pkgclouddistro }} \
+            "$(basename "${pkgfile}")" || true
+            .github/scripts/package_cloud_wrapper.sh push ${{ needs.version-check.outputs.repo }}/${{ matrix.pkgclouddistro }} "${pkgfile}"
           done
       - name: Clean
+        id: cleanup
         if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
         shell: bash
         env:
-          REPO: ${{ env.repo }}
+          REPO: ${{ needs.version-check.outputs.repo }}
           PKG_CLOUD_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PACKAGE_CLOUD_API_KEY }}
-          PACKAGE_CLOUD_RETENTION_DAYS: ${{ env.pkg_retention_days }}
+          PACKAGE_CLOUD_RETENTION_DAYS: ${{ needs.version-check.outputs.retention }}
         run: .github/scripts/old_package_purging.sh
       - name: Failure Notification
         uses: rtCamp/action-slack-notify@v2
@@ -172,7 +243,16 @@ jobs:
           SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ':github-actions:'
           SLACK_TITLE: 'Package Build failed:'
           SLACK_USERNAME: 'GitHub Actions'
-          SLACK_MESSAGE: "${{ matrix.pkgclouddistro }} ${{ matrix.version }} package build for ${{ matrix.arch }} failed."
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: |-
+              ${{ github.repository }}: ${{ matrix.pkgclouddistro }} ${{ matrix.version }} package build for ${{ matrix.arch }} failed.
+              Checkout: ${{ steps.checkout.outcome }}
+              Setup QEMU: ${{ steps.qemu.outcome }}
+              Setup Docker: ${{ steps.docker-config.outcome }}
+              Fetch images: ${{ steps.fetch-images.outcome }}
+              Build: ${{ steps.build.outcome }}
+              Test: ${{ steps.test.outcome }}
+              Publish: ${{ steps.upload.outcome }}
+              Cleanup: ${{ steps.cleanup.outcome }}
           SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
         if: >-
           ${{
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..248e45e07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+---
+# Workflow for triggering a release.
+name: Release
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0 * * *'
+  workflow_dispatch: # Dispatch runs build and validate, then push to the appropriate storage location.
+    inputs:
+      type:
+        description: Build Type
+        default: nightly
+        required: true
+      version:
+        description: Version Tag
+        default: nightly
+        required: true
+concurrency: # This keeps multiple instances of the job from running concurrently for the same ref and event type.
+  group: release-${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.event_name }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+jobs:
+  update-changelogs:
+    name: Update changelog
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      ref: ${{ steps.target.outputs.ref }}
+      version: ${{ steps.target.outputs.version }}
+      type: ${{ steps.target.outputs.type }}
+      run: ${{ steps.target.outputs.run }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        id: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          submodules: recursive
+          token: ${{ secrets.NETDATABOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Prepare base ref
+        id: target
+        run: >-
+          .github/scripts/prepare-release-base.sh \
+              ${{ github.repository }} \
+              ${{ github.event_name }} \
+              ${{ github.event.inputs.type }} \
+              ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+      - name: Generate Nightly Changleog
+        id: nightly-changelog
+        if: steps.target.outputs.run == 'true' && steps.target.outputs.type == 'nightly'
+        uses: heinrichreimer/github-changelog-generator-action@v2.3
+        with:
+          bugLabels: IGNOREBUGS
+          excludeLabels: "stale,duplicate,question,invalid,wontfix,discussion,no changelog"
+          issues: false
+          sinceTag: v1.10.0
+          token: ${{ secrets.NETDATABOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          unreleasedLabel: "**Next release**"
+          verbose: true
+          maxIssues: 500
+      - name: Generate Release Changelog
+        id: release-changelog
+        if: steps.target.outputs.run == 'true' && steps.target.outputs.type != 'nightly'
+        uses: heinrichreimer/github-changelog-generator-action@v2.3
+        with:
+          bugLabels: IGNOREBUGS
+          excludeLabels: "stale,duplicate,question,invalid,wontfix,discussion,no changelog"
+          futureRelease: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+          issues: false
+          sinceTag: v1.10.0
+          token: ${{ secrets.NETDATABOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          unreleasedLabel: "**Next release**"
+          verbose: true
+          maxIssues: 500
+      - name: Commit Changes
+        id: commit
+        if: steps.target.outputs.run == 'true'
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NETDATABOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "netdatabot"
+          git config user.email "bot@netdata.cloud"
+          git add packaging/version CHANGELOG.md
+          git commit -m "[ci skip] ${{ steps.target.outputs.message }}"
+          if [ "${{ steps.target.outputs.type }}" != "nightly" ]; then
+            git tag ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+          fi
+          git push --follow-tags origin ${{ steps.target.outputs.branch }}
+      - name: Failure Notification
+        uses: rtCamp/action-slack-notify@v2
+        env:
+          SLACK_COLOR: 'danger'
+          SLACK_FOOTER: ''
+          SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ':github-actions:'
+          SLACK_TITLE: 'Failed to prepare changelog:'
+          SLACK_USERNAME: 'GitHub Actions'
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: |-
+              ${{ github.repository }}: Failed to prepare changelog.
+              Checkout: ${{ steps.checkout.outcome }}
+              Prepare base ref: ${{ steps.target.outcome }}
+              Generate nightly changelog: ${{ steps.nightly-changelog.outcome }}
+              Generate release changelog: ${{ steps.release-changelog.outcome }}
+              Commit changes: ${{ steps.commit.outcome }}
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+        if: failure()
+
+  trigger-artifacts:
+    name: Trigger artifact builds
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: update-changelogs
+    if: ${{ needs.update-changelogs.outputs.run }} == 'true'
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        id: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.update-changelogs.outputs.ref }}
+      - name: Trigger build
+        id: trigger
+        uses: benc-uk/workflow-dispatch@v1
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.NETDATABOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          repo: ${{ github.repository }}
+          workflow: Build
+          ref: ${{ needs.update-changelogs.outputs.ref }}
+          inputs: '{"version": "${{ needs.update-changelogs.outputs.version }}", "type": "${{ needs.update-changelogs.outputs.type }}"}'
+      - name: Failure Notification
+        uses: rtCamp/action-slack-notify@v2
+        env:
+          SLACK_COLOR: 'danger'
+          SLACK_FOOTER: ''
+          SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ':github-actions:'
+          SLACK_TITLE: 'Failed to trigger ${{ needs.update-changelogs.outputs.type }} artifact builds:'
+          SLACK_USERNAME: 'GitHub Actions'
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: |-
+              ${{ github.repository }}: Failed to trigger ${{ needs.update-changelogs.outputs.type }} artifact builds.
+              Checkout: ${{ steps.checkout.outcome }}
+              Trigger build: ${{ steps.trigger.outcome }}
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+        if: failure()
+
+  trigger-docker:
+    name: Trigger docker builds
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: update-changelogs
+    if: ${{ needs.update-changelogs.outputs.run }} == 'true'
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        id: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.update-changelogs.outputs.ref }}
+      - name: Trigger build
+        id: trigger
+        uses: benc-uk/workflow-dispatch@v1
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.NETDATABOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          repo: ${{ github.repository }}
+          workflow: Docker
+          ref: ${{ needs.update-changelogs.outputs.ref }}
+          inputs: '{"version": "${{ needs.update-changelogs.outputs.version }}"}'
+      - name: Failure Notification
+        uses: rtCamp/action-slack-notify@v2
+        env:
+          SLACK_COLOR: 'danger'
+          SLACK_FOOTER: ''
+          SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ':github-actions:'
+          SLACK_TITLE: 'Failed to trigger ${{ needs.update-changelogs.outputs.type }} Docker builds:'
+          SLACK_USERNAME: 'GitHub Actions'
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: |-
+              ${{ github.repository }}: Failed to trigger ${{ needs.update-changelogs.outputs.type }} Docker builds.
+              Checkout: ${{ steps.checkout.outcome }}
+              Trigger build: ${{ steps.trigger.outcome }}
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+        if: failure()
+
+  trigger-packages:
+    name: Trigger package builds
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: update-changelogs
+    if: ${{ needs.update-changelogs.outputs.run }} == 'true'
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        id: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.update-changelogs.outputs.ref }}
+      - name: Trigger build
+        id: trigger
+        uses: benc-uk/workflow-dispatch@v1
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.NETDATABOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          repo: ${{ github.repository }}
+          workflow: Packages
+          ref: ${{ needs.update-changelogs.outputs.ref }}
+          inputs: '{"version": "${{ needs.update-changelogs.outputs.version }}", "type": "${{ needs.update-changelogs.outputs.type }}"}'
+      - name: Failure Notification
+        uses: rtCamp/action-slack-notify@v2
+        env:
+          SLACK_COLOR: 'danger'
+          SLACK_FOOTER: ''
+          SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ':github-actions:'
+          SLACK_TITLE: 'Failed to trigger ${{ needs.update-changelogs.outputs.type }} package builds:'
+          SLACK_USERNAME: 'GitHub Actions'
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: |-
+              ${{ github.repository }}: Failed to trigger ${{ needs.update-changelogs.outputs.type }} package builds.
+              Checkout: ${{ steps.checkout.outcome }}
+              Trigger build: ${{ steps.trigger.outcome }}
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+        if: failure()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/repoconfig-packages.yml b/.github/workflows/repoconfig-packages.yml
index b8d0ff67c..b0600cc0b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/repoconfig-packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/repoconfig-packages.yml
@@ -14,30 +14,80 @@ on:
       - packaging/repoconfig/**
       - .github/workflows/repoconfig-packages.yml
 env:
-  DO_NOT_TRACK: 1
+  DISABLE_TELEMETRY: 1
+  REPO_PREFIX: netdata/netdata
 jobs:
+  matrix:
+    name: Prepare Build Matrix
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        id: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Prepare tools
+        id: prepare
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y python3-ruamel.yaml
+      - name: Read build matrix
+        id: set-matrix
+        shell: python3 {0}
+        run: |
+          from ruamel.yaml import YAML
+          import json
+          yaml = YAML(typ='safe')
+          entries = list()
+
+          with open('.github/data/distros.yml') as f:
+              data = yaml.load(f)
+
+          for i, v in enumerate(data['include']):
+              if 'packages' in data['include'][i]:
+                  entries.append({
+                      'distro': data['include'][i]['distro'],
+                      'version': data['include'][i]['version'],
+                      'pkgclouddistro': data['include'][i]['packages']['repo_distro'],
+                      'format': data['include'][i]['packages']['type'],
+                      'base_image': data['include'][i]['base_image'] if 'base_image' in data['include'][i] else data['include'][i]['distro'],
+                      'platform': data['platform_map']['amd64'],
+                      'arch': 'amd64'
+                  })
+
+          entries.sort(key=lambda k: (k['arch'], k['distro'], k['version']))
+          matrix = json.dumps({'include': entries}, sort_keys=True)
+          print('Generated Matrix: ' + matrix)
+          print('::set-output name=matrix::' + matrix)
+      - name: Failure Notification
+        uses: rtCamp/action-slack-notify@v2
+        env:
+          SLACK_COLOR: 'danger'
+          SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ':github-actions:'
+          SLACK_TITLE: 'Repository Package Build matrix generation failed:'
+          SLACK_USERNAME: 'GitHub Actions'
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: |-
+              ${{ github.repository }}: Failed to generate build matrix for repository package build.
+              Checkout: ${{ steps.checkout.outcome }}
+              Prepare Tools: ${{ steps.prepare.outcome }}
+              Read Build Matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outcome }}
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+        if: >-
+          ${{
+            failure()
+            && github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+            && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/master')
+          }}
+
   build:
     name: Build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
-      DO_NOT_TRACK: 1
+      DISABLE_TELEMETRY: 1
       DOCKER_CLI_EXPERIMENTAL: enabled
+    needs:
+      - matrix
     strategy:
-      # This needs to be kept in sync with the matrix in packaging.yml, but should only include the AMD64 lines.
-      matrix:
-        include:
-          - {distro: debian, version: "9", pkgclouddistro: debian/stretch, format: deb, base_image: debian, platform: linux/amd64, arch: amd64}
-          - {distro: debian, version: "10", pkgclouddistro: debian/buster, format: deb, base_image: debian, platform: linux/amd64, arch: amd64}
-          - {distro: debian, version: "11", pkgclouddistro: debian/bullseye, format: deb, base_image: debian, platform: linux/amd64, arch: amd64}
-          - {distro: ubuntu, version: "18.04", pkgclouddistro: ubuntu/bionic, format: deb, base_image: ubuntu, platform: linux/amd64, arch: amd64}
-          - {distro: ubuntu, version: "20.04", pkgclouddistro: ubuntu/focal, format: deb, base_image: ubuntu, platform: linux/amd64, arch: amd64}
-          - {distro: ubuntu, version: "21.10", pkgclouddistro: ubuntu/impish, format: deb, base_image: ubuntu, platform: linux/amd64, arch: amd64}
-          - {distro: centos, version: "7", pkgclouddistro: el/7, format: rpm, base_image: centos, platform: linux/amd64, arch: amd64}
-          - {distro: rockylinux, version: "8", pkgclouddistro: el/8, format: rpm, base_image: rockylinux/rockylinux, platform: linux/amd64, arch: amd64}
-          - {distro: fedora, version: "34", pkgclouddistro: fedora/34, format: rpm, base_image: fedora, platform: linux/amd64, arch: amd64}
-          - {distro: fedora, version: "35", pkgclouddistro: fedora/35, format: rpm, base_image: fedora, platform: linux/amd64, arch: amd64}
-          - {distro: opensuse, version: "15.3", pkgclouddistro: opensuse/15.3, format: rpm, base_image: opensuse/leap, platform: linux/amd64, arch: amd64}
-          - {distro: oraclelinux, version: "8", pkgclouddistro: ol/8, format: rpm, base_image: oraclelinux, platform: linux/amd64, arch: amd64}
+      matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.matrix.outputs.matrix) }}
       # We intentiaonally disable the fail-fast behavior so that a
       # build failure for one version doesn't prevent us from publishing
       # successfully built and tested packages for another version.
@@ -45,9 +95,11 @@ jobs:
       max-parallel: 8
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        id: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         # Unlike normally, we do not need a deep clone or submodules for this.
       - name: Fetch base image
+        id: fetch-images
         uses: nick-invision/retry@v2
         with:
           max_attempts: 3
@@ -55,25 +107,30 @@ jobs:
           timeout_seconds: 900
           command: docker pull --platform ${{ matrix.platform }} ${{ matrix.base_image }}:${{ matrix.version }}
       - name: Build Packages
+        id: build
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          docker run --security-opt seccomp=unconfined -e DO_NOT_TRACK=1 --platform ${{ matrix.platform }} \
-              -v $PWD:/netdata ${{ matrix.base_image }}:${{ matrix.version }} \
+          docker run --security-opt seccomp=unconfined -e DISABLE_TELEMETRY=1 --platform ${{ matrix.platform }} \
+              -v "$PWD":/netdata ${{ matrix.base_image }}:${{ matrix.version }} \
               /netdata/packaging/repoconfig/build-${{ matrix.format }}.sh
       - name: Upload Packages
+        id: publish
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' && github.repository == 'netdata/netdata'
         shell: bash
         env:
           PKG_CLOUD_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PACKAGE_CLOUD_API_KEY }}
         run: |
-          echo "Packages to upload:\n$(ls artifacts/*.${{ matrix.format }})"
+          printf "Packages to upload:\n%s" "$(ls artifacts/*.${{ matrix.format }})"
           for pkgfile in artifacts/*.${{ matrix.format }} ; do
-            .github/scripts/package_cloud_wrapper.sh yank ${{ secrets.PACKAGE_CLOUD_REPO }}/${{ matrix.pkgclouddistro }} $(basename ${pkgfile}) || true
-            .github/scripts/package_cloud_wrapper.sh push ${{ secrets.PACKAGE_CLOUD_REPO }}/${{ matrix.pkgclouddistro }} ${pkgfile}
-            .github/scripts/package_cloud_wrapper.sh yank ${{ secrets.PACKAGE_CLOUD_REPO }}-edge/${{ matrix.pkgclouddistro }} $(basename ${pkgfile}) || true
-            .github/scripts/package_cloud_wrapper.sh push ${{ secrets.PACKAGE_CLOUD_REPO }}-edge/${{ matrix.pkgclouddistro }} ${pkgfile}
-            .github/scripts/package_cloud_wrapper.sh yank ${{ secrets.PACKAGE_CLOUD_REPO }}-repoconfig/${{ matrix.pkgclouddistro }} $(basename ${pkgfile}) || true
-            .github/scripts/package_cloud_wrapper.sh push ${{ secrets.PACKAGE_CLOUD_REPO }}-repoconfig/${{ matrix.pkgclouddistro }} ${pkgfile}
+            .github/scripts/package_cloud_wrapper.sh yank "${REPO_PREFIX}/${{ matrix.pkgclouddistro }}" \
+                "$(basename "${pkgfile}")" || true
+            .github/scripts/package_cloud_wrapper.sh push "${REPO_PREFIX}/${{ matrix.pkgclouddistro }}" "${pkgfile}"
+            .github/scripts/package_cloud_wrapper.sh yank "${REPO_PREFIX}-edge/${{ matrix.pkgclouddistro }}" \
+                "$(basename "${pkgfile}")" || true
+            .github/scripts/package_cloud_wrapper.sh push "${REPO_PREFIX}-edge/${{ matrix.pkgclouddistro }}" "${pkgfile}"
+            .github/scripts/package_cloud_wrapper.sh yank "${REPO_PREFIX}-repoconfig/${{ matrix.pkgclouddistro }}" \
+                "$(basename "${pkgfile}")" || true
+            .github/scripts/package_cloud_wrapper.sh push "${REPO_PREFIX}-repoconfig/${{ matrix.pkgclouddistro }}" "${pkgfile}"
           done
       - name: Failure Notification
         if: ${{ failure() }}
@@ -84,5 +141,10 @@ jobs:
           SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ':github-actions:'
           SLACK_TITLE: 'Repository Package Build failed:'
           SLACK_USERNAME: 'GitHub Actions'
-          SLACK_MESSAGE: "${{ matrix.pkgclouddistro }} ${{ matrix.version }} repository package build failed."
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: |-
+              ${{ github.repository }}: ${{ matrix.pkgclouddistro }} ${{ matrix.version }} repository package build failed.
+              Checkout: ${{ steps.checkout.outcome }}
+              Fetch images: ${{ steps.fetch-images.outcome }}
+              Build: ${{ steps.build.outcome }}
+              Publish: ${{ steps.publish.outcome }}
           SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/review.yml b/.github/workflows/review.yml
index b6ee6fcf7..f631b929a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/review.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ name: Review
 on:
   pull_request: null
 env:
-  DO_NOT_TRACK: 1
+  DISABLE_TELEMETRY: 1
 concurrency:
   group: review-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       yamllint: ${{ steps.yamllint.outputs.run }}
     steps:
       - name: Clone repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: recursive
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Git clone repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: recursive
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Git clone repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: recursive
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Git clone repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Run hadolint
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Git clone repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: recursive
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Git clone repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: recursive
           fetch-depth: 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 20c6f7b8c..7e53c4979 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ on:
       - '**.c'
       - '**.h'
 env:
-  DO_NOT_TRACK: 1
+  DISABLE_TELEMETRY: 1
 concurrency:
   group: tests-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Prepare environment
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Prepare environment
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
           find . -type f -name '*.log' -exec cp {} ../logs/ \;
           popd || exit 1
       - name: Upload Artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2.2.4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         if: always()
         with:
           name: logs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/trigger-learn-update.yml b/.github/workflows/trigger-learn-update.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d39ebabc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/trigger-learn-update.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+---
+name: Trigger Netdata Learn documentation update
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+    paths:
+      - "**.mdx?"
+      - "packaging/installer/kickstart.sh"
+concurrency:
+  group: learn-trigger-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+jobs:
+  trigger-ingest:
+    name: Trigger Netdata Learn ingest workflow.
+    if: github.repository == 'netdata/netdata'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Trigger Netdata Learn ingest workflow.
+        uses: benc-uk/workflow-dispatch@v1
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.NETDATABOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          repo: netdata/learn
+          workflow: Ingest
+          ref: refs/heads/master
+      - name: Failure Notification
+        uses: rtCamp/action-slack-notify@v2
+        env:
+          SLACK_COLOR: 'danger'
+          SLACK_FOOTER: ''
+          SLACK_ICON_EMOJI: ':github-actions:'
+          SLACK_TITLE: 'Triggering Netdata Learn documentation update failed:'
+          SLACK_USERNAME: 'GitHub Actions'
+          SLACK_MESSAGE: |-
+            ${{ github.repository }}: Failed to trigger Netdata Learn documentation update workflow.
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+        if: failure()