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<!--
title: "Enable or configure a collector"
description: "Every collector is highly configurable, allowing them to collect metrics from any node and any infrastructure."
-custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/docs/collect/enable-configure.md
+custom_edit_url: "https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/docs/collect/enable-configure.md"
+sidebar_label: "Enable or configure a collector"
+learn_status: "Published"
+learn_topic_type: "Tasks"
+learn_rel_path: "Setup"
-->
# Enable or configure a collector
When Netdata starts up, each collector searches for exposed metrics on the default endpoint established by that service
or application's standard installation procedure. For example, the [Nginx
-collector](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/agent/collectors/go.d.plugin/modules/nginx) searches at
+collector](https://github.com/netdata/go.d.plugin/blob/master/modules/nginx/README.md) searches at
`http://127.0.0.1/stub_status` for exposed metrics in the correct format. If an Nginx web server is running and exposes
metrics on that endpoint, the collector begins gathering them.
@@ -20,7 +24,7 @@ enable or configure a collector to gather all available metrics from your system
You can enable/disable collectors individually, or enable/disable entire orchestrators, using their configuration files.
For example, you can change the behavior of the Go orchestrator, or any of its collectors, by editing `go.d.conf`.
-Use `edit-config` from your [Netdata config directory](/docs/configure/nodes.md#the-netdata-config-directory) to open
+Use `edit-config` from your [Netdata config directory](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/configure/nodes.md#the-netdata-config-directory) to open
the orchestrator primary configuration file:
```bash
@@ -33,14 +37,14 @@ enable/disable it with `yes` and `no` settings. Uncomment any line you change to
start.
After you make your changes, restart the Agent with `sudo systemctl restart netdata`, or the [appropriate
-method](/docs/configure/start-stop-restart.md) for your system.
+method](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/configure/start-stop-restart.md) for your system.
## Configure a collector
-First, [find the collector](/collectors/COLLECTORS.md) you want to edit and open its documentation. Some software has
+First, [find the collector](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/collectors/COLLECTORS.md) you want to edit and open its documentation. Some software has
collectors written in multiple languages. In these cases, you should always pick the collector written in Go.
-Use `edit-config` from your [Netdata config directory](/docs/configure/nodes.md#the-netdata-config-directory) to open a
+Use `edit-config` from your [Netdata config directory](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/configure/nodes.md#the-netdata-config-directory) to open a
collector's configuration file. For example, edit the Nginx collector with the following:
```bash
@@ -53,16 +57,16 @@ configure that collector. Uncomment any line you change to ensure the collector'
read it on start.
After you make your changes, restart the Agent with `sudo systemctl restart netdata`, or the [appropriate
-method](/docs/configure/start-stop-restart.md) for your system.
+method](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/configure/start-stop-restart.md) for your system.
## What's next?
-Read high-level overviews on how Netdata collects [system metrics](/docs/collect/system-metrics.md), [container
-metrics](/docs/collect/container-metrics.md), and [application metrics](/docs/collect/application-metrics.md).
+Read high-level overviews on how Netdata collects [system metrics](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/collect/system-metrics.md), [container
+metrics](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/collect/container-metrics.md), and [application metrics](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/collect/application-metrics.md).
If you're already collecting all metrics from your systems, containers, and applications, it's time to move into
-Netdata's visualization features. [See an overview of your infrastructure](/docs/visualize/overview-infrastructure.md)
+Netdata's visualization features. [See an overview of your infrastructure](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/visualize/overview-infrastructure.md)
using Netdata Cloud, or learn how to [interact with dashboards and
-charts](/docs/visualize/interact-dashboards-charts.md).
+charts](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/visualize/interact-dashboards-charts.md).