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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2023-05-08 16:27:08 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2023-05-08 16:27:08 +0000 |
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Merging upstream version 1.39.0.
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diff --git a/docs/dashboard/customize.mdx b/docs/dashboard/customize.mdx deleted file mode 100644 index 3c30ee23..00000000 --- a/docs/dashboard/customize.mdx +++ /dev/null @@ -1,99 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: "Customize the standard dashboard" -description: >- - "Netdata's preconfigured dashboard offers many customization options, such as choosing when - charts are updated, your preferred theme, and custom text to document processes, and more." -type: "how-to" -custom_edit_url: "https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/dashboard/customize.mdx" -sidebar_label: "Customize the standard dashboard" -learn_status: "Published" -learn_topic_type: "Tasks" -learn_rel_path: "Operations" ---- - -# Customize the standard dashboard - -While the [Netdata dashboard](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/dashboard/how-dashboard-works.mdx) comes preconfigured with hundreds of charts and -thousands of metrics, you may want to alter your experience based on a particular use case or preferences. - -## Dashboard settings - -To change dashboard settings, click the on the **settings** icon ![Import -icon](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/netdata/netdata-ui/98e31799c1ec0983f433537ff16d2ac2b0d994aa/src/components/icon/assets/gear.svg) -in the top panel. - -These settings only affect how the dashboard behaves in your browser. They take effect immediately and are permanently -saved to browser local storage (except the refresh on focus / always option). Some settings are applied immediately, and -others are only reflected after the dashboard is refreshed, which happens automatically. - -Here are a few popular settings: - -### Change chart legend position - -Find this setting under the **Visual** tab. By default, Netdata places the [legend of dimensions](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/dashboard/dimensions-contexts-families.mdx#dimension) _below_ charts. -Click this toggle to move the legend to the _right_ of charts. - - -### Change theme - -Find this setting under the **Visual** tab. Choose between Dark (the default) and White. - -## Customize the standard dashboard info - -Netdata stores information about individual charts in the `dashboard_info.js` file. This file includes section and -subsection headings, descriptions, colors, titles, tooltips, and other information for Netdata to render on the -dashboard. - -One common use case for customizing the standard dashboard is adding internal "documentation" a section or specific -chart that can then be read by anyone with access to that dashboard. - -For example, here is how `dashboard_info.js` defines the **System Overview** section. - -```javascript -netdataDashboard.menu = { - 'system': { - title: 'System Overview', - icon: '<i class="fas fa-bookmark"></i>', - info: 'Overview of the key system metrics.' - }, -``` - -If you want to customize this information, use the example `dashboard_info_custom_example.js` as a starting point. -First, navigate to the web server's directory. If you're on a Linux system, this should be at `/usr/share/netdata/web/`. -Copy the example file, then ensure that its permissions match the rest of the web server, which is `netdata:netdata` by -default. - -```bash -cd /usr/share/netdata/web/ -sudo cp dashboard_info_custom_example.js your_dashboard_info_file.js -sudo chown netdata:netdata your_dashboard_info_file.js -``` - -Edit the file with customizations to the `title`, `icon`, and `info` fields. Replace the string after `fas fa-` with any -icon from [Font Awesome](https://fontawesome.com/cheatsheet) to customize the icons that appear throughout the -dashboard. - -Save the file, then navigate to your [Netdata config directory](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/configure/nodes.md) to edit `netdata.conf`. Add -the following line to the `[web]` section to tell Netdata where to find your custom configuration. - -```conf -[web] - custom dashboard_info.js = your_dashboard_info_file.js -``` - -Reload your browser tab to see your custom configuration. - -## What's next? - -If you're keen on continuing to customize your Netdata experience, check out our docs on [building new custom -dashboards](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/web/gui/custom/README.md) with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. - -### Further reading & related information - -- Dashboard - - [How the dashboard works](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/dashboard/how-dashboard-works.mdx) - - [Interact with charts](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/dashboard/interact-charts.mdx) - - [Chart dimensions, contexts, and families](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/dashboard/dimensions-contexts-families.mdx) - - [Select timeframes to visualize](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/dashboard/visualization-date-and-time-controls.mdx) - - [Import, export, and print a snapshot](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/dashboard/import-export-print-snapshot.mdx) - - **[Customize the standard dashboard](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/dashboard/customize.mdx)** |