Merging upstream version 1.33.0.

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

17 files changed, 1536 insertions, 2648 deletions

diff --git a/packaging/installer/README.md b/packaging/installer/README.md
index 7bdb6a757..b9d754206 100644
--- a/packaging/installer/README.md
+++ b/packaging/installer/README.md
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ Netdata is a monitoring agent designed to run on all your systems: physical and
 IoT/edge devices. Netdata runs on Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Kubernetes, Docker, and all their derivatives.
 
 The best way to install Netdata is with our [**automatic one-line installation
-script**](#automatic-one-line-installation-script), which works with all Linux distributions and macOS environments, or our [**.deb/rpm
-packages**](/packaging/installer/methods/packages.md), which seamlessly install with your distribution's package
-manager.
+script**](#automatic-one-line-installation-script), which works with all Linux distributions and most macOS environments.
 
 If you want to install Netdata with Docker, on a Kubernetes cluster, or a different operating system, see [Have a
 different operating system, or want to try another
@@ -36,24 +34,24 @@ _actively_ contributing to Netdata's future.
 
 This method is fully automatic on all Linux distributions, including Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, CentOS, and others, as well as on mac OS environments.
 
-To install Netdata from source, including all dependencies required to connect to Netdata Cloud, and get _automatic
-nightly updates_, run the following as your normal user:
-
-**Linux**
+To install Netdata, including all dependencies required to connect to Netdata Cloud, and get _automatic nightly
+updates_, run the following as your normal user:
 
 ```bash
-bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh)
+wget -O /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh && sh /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh
 ```
 
-**macOS**
+Or, if you have cURL but not wget (such as on macOS):
 
 ```bash
-bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh) --install /usr/local/
+curl https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh > /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh && sh /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh
 ```
 
+This script will preferentially use native DEB/RPM packages if we provide them for your platform.
+
 To see more information about this installation script, including how to disable automatic updates, get nightly vs.
 stable releases, or disable anonymous statistics, see the [`kickstart.sh` method
-page](/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart.md). 
+page](/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart.md).
 
 Scroll down for details about [automatic updates](#automatic-updates) or [nightly vs. stable
 releases](#nightly-vs-stable-releases).
@@ -71,9 +69,8 @@ external databases, and more.
 
 ## Have a different operating system, or want to try another method?
 
-Netdata works on many different operating systems, each with a few possible installation methods. To see the full list
-of approved methods for each operating system/version we support, see our [distribution
-matrix](/packaging/DISTRIBUTIONS.md).
+Netdata works on many different platforms. To see all supported platforms, check out our [platform support
+policy](/packaging/PLATFORM_SUPPORT.md).
 
 Below, you can find a few additional installation methods, followed by separate instructions for a variety of unique
 operating systems.
@@ -87,27 +84,19 @@ operating systems.
     svg="linux" />
   <InstallBox
     to="/docs/agent/packaging/docker"
-    os="Run with Docker" 
+    os="Run with Docker"
     svg="docker" />
   <InstallBox
     to="/docs/agent/packaging/installer/methods/kubernetes"
-    os="Deploy on Kubernetes" 
+    os="Deploy on Kubernetes"
     svg="kubernetes" />
    <InstallBox
     to="/docs/agent/packaging/installer/methods/macos"
-    os="Install on macOS" 
+    os="Install on macOS"
     svg="macos" />
   <InstallBox
-    to="/docs/agent/packaging/installer/methods/packages"
-    os="Linux with .deb/.rpm packages" 
-    svg="linux" />
-  <InstallBox
-    to="/docs/agent/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart-64"
-    os="Linux with static 64-bit binary" 
-    svg="linux" />
-  <InstallBox
     to="/docs/agent/packaging/installer/methods/manual"
-    os="Linux from Git" 
+    os="Linux from Git"
     svg="linux" />
   <InstallBox
     to="/docs/agent/packaging/installer/methods/source"
@@ -128,7 +117,7 @@ option when you install or update Netdata using the [automatic one-line installa
 script](#automatic-one-line-installation-script).
 
 ```bash
-bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh) --no-updates
+wget -O /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh && sh /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh --no-updates
 ```
 
 With automatic updates disabled, you can choose exactly when and how you [update
@@ -184,9 +173,6 @@ If you're running an older Linux distribution or one that has reached EOL, such
 versions of OpenSSL cannot perform [hostname validation](https://wiki.openssl.org/index.php/Hostname_validation), which
 helps securely encrypt SSL connections.
 
-We recommend you reinstall Netdata with a [static build](/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart-64.md), which uses an
-up-to-date version of OpenSSL with hostname validation enabled.
-
 If you choose to continue using the outdated version of OpenSSL, your node will still connect to Netdata Cloud, albeit
 with hostname verification disabled. Without verification, your Netdata Cloud connection could be vulnerable to
 man-in-the-middle attacks.
@@ -194,8 +180,8 @@ man-in-the-middle attacks.
 ### CentOS 6 and CentOS 8
 
 To install the Agent on certain CentOS and RHEL systems, you must enable non-default repositories, such as EPEL or
-PowerTools, to gather hard dependencies. See the [CentOS 6](/packaging/installer/methods/manual.md#centos-rehel-6-x) and
-[CentOS 8](/packaging/installer/methods/manual.md#centos-rehel-8-x) sections for more information.
+PowerTools, to gather hard dependencies. See the [CentOS 6](/packaging/installer/methods/manual.md#centos--rhel-6x) and
+[CentOS 8](/packaging/installer/methods/manual.md#centos--rhel-8x) sections for more information.
 
 ### Access to file is not permitted
 
@@ -230,9 +216,6 @@ We've received reports from the community about issues with running the `kicksta
 a distribution-installed version of OpenSSL and a manually-installed local version. The Agent's installer cannot handle
 both.
 
-We recommend you install Netdata with the [static binary](/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart-64.md) to avoid the
-issue altogether. Or, you can manually remove one version of OpenSSL to remove the conflict.
-
 ### Clang compiler on Linux
 
 Our current build process has some issues when using certain configurations of the `clang` C compiler on Linux. See [the
diff --git a/packaging/installer/REINSTALL.md b/packaging/installer/REINSTALL.md
index 50a15d799..1398551df 100644
--- a/packaging/installer/REINSTALL.md
+++ b/packaging/installer/REINSTALL.md
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/packaging/instal
 In certain situations, such as needing to enable a feature or troubleshoot an issue, you may need to reinstall the
 Netdata Agent on your node.
 
-Before you try reinstalling Netdata, figure out which [installation method you
-used](/packaging/installer/UPDATE.md#determine-which-installation-method-you-used) if you do not already know. This will
-determine the reinstallation method.
-
 ## One-line installer script (`kickstart.sh`)
 
 Run the one-line installer script with the `--reinstall` parameter to reinstall the Netdata Agent. This will preserve
@@ -25,35 +21,7 @@ used, read the contents of the `.environment` file and look for a `REINSTALL_OPT
 optional parameters.
 
 ```bash
-bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh) --reinstall
-```
-
-## `.deb` or `.rpm` packages
-
-If you installed Netdata with [`.deb` or `.rpm` packages](/packaging/installer/methods/packages.md), use your
-distribution's package manager to reinstall Netdata. Any custom settings present in your Netdata configuration directory
-(typically at `/etc/netdata`) persists during this process.
-
-```bash
-apt-get install --reinstall netdata   # Ubuntu/Debian
-dnf reinstall netdata                 # Fedora/RHEL
-yum reinstall netdata                 # CentOS
-zypper in -f netdata                  # openSUSE
-```
-
-## Pre-built static binary for 64-bit systems (`kickstart-static64.sh`)
-
-Run the one-line installer script with the `--reinstall` parameter to reinstall the Netdata Agent. This will preserve
-any [user configuration](/docs/configure/nodes.md) in `netdata.conf` or other files.
-
-If you used any [optional
-parameters](/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart-64.md#optional-parameters-to-alter-your-installation) during
-initial installation, you need to pass them to the script again during reinstallation. If you cannot remember which
-options you used, read the contents of the `.environment` file and look for a `REINSTALL_OPTIONS` line. This line
-contains a list of optional parameters.
-
-```bash
-bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart-static64.sh) --reinstall
+wget -O /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh && sh /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh --reinstall
 ```
 
 ## Troubleshooting
@@ -63,6 +31,6 @@ best route is to [uninstall](/packaging/installer/UNINSTALL.md) and then try a f
 installer](/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart.md).
 
 You can also post to our [community forums](https://community.netdata.cloud/c/support/13) or create a new [bug
-report](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/issues/new?labels=bug%2C+needs+triage&template=bug_report.md).
+report](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/issues/new?assignees=&labels=bug%2Cneeds+triage&template=BUG_REPORT.yml).
 
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diff --git a/packaging/installer/UPDATE.md b/packaging/installer/UPDATE.md
index ba57c8cc5..8230d00cd 100644
--- a/packaging/installer/UPDATE.md
+++ b/packaging/installer/UPDATE.md
@@ -23,76 +23,43 @@ icon in the local Agent dashboard's top navigation. This modal informs you wheth
 If you are not sure where your Netdata config directory is, see the [configuration doc](/docs/configure/nodes.md). In
 most installations, this is `/etc/netdata`.
 
-Use `cd` to navigate to the Netdata config directory, then use `ls -a` to look for a file called `.environment`.
-
--   If the `.environment` file _does not_ exist, reinstall with your [package manager](#deb-or-rpm-packages).
--   If the `.environment` file _does_ exist, check its contents with `less .environment`.
-    -   If `IS_NETDATA_STATIC_BINARY` is `"yes"`, update using the [pre-built static
-        binary](#pre-built-static-binary-for-64-bit-systems-kickstart-static64sh).
-    -   In all other cases, update using the [one-line installer script](#one-line-installer-script-kickstartsh).
+Use `cd` to navigate to the Netdata config directory, then use `ls -a` to look for a file called `.install-type`.
+
+-   If the `.install-type` file doex not exist, look for a file in the same directory called `.environment`.
+    -   If the `.environment` file does not exist, you probably installed Netdata using your system package manager
+        and should update it the same way you would run updates on the system itself.
+    -   If the `.environment` file does exist, then our [regular update method](#updates-for-most-systems) should
+        work correctly.
+-   If the `.install-type` file does exist, check it’s contents with `cat .install-type`.
+    -   If the `INSTALL_TYPE` key has a value of `custom`, you probably installed Netdata using your system
+        package manager and should update it the same way you would run updates on the system itself.
+    -   If the `INSTALL_TYPE` key has a value of `oci`, the install is from a Docker image.
+    -   Otherwise, the install should work with our [regular update method](#updates-for-most-systems).
 
 Next, use the appropriate method to update the Netdata Agent:
 
--   [One-line installer script (`kickstart.sh`)](#one-line-installer-script-kickstartsh)
--   [`.deb` or `.rpm` packages](#deb-or-rpm-packages)
--   [Pre-built static binary for 64-bit systems (`kickstart-static64.sh`)](#pre-built-static-binary-for-64-bit-systems-kickstart-static64sh)
+-   [Updates for most systems](#updates-for-most-systems)
 -   [Docker](#docker)
 -   [macOS](#macos)
 -   [Manual installation from Git](#manual-installation-from-git)
 
-## One-line installer script (`kickstart.sh`)
-
-If you installed Netdata using our one-line automatic installation script, run it again to update Netdata. Any custom
-settings present in your Netdata configuration directory (typically at `/etc/netdata`) persists during this process.
+## Updates for most systems
 
-This script will automatically run the update script that was installed as part of the initial install (even if
-you disabled automatic updates) and preserve the existing install options you specified.
+In most cases, you can update netdata using our one-line installation script.  This script will automatically
+run the update script that was installed as part of the initial install (even if you disabled automatic updates)
+and preserve the existing install options you specified.
 
 If you installed Netdata using an installation prefix, you will need to add an `--install` option specifying
 that prefix to this command to make sure it finds Netdata.
 
 ```bash
-bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh)
+wget -O /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh && sh /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh
 ```
 
 > ❗ If the above command fails, you can [reinstall
 > Netdata](/packaging/installer/REINSTALL.md#one-line-installer-script-kickstartsh) to get the latest version. This also
 > preserves your [configuration](/docs/configure/nodes.md) in `netdata.conf` or other files.
 
-## `.deb` or `.rpm` packages
-
-If you installed Netdata with [`.deb` or `.rpm` packages](/packaging/installer/methods/packages.md), use your
-distribution's package manager to update Netdata. Any custom settings present in your Netdata configuration directory
-(typically at `/etc/netdata`) persists during this process.
-
-Your package manager grabs a new package from our hosted repository, updates the Netdata Agent, and restarts it.
-
-```bash
-apt-get install netdata     # Ubuntu/Debian
-dnf install netdata         # Fedora/RHEL
-yum install netdata         # CentOS
-zypper in netdata           # openSUSE
-```
-
-> You may need to escalate privileges using `sudo`.
-
-## Pre-built static binary for 64-bit systems (`kickstart-static64.sh`)
-
-If you installed Netdata using the pre-built static binary, run the `kickstart-static64.sh` script again to update
-Netdata. Any custom settings present in your Netdata configuration directory (typically at `/etc/netdata`) persists
-during this process.
-
-This script will automatically run the update script that was installed as part of the initial install (even if
-you disabled automatic updates) and preserve the existing install options you specified.
-
-```bash
-bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart-static64.sh)
-```
-
-> ❗ If the above command fails, you can [reinstall
-> Netdata](/packaging/installer/REINSTALL.md#pre-built-static-binary-for-64-bit-systems-kickstart-static64sh) to get the
-> latest version. This also preserves your [configuration](/docs/configure/nodes.md) in `netdata.conf` or other files.
-
 ## Docker
 
 Docker-based installations do not update automatically. To update an Netdata Agent running in a Docker container, you
diff --git a/packaging/installer/functions.sh b/packaging/installer/functions.sh
index 6264c1131..bd9ca39b5 100644
--- a/packaging/installer/functions.sh
+++ b/packaging/installer/functions.sh
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ netdata_banner() {
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # portable service command
 
-service_cmd="$(command -v service 2> /dev/null)"
-rcservice_cmd="$(command -v rc-service 2> /dev/null)"
-systemctl_cmd="$(command -v systemctl 2> /dev/null)"
+service_cmd="$(command -v service 2> /dev/null || true)"
+rcservice_cmd="$(command -v rc-service 2> /dev/null || true)"
+systemctl_cmd="$(command -v systemctl 2> /dev/null || true)"
 service() {
 
   local cmd="${1}" action="${2}"
diff --git a/packaging/installer/install-required-packages.sh b/packaging/installer/install-required-packages.sh
index 6eeda53c0..28605a142 100755
--- a/packaging/installer/install-required-packages.sh
+++ b/packaging/installer/install-required-packages.sh
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ Supported packages (you can append many of them):
 
     - sensors        install lm_sensors for monitoring h/w sensors
 
-    - firehol-all    packages required for FireHOL, FireQoS, update-ipsets
+    - firehol-all    packages required for FireHOL, FireQOS, update-ipsets
     - firehol        packages required for FireHOL
-    - fireqos        packages required for FireQoS
+    - fireqos        packages required for FireQOS
     - update-ipsets  packages required for update-ipsets
 
     - demo           packages required for running a netdata demo site
@@ -1613,7 +1613,7 @@ validate_tree_centos() {
 
   if [[ "${version}" =~ ^8(\..*)?$ ]]; then
     echo >&2 " > Checking for config-manager ..."
-    if ! run yum ${sudo} config-manager; then
+    if ! run ${sudo} yum config-manager --help; then
       if prompt "config-manager not found, shall I install it?"; then
         run ${sudo} yum ${opts} install 'dnf-command(config-manager)'
       fi
diff --git a/packaging/installer/kickstart-ng.sh b/packaging/installer/kickstart-ng.sh
index 8fcc6d5d3..71d605e7c 100644..120000
--- a/packaging/installer/kickstart-ng.sh
+++ b/packaging/installer/kickstart-ng.sh
@@ -1,1362 +1 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-
-# ======================================================================
-# Constants
-
-KICKSTART_OPTIONS="${*}"
-PACKAGES_SCRIPT="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/netdata/netdata/master/packaging/installer/install-required-packages.sh"
-PATH="${PATH}:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin"
-REPOCONFIG_URL_PREFIX="https://packagecloud.io/netdata/netdata-repoconfig/packages"
-REPOCONFIG_VERSION="1-1"
-TELEMETRY_URL="https://posthog.netdata.cloud/capture/"
-START_TIME="$(date +%s)"
-
-# ======================================================================
-# Defaults for environment variables
-
-SELECTED_INSTALL_METHOD="none"
-INSTALL_TYPE="unknown"
-INSTALL_PREFIX=""
-NETDATA_AUTO_UPDATES="1"
-NETDATA_CLAIM_ONLY=0
-NETDATA_CLAIM_URL="https://app.netdata.cloud"
-NETDATA_DISABLE_CLOUD=0
-NETDATA_ONLY_BUILD=0
-NETDATA_ONLY_NATIVE=0
-NETDATA_ONLY_STATIC=0
-NETDATA_REQUIRE_CLOUD=1
-RELEASE_CHANNEL="nightly"
-
-NETDATA_DISABLE_TELEMETRY="${DO_NOT_TRACK:-0}"
-NETDATA_TARBALL_BASEURL="${NETDATA_TARBALL_BASEURL:-https://storage.googleapis.com/netdata-nightlies}"
-NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS="${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS:-""}"
-TELEMETRY_API_KEY="${NETDATA_POSTHOG_API_KEY:-mqkwGT0JNFqO-zX2t0mW6Tec9yooaVu7xCBlXtHnt5Y}"
-
-if [ ! -t 1 ]; then
-  INTERACTIVE=0
-else
-  INTERACTIVE=1
-fi
-
-# ======================================================================
-# Usage info
-
-usage() {
-  cat << HEREDOC
-USAGE: kickstart.sh [options]
-       where options include:
-
-  --non-interactive          Do not prompt for user input. (default: prompt if there is a controlling terminal)
-  --interactive              Prompt for user input even if there is no controlling terminal.
-  --dont-start-it            Do not start the agent by default (only for static installs or local builds)
-  --stable-channel           Install a stable version instead of a nightly build (default: install a nightly build)
-  --nightly-channel          Install a nightly build instead of a stable version
-  --no-updates               Do not enable automatic updates (default: enable automatic updates)
-  --auto-update              Enable automatic updates.
-  --disable-telemetry        Opt-out of anonymous statistics.
-  --native-only              Only install if native binary packages are available.
-  --static-only              Only install if a static build is available.
-  --build-only               Only install using a local build.
-  --reinstall                Explicitly reinstall instead of updating any existing install.
-  --reinstall-even-if-unsafe Even try to reinstall if we don't think we can do so safely (implies --reinstall).
-  --disable-cloud            Disable support for Netdata Cloud (default: detect)
-  --require-cloud            Only install if Netdata Cloud can be enabled. Overrides --disable-cloud.
-  --install <path>           Specify an installation prefix for local builds (default: autodetect based on system type).
-  --claim-token              Use a specified token for claiming to Netdata Cloud.
-  --claim-rooms              When claiming, add the node to the specified rooms.
-  --claim-only               If there is an existing install, only try to claim it, not update it.
-  --claim-*                  Specify other options for the claiming script.
-  --no-cleanup               Don't do any cleanup steps. This is intended to help with debugging the installer.
-
-Additionally, this script may use the following environment variables:
-
-  TMPDIR:                    Used to specify where to put temporary files. On most systems, the default we select
-                             automatically should be fine. The user running the script needs to both be able to
-                             write files to the temporary directory, and run files from that location.
-  ROOTCMD:                   Used to specify a command to use to run another command with root privileges if needed. By
-                             default we try to use sudo, doas, or pkexec (in that order of preference), but if
-                             you need special options for one of those to work, or have a different tool to do
-                             the same thing on your system, you can specify it here.
-  DO_NOT_TRACK               If set to a value other than 0, behave as if \`--disable-telemetry\` was specified.
-  NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS: Specifies extra options to pass to the static installer or local build script.
-
-HEREDOC
-}
-
-# ======================================================================
-# Telemetry functions
-
-telemetry_event() {
-  if [ "${NETDATA_DISABLE_TELEMETRY}" -eq 1 ]; then
-    return 0
-  fi
-
-  now="$(date +%s)"
-  total_duration="$((now - START_TIME))"
-
-  if [ -e "/etc/os-release" ]; then
-    eval "$(grep -E "^(NAME|ID|ID_LIKE|VERSION|VERSION_ID)=" < /etc/os-release | sed 's/^/HOST_/')"
-  fi
-
-  if [ -z "${HOST_NAME}" ] || [ -z "${HOST_VERSION}" ] || [ -z "${HOST_ID}" ]; then
-    if [ -f "/etc/lsb-release" ]; then
-      DISTRIB_ID="unknown"
-      DISTRIB_RELEASE="unknown"
-      DISTRIB_CODENAME="unknown"
-      eval "$(grep -E "^(DISTRIB_ID|DISTRIB_RELEASE|DISTRIB_CODENAME)=" < /etc/lsb-release)"
-      if [ -z "${HOST_NAME}" ]; then HOST_NAME="${DISTRIB_ID}"; fi
-      if [ -z "${HOST_VERSION}" ]; then HOST_VERSION="${DISTRIB_RELEASE}"; fi
-      if [ -z "${HOST_ID}" ]; then HOST_ID="${DISTRIB_CODENAME}"; fi
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  KERNEL_NAME="$(uname -s)"
-
-  if [ "${KERNEL_NAME}" = FreeBSD ]; then
-    TOTAL_RAM="$(sysctl -n hw.physmem)"
-  elif [ "${KERNEL_NAME}" = Darwin ]; then
-    TOTAL_RAM="$(sysctl -n hw.memsize)"
-  elif [ -r /proc/meminfo ]; then
-    TOTAL_RAM="$(grep -F MemTotal /proc/meminfo | cut -f 2 -d ':' | sed -e 's/^[[:space:]]*//' -e 's/[[:space:]]*$//' | cut -f 1 -d ' ')"
-    TOTAL_RAM="$((TOTAL_RAM * 1024))"
-  fi
-
-  if [ -f /etc/machine-id ]; then
-    DISTINCT_ID="$(cat /etc/machine-id)"
-  elif command -v uuidgen > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    DISTINCT_ID="$(uuidgen)"
-  else
-    DISTINCT_ID="null"
-  fi
-
-  REQ_BODY="$(cat << EOF
-{
-  "api_key": "${TELEMETRY_API_KEY}",
-  "event": "${1}",
-  "properties": {
-    "distinct_id": "${DISTINCT_ID}",
-    "event_source": "agent installer",
-    "\$current_url": "agent installer",
-    "\$pathname": "netdata-installer",
-    "\$host": "installer.netdata.io",
-    "\$ip": "127.0.0.1",
-    "script_variant": "kickstart-ng",
-    "error_code": "${3}",
-    "error_message": "${2}",
-    "install_options": "${KICKSTART_OPTIONS}",
-    "total_runtime": "${total_duration}",
-    "selected_install_method": "${SELECTED_INSTALL_METHOD}",
-    "netdata_release_channel": "${RELEASE_CHANNEL:-null}",
-    "netdata_install_type": "${INSTALL_TYPE}",
-    "host_os_name": "${HOST_NAME:-unknown}",
-    "host_os_id": "${HOST_ID:-unknown}",
-    "host_os_id_like": "${HOST_ID_LIKE:-unknown}",
-    "host_os_version": "${HOST_VERSION:-unknown}",
-    "host_os_version_id": "${HOST_VERSION_ID:-unknown}",
-    "system_kernel_name": "${KERNEL_NAME}",
-    "system_kernel_version": "$(uname -r)",
-    "system_architecture": "$(uname -m)",
-    "system_total_ram": "${TOTAL_RAM:-unknown}"
-  }
-}
-EOF
-)"
-
-  if [ -n "$(command -v curl 2> /dev/null)" ]; then
-    curl --silent -o /dev/null -X POST --max-time 2 --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d "${REQ_BODY}" "${TELEMETRY_URL}" > /dev/null
-  else
-    wget -q -O - --no-check-certificate \
-    --method POST \
-    --timeout=1 \
-    --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-    --body-data "${REQ_BODY}" \
-     "${TELEMETRY_URL}" > /dev/null
-  fi
-}
-
-trap_handler() {
-  code="${1}"
-  lineno="${2}"
-
-  printf >&2 "%s\n\n" "${TPUT_BGRED}${TPUT_WHITE}${TPUT_BOLD} ERROR ${TPUT_RESET} Installer exited unexpectedly (${code}-${lineno})"
-
-  telemetry_event INSTALL_CRASH "Installer exited unexpectedly (${code}-${lineno})" "E${code}-${lineno}"
-
-  trap - EXIT
-
-  cleanup
-
-  exit 1
-}
-
-trap 'trap_handler 0 ${LINENO}' EXIT
-trap 'trap_handler 1 0' HUP
-trap 'trap_handler 2 0' INT
-trap 'trap_handler 3 0' QUIT
-trap 'trap_handler 13 0' PIPE
-trap 'trap_handler 15 0' TERM
-
-# ======================================================================
-# Utility functions
-
-setup_terminal() {
-  TPUT_RESET=""
-  TPUT_WHITE=""
-  TPUT_BGRED=""
-  TPUT_BGGREEN=""
-  TPUT_BOLD=""
-  TPUT_DIM=""
-
-  # Is stderr on the terminal? If not, then fail
-  test -t 2 || return 1
-
-  if command -v tput > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    if [ $(($(tput colors 2> /dev/null))) -ge 8 ]; then
-      # Enable colors
-      TPUT_RESET="$(tput sgr 0)"
-      TPUT_WHITE="$(tput setaf 7)"
-      TPUT_BGRED="$(tput setab 1)"
-      TPUT_BGGREEN="$(tput setab 2)"
-      TPUT_BOLD="$(tput bold)"
-      TPUT_DIM="$(tput dim)"
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  echo "${TPUT_RESET}"
-
-  return 0
-}
-
-cleanup() {
-  if [ -z "${NO_CLEANUP}" ]; then
-    ${ROOTCMD} rm -rf "${tmpdir}"
-  fi
-}
-
-fatal() {
-  printf >&2 "%s\n\n" "${TPUT_BGRED}${TPUT_WHITE}${TPUT_BOLD} ABORTED ${TPUT_RESET} ${*}"
-  telemetry_event "INSTALL_FAILED" "${1}" "${2}"
-  cleanup
-  trap - EXIT
-  exit 1
-}
-
-run_ok() {
-  printf >&2 "%s\n\n" "${TPUT_BGGREEN}${TPUT_WHITE}${TPUT_BOLD} OK ${TPUT_RESET}"
-}
-
-run_failed() {
-  printf >&2 "%s\n\n" "${TPUT_BGRED}${TPUT_WHITE}${TPUT_BOLD} FAILED ${TPUT_RESET}"
-}
-
-ESCAPED_PRINT_METHOD=
-# shellcheck disable=SC3050
-if printf "%q " test > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-  ESCAPED_PRINT_METHOD="printfq"
-fi
-
-escaped_print() {
-  if [ "${ESCAPED_PRINT_METHOD}" = "printfq" ]; then
-    # shellcheck disable=SC3050
-    printf "%q " "${@}"
-  else
-    printf "%s" "${*}"
-  fi
-  return 0
-}
-
-progress() {
-  echo >&2 " --- ${TPUT_BOLD}${*}${TPUT_RESET} --- "
-}
-
-run_logfile="/dev/null"
-run() {
-  user="${USER--}"
-  dir="${PWD}"
-
-  if [ "$(id -u)" = "0" ]; then
-    info="[root ${dir}]# "
-    info_console="[${TPUT_DIM}${dir}${TPUT_RESET}]# "
-  else
-    info="[${user} ${dir}]$ "
-    info_console="[${TPUT_DIM}${dir}${TPUT_RESET}]$ "
-  fi
-
-  {
-    printf "%s" "${info}"
-    escaped_print "${@}"
-    printf " ... "
-  } >> "${run_logfile}"
-
-  printf >&2 "%s" "${info_console}${TPUT_BOLD}"
-  escaped_print >&2 "${@}"
-  printf >&2 "%s\n" "${TPUT_RESET}"
-
-  "${@}"
-
-  ret=$?
-  if [ ${ret} -ne 0 ]; then
-    run_failed
-    printf "%s\n" "FAILED with exit code ${ret}" >> "${run_logfile}"
-  else
-    run_ok
-    printf "OK\n" >> "${run_logfile}"
-  fi
-
-  return ${ret}
-}
-
-warning() {
-  printf >&2 "%s\n\n" "${TPUT_BGRED}${TPUT_WHITE}${TPUT_BOLD} WARNING ${TPUT_RESET} ${*}"
-}
-
-_cannot_use_tmpdir() {
-  testfile="$(TMPDIR="${1}" mktemp -q -t netdata-test.XXXXXXXXXX)"
-  ret=0
-
-  if [ -z "${testfile}" ]; then
-    return "${ret}"
-  fi
-
-  if printf '#!/bin/sh\necho SUCCESS\n' > "${testfile}"; then
-    if chmod +x "${testfile}"; then
-      if [ "$("${testfile}")" = "SUCCESS" ]; then
-        ret=1
-      fi
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  rm -f "${testfile}"
-  return "${ret}"
-}
-
-create_tmp_directory() {
-  if [ -z "${TMPDIR}" ] || _cannot_use_tmpdir "${TMPDIR}"; then
-    if _cannot_use_tmpdir /tmp; then
-      if _cannot_use_tmpdir "${PWD}"; then
-        fatal "Unable to find a usable temporary directory. Please set \$TMPDIR to a path that is both writable and allows execution of files and try again." F0400
-      else
-        TMPDIR="${PWD}"
-      fi
-    else
-      TMPDIR="/tmp"
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  mktemp -d -t netdata-kickstart-XXXXXXXXXX
-}
-
-download() {
-  url="${1}"
-  dest="${2}"
-  if command -v curl > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    run curl -q -sSL --connect-timeout 10 --retry 3 --output "${dest}" "${url}" || return 1
-  elif command -v wget > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    run wget -T 15 -O "${dest}" "${url}" || return 1
-  else
-    fatal "I need curl or wget to proceed, but neither of them are available on this system." F0003
-  fi
-}
-
-get_redirect() {
-  url="${1}"
-
-  if command -v curl > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    run sh -c "curl ${url} -s -L -I -o /dev/null -w '%{url_effective}' | grep -o '[^/]*$'" || return 1
-  elif command -v wget > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    run sh -c "wget --max-redirect=0 ${url} 2>&1 | grep Location | cut -d ' ' -f2  | grep -o '[^/]*$'" || return 1
-  else
-    fatal "I need curl or wget to proceed, but neither of them are available on this system." F0003
-  fi
-}
-
-safe_sha256sum() {
-  # Within the context of the installer, we only use -c option that is common between the two commands
-  # We will have to reconsider if we start using non-common options
-  if command -v sha256sum > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    sha256sum "$@"
-  elif command -v shasum > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    shasum -a 256 "$@"
-  else
-    fatal "I could not find a suitable checksum binary to use" F0004
-  fi
-}
-
-get_system_info() {
-  case "$(uname -s)" in
-    Linux)
-      SYSTYPE="Linux"
-
-      os_release_file=
-      if [ -s "/etc/os-release" ] && [ -r "/etc/os-release" ]; then
-        os_release_file="/etc/os-release"
-      elif [ -s "/usr/lib/os-release" ] && [ -r "/usr/lib/os-release" ]; then
-        os_release_file="/usr/lib/os-release"
-      else
-        fatal "Cannot find an os-release file ..." F0401
-      fi
-
-      # shellcheck disable=SC1090
-      . "${os_release_file}"
-
-      DISTRO="${ID}"
-      SYSVERSION="${VERSION_ID}"
-      SYSCODENAME="${VERSION_CODENAME}"
-      SYSARCH="$(uname -m)"
-
-      supported_compat_names="debian ubuntu centos fedora opensuse"
-
-      if str_in_list "${DISTRO}" "${supported_compat_names}"; then
-        DISTRO_COMPAT_NAME="${DISTRO}"
-      else
-        case "${DISTRO}" in
-          opensuse-leap)
-            DISTRO_COMPAT_NAME="opensuse"
-            ;;
-          rhel)
-            DISTRO_COMPAT_NAME="centos"
-            ;;
-          *)
-            DISTRO_COMPAT_NAME="unknown"
-            ;;
-        esac
-      fi
-      ;;
-    Darwin)
-      SYSTYPE="Darwin"
-      SYSVERSION="$(sw_vers -buildVersion)"
-      SYSARCH="$(uname -m)"
-      ;;
-    FreeBSD)
-      SYSTYPE="FreeBSD"
-      SYSVERSION="$(uname -K)"
-      SYSARCH="$(uname -m)"
-      ;;
-    *)
-      fatal "Unsupported system type detected. Netdata cannot be installed on this system using this script." F0200
-      ;;
-  esac
-}
-
-str_in_list() {
-  printf "%s\n" "${2}" | tr ' ' "\n" | grep -qE "^${1}\$"
-  return $?
-}
-
-confirm_root_support() {
-  if [ "$(id -u)" -ne "0" ]; then
-    if [ -z "${ROOTCMD}" ] && command -v sudo > /dev/null; then
-      ROOTCMD="sudo"
-    fi
-
-    if [ -z "${ROOTCMD}" ] && command -v doas > /dev/null; then
-      ROOTCMD="doas"
-    fi
-
-    if [ -z "${ROOTCMD}" ] && command -v pkexec > /dev/null; then
-      ROOTCMD="pkexec"
-    fi
-
-    if [ -z "${ROOTCMD}" ]; then
-      fatal "We need root privileges to continue, but cannot find a way to gain them. Either re-run this script as root, or set \$ROOTCMD to a command that can be used to gain root privileges" F0201
-    fi
-  fi
-}
-
-confirm() {
-  prompt="${1} [y/n]"
-
-  while true; do
-    echo "${prompt}"
-    read -r yn
-
-    case "$yn" in
-      [Yy]*) return 0;;
-      [Nn]*) return 1;;
-      *) echo "Please answer yes or no.";;
-    esac
-  done
-}
-
-# ======================================================================
-# Existing install handling code
-
-update() {
-  updater="${ndprefix}/usr/libexec/netdata/netdata-updater.sh"
-
-  if [ -x "${updater}" ]; then
-    if run ${ROOTCMD} "${updater}" --not-running-from-cron; then
-      progress "Updated existing install at ${ndprefix}"
-      return 0
-    else
-      fatal "Failed to update existing Netdata install at ${ndprefix}" F0100
-    fi
-  else
-    return 1
-  fi
-}
-
-handle_existing_install() {
-  if pkg_installed netdata; then
-    ndprefix="/"
-  else
-    if [ -n "${INSTALL_PREFIX}" ]; then
-      searchpath="${INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin:${INSTALL_PREFIX}/sbin:${INSTALL_PREFIX}/usr/bin:${INSTALL_PREFIX}/usr/sbin:${PATH}"
-      searchpath="${INSTALL_PREFIX}/netdata/bin:${INSTALL_PREFIX}/netdata/sbin:${INSTALL_PREFIX}/netdata/usr/bin:${INSTALL_PREFIX}/netdata/usr/sbin:${searchpath}"
-    else
-      searchpath="${PATH}"
-    fi
-
-    ndpath="$(PATH="${searchpath}" command -v netdata 2>/dev/null)"
-
-    if [ -z "$ndpath" ] && [ -x /opt/netdata/bin/netdata ]; then
-      ndpath="/opt/netdata/bin/netdata"
-    fi
-
-    if [ -n "${ndpath}" ]; then
-      ndprefix="$(dirname "$(dirname "${ndpath}")")"
-    fi
-
-    if echo "${ndprefix}" | grep -Eq '/usr$'; then
-      ndprefix="$(dirname "${ndprefix}")"
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  if [ -n "${ndprefix}" ]; then
-    typefile="${ndprefix}/etc/netdata/.install-type"
-    if [ -r "${typefile}" ]; then
-      ${ROOTCMD} sh -c "cat \"${typefile}\" > \"${tmpdir}/install-type\""
-      # shellcheck disable=SC1091
-      . "${tmpdir}/install-type"
-    else
-      INSTALL_TYPE="unknown"
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  if [ -z "${ndprefix}" ]; then
-    progress "No existing installations of netdata found, assuming this is a fresh install."
-    return 0
-  fi
-
-  case "${INSTALL_TYPE}" in
-    kickstart-*|legacy-*|binpkg-*|manual-static|unknown)
-      if [ "${INSTALL_TYPE}" = "unknown" ]; then
-        warning "Found an existing netdata install at ${ndprefix}, but could not determine the install type."
-      else
-        progress "Found an existing netdata install at ${ndprefix}, with installation type '${INSTALL_TYPE}'."
-      fi
-
-      if [ -n "${NETDATA_REINSTALL}" ] || [ -n "${NETDATA_UNSAFE_REINSTALL}" ]; then
-        progress "Found an existing netdata install at ${ndprefix}, but user requested reinstall, continuing."
-
-        case "${INSTALL_TYPE}" in
-          binpkg-*) NETDATA_ONLY_NATIVE=1 ;;
-          *-build) NETDATA_ONLY_BUILD=1 ;;
-          *-static) NETDATA_ONLY_STATIC=1 ;;
-          *)
-            if [ -n "${NETDATA_UNSAFE_REINSTALL}" ]; then
-              warning "Reinstalling over top of a ${INSTALL_TYPE} installation may be unsafe, but the user has requested we proceed."
-            elif [ "${INTERACTIVE}" -eq 0 ]; then
-              fatal "User requested reinstall, but we cannot safely reinstall over top of a ${INSTALL_TYPE} installation, exiting." F0104
-            else
-              if confirm "Reinstalling over top of a ${INSTALL_TYPE} installation may be unsafe, do you want to continue?"; then
-                progress "OK, continuing."
-              else
-                fatal "Cancelling reinstallation at user request." F0105
-              fi
-            fi
-            ;;
-        esac
-
-        return 0
-      fi
-
-      ret=0
-
-      if [ "${NETDATA_CLAIM_ONLY}" -eq 0 ] && echo "${INSTALL_TYPE}" | grep -vq "binpkg-*"; then
-        if ! update; then
-          warning "Unable to find usable updater script, not updating existing install at ${ndprefix}."
-        fi
-      else
-        warning "Not updating existing install at ${ndprefix}."
-      fi
-
-      if [ -n "${NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN}" ]; then
-        progress "Attempting to claim existing install at ${ndprefix}."
-        INSTALL_PREFIX="${ndprefix}"
-        claim
-        ret=$?
-      elif [ "${NETDATA_CLAIM_ONLY}" -eq 1 ]; then
-        fatal "User asked to claim, but did not proide a claiming token." F0202
-      else
-        progress "Not attempting to claim existing install at ${ndprefix} (no claiming token provided)."
-      fi
-
-      cleanup
-      trap - EXIT
-      exit $ret
-      ;;
-    oci)
-      fatal "This is an OCI container, use the regular image lifecycle management commands in your container instead of this script for managing it." F0203
-      ;;
-    *)
-      if [ -n "${NETDATA_REINSTALL}" ] || [ -n "${NETDATA_UNSAFE_REINSTALL}" ]; then
-        if [ -n "${NETDATA_UNSAFE_REINSTALL}" ]; then
-          warning "Reinstalling over top of a ${INSTALL_TYPE} installation may be unsafe, but the user has requested we proceed."
-        elif [ "${INTERACTIVE}" -eq 0 ]; then
-          fatal "User requested reinstall, but we cannot safely reinstall over top of a ${INSTALL_TYPE} installation, exiting." F0104
-        else
-          if confirm "Reinstalling over top of a ${INSTALL_TYPE} installation may be unsafe, do you want to continue?"; then
-            progress "OK, continuing."
-          else
-            fatal "Cancelling reinstallation at user request." F0105
-          fi
-        fi
-      else
-        fatal "Found an existing netdata install at ${ndprefix}, but the install type is '${INSTALL_TYPE}', which is not supported, refusing to proceed." F0103
-      fi
-      ;;
-  esac
-}
-
-soft_disable_cloud() {
-  cloud_prefix="${INSTALL_PREFIX}/var/lib/netdata/cloud.d"
-
-  run ${ROOTCMD} mkdir -p "${cloud_prefix}"
-
-  cat > "${tmpdir}/cloud.conf" << EOF
-[global]
-  enabled = no
-EOF
-
-  run ${ROOTCMD} cp "${tmpdir}/cloud.conf" "${cloud_prefix}/cloud.conf"
-
-  if [ -z "${NETDATA_NO_START}" ]; then
-    case "${SYSTYPE}" in
-      Darwin) run ${ROOTCMD} launchctl kickstart -k com.github.netdata ;;
-      FreeBSD) run ${ROOTCMD} service netdata restart ;;
-      Linux)
-        initpath="$(${ROOTCMD} readlink /proc/1/exe)"
-
-        if command -v service > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-          run ${ROOTCMD} service netdata restart
-        elif command -v rc-service > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-          run ${ROOTCMD} rc-service netdata restart
-        elif [ "$(basename "${initpath}" 2> /dev/null)" = "systemd" ]; then
-          run ${ROOTCMD} systemctl restart netdata
-        elif [ -f /etc/init.d/netdata ]; then
-          run ${ROOTCMD} /etc/init.d/netdata restart
-        fi
-        ;;
-    esac
-  fi
-}
-
-confirm_install_prefix() {
-  if [ -n "${INSTALL_PREFIX}" ] && [ "${NETDATA_ONLY_BUILD}" -ne 1 ]; then
-    fatal "The \`--install\` option is only supported together with the \`--only-build\` option." F0204
-  fi
-
-  if [ -n "${INSTALL_PREFIX}" ]; then
-    NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS="${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS} --install ${INSTALL_PREFIX}"
-  else
-    case "${SYSTYPE}" in
-      Darwin)
-        INSTALL_PREFIX="/usr/local/netdata"
-        NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS="${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS} --install-no-prefix ${INSTALL_PREFIX}"
-        ;;
-      FreeBSD)
-        INSTALL_PREFIX="/usr/local"
-        NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS="${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS} --install-no-prefix ${INSTALL_PREFIX}"
-        ;;
-    esac
-  fi
-}
-
-# ======================================================================
-# Claiming support code
-
-check_claim_opts() {
-# shellcheck disable=SC2235,SC2030
-  if [ -z "${NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN}" ] && [ -n "${NETDATA_CLAIM_ROOMS}" ]; then
-    fatal "Invalid claiming options, claim rooms may only be specified when a token and URL are specified." F0204
-  elif [ -z "${NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN}" ] && [ -n "${NETDATA_CLAIM_EXTRA}" ]; then
-    fatal "Invalid claiming options, a claiming token must be specified." F0204
-  elif [ "${NETDATA_DISABLE_CLOUD}" -eq 1 ] && [ -n "${NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN}" ]; then
-    fatal "Cloud explicitly disabled, but automatic claiming requested. Either enable Netdata Cloud, or remove the --claim-* options." F0204
-  fi
-}
-
-claim() {
-  progress "Attempting to claim agent to ${NETDATA_CLAIM_URL}"
-  if [ -z "${INSTALL_PREFIX}" ]; then
-    NETDATA_CLAIM_PATH=/usr/sbin/netdata-claim.sh
-  elif [ "${INSTALL_PREFIX}" = "/opt/netdata" ]; then
-    NETDATA_CLAIM_PATH="/opt/netdata/bin/netdata-claim.sh"
-  else
-    NETDATA_CLAIM_PATH="${INSTALL_PREFIX}/netdata/usr/sbin/netdata-claim.sh"
-  fi
-
-  if ! pgrep netdata > /dev/null; then
-    NETDATA_CLAIM_EXTRA="${NETDATA_CLAIM_EXTRA} -daemon-not-running"
-  fi
-
-  # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-  if ${ROOTCMD} "${NETDATA_CLAIM_PATH}" -token="${NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN}" -rooms="${NETDATA_CLAIM_ROOMS}" -url="${NETDATA_CLAIM_URL}" ${NETDATA_CLAIM_EXTRA}; then
-    progress "Successfully claimed node"
-  else
-    warning "Unable to claim node, you must do so manually."
-    if [ -z "${NETDATA_NEW_INSTALL}" ]; then
-      cleanup
-      trap - EXIT
-      exit 1
-    fi
-  fi
-}
-
-# ======================================================================
-# Native package install code.
-
-# Check for an already installed package with a given name.
-pkg_installed() {
-  case "${DISTRO_COMPAT_NAME}" in
-    debian|ubuntu)
-      dpkg -l "${1}" > /dev/null 2>&1
-      return $?
-      ;;
-    centos|fedora|opensuse)
-      rpm -q "${1}" > /dev/null 2>&1
-      return $?
-      ;;
-    *)
-      return 1
-      ;;
-  esac
-}
-
-# Check for the existence of a usable netdata package in the repo.
-netdata_avail_check() {
-  case "${DISTRO_COMPAT_NAME}" in
-    debian|ubuntu)
-      env DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-cache policy netdata | grep -q packagecloud.io/netdata/netdata;
-      return $?
-      ;;
-    centos|fedora)
-      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-      ${pm_cmd} search -v netdata | grep -qE 'Repo *: netdata(-edge)?$'
-      return $?
-      ;;
-    opensuse)
-      zypper packages -r "$(zypper repos | grep -E 'netdata |netdata-edge ' | cut -f 1 -d '|' | tr -d ' ')" | grep -E 'netdata '
-      return $?
-      ;;
-    *)
-      return 1
-      ;;
-  esac
-}
-
-# Check for any distro-specific dependencies we know we need.
-check_special_native_deps() {
-  if [ "${DISTRO_COMPAT_NAME}" = "centos" ] && [ "${SYSVERSION}" = "7" ]; then
-    progress "Checking for libuv availability."
-    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-    if ${pm_cmd} search ${interactive_opts} -v libuv | grep -q "No matches found"; then
-      progress "libv not found, checking for EPEL availability."
-      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-      if ${pm_cmd} search ${interactive_opts} -v epel-release | grep -q "No matches found"; then
-        warning "Unable to find a suitable source for libuv, cannot install on this system."
-        return 1
-      else
-        progress "EPEL is available, attempting to install so that required dependencies are available."
-
-        # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-        if ! run ${ROOTCMD} env ${env} ${pm_cmd} install ${pkg_install_opts} epel-release; then
-          warning "Failed to install EPEL."
-          return 1
-        fi
-      fi
-    else
-      return 0
-    fi
-  fi
-}
-
-try_package_install() {
-  if [ -z "${DISTRO}" ]; then
-    warning "Unable to determine Linux distribution for native packages."
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  progress "Attempting to install using native packages..."
-
-  if [ "${RELEASE_CHANNEL}" = "nightly" ]; then
-    release="-edge"
-  else
-    release=""
-  fi
-
-  if [ "${INTERACTIVE}" = "0" ]; then
-    interactive_opts="-y"
-    env="DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive"
-  else
-    interactive_opts=""
-    env=""
-  fi
-
-  case "${DISTRO_COMPAT_NAME}" in
-    debian)
-      needs_early_refresh=1
-      pm_cmd="apt-get"
-      repo_subcmd="update"
-      repo_prefix="debian/${SYSCODENAME}"
-      pkg_type="deb"
-      pkg_suffix="_all"
-      pkg_vsep="_"
-      pkg_install_opts="${interactive_opts}"
-      repo_update_opts="${interactive_opts}"
-      uninstall_subcmd="uninstall"
-      INSTALL_TYPE="binpkg-deb"
-      ;;
-    ubuntu)
-      needs_early_refresh=1
-      pm_cmd="apt-get"
-      repo_subcmd="update"
-      repo_prefix="ubuntu/${SYSCODENAME}"
-      pkg_type="deb"
-      pkg_suffix="_all"
-      pkg_vsep="_"
-      pkg_install_opts="${interactive_opts}"
-      repo_update_opts="${interactive_opts}"
-      uninstall_subcmd="uninstall"
-      INSTALL_TYPE="binpkg-deb"
-      ;;
-    centos)
-      if command -v dnf > /dev/null; then
-        pm_cmd="dnf"
-        repo_subcmd="makecache"
-      else
-        pm_cmd="yum"
-      fi
-      repo_prefix="el/${SYSVERSION}"
-      pkg_type="rpm"
-      pkg_suffix=".noarch"
-      pkg_vsep="-"
-      pkg_install_opts="${interactive_opts}"
-      repo_update_opts="${interactive_opts}"
-      uninstall_subcmd="remove"
-      INSTALL_TYPE="binpkg-rpm"
-      ;;
-    fedora)
-      if command -v dnf > /dev/null; then
-        pm_cmd="dnf"
-        repo_subcmd="makecache"
-      else
-        pm_cmd="yum"
-      fi
-      repo_prefix="fedora/${SYSVERSION}"
-      pkg_type="rpm"
-      pkg_suffix=".noarch"
-      pkg_vsep="-"
-      pkg_install_opts="${interactive_opts}"
-      repo_update_opts="${interactive_opts}"
-      uninstall_subcmd="remove"
-      INSTALL_TYPE="binpkg-rpm"
-      ;;
-    opensuse)
-      pm_cmd="zypper"
-      repo_subcmd="--gpg-auto-import-keys refresh"
-      repo_prefix="opensuse/${SYSVERSION}"
-      pkg_type="rpm"
-      pkg_suffix=".noarch"
-      pkg_vsep="-"
-      pkg_install_opts="${interactive_opts} --allow-unsigned-rpm"
-      repo_update_opts=""
-      uninstall_subcmd="remove"
-      INSTALL_TYPE="binpkg-rpm"
-      ;;
-    *)
-      warning "We do not provide native packages for ${DISTRO}."
-      return 2
-      ;;
-  esac
-
-  repoconfig_name="netdata-repo${release}"
-  repoconfig_file="${repoconfig_name}${pkg_vsep}${REPOCONFIG_VERSION}${pkg_suffix}.${pkg_type}"
-  repoconfig_url="${REPOCONFIG_URL_PREFIX}/${repo_prefix}/${repoconfig_file}/download.${pkg_type}"
-
-  if ! pkg_installed "${repoconfig_name}"; then
-    progress "Downloading repository configuration package."
-    if ! download "${repoconfig_url}" "${tmpdir}/${repoconfig_file}"; then
-      warning "Failed to download repository configuration package."
-      return 2
-    fi
-
-    if [ -n "${needs_early_refresh}" ]; then
-      progress "Updating repository metadata."
-      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-      if ! run ${ROOTCMD} env ${env} ${pm_cmd} ${repo_subcmd} ${repo_update_opts}; then
-        warning "Failed to refresh repository metadata."
-        return 2
-      fi
-    fi
-
-    progress "Installing repository configuration package."
-    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-    if ! run ${ROOTCMD} env ${env} ${pm_cmd} install ${pkg_install_opts} "${tmpdir}/${repoconfig_file}"; then
-      warning "Failed to install repository configuration package."
-      return 2
-    fi
-
-    if [ -n "${repo_subcmd}" ]; then
-      progress "Updating repository metadata."
-      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-      if ! run ${ROOTCMD} env ${env} ${pm_cmd} ${repo_subcmd} ${repo_update_opts}; then
-        fatal "Failed to update repository metadata." F0205
-      fi
-    fi
-  else
-    progress "Repository configuration is already present, attempting to install netdata."
-  fi
-
-  if ! check_special_native_deps; then
-    warning "Could not find secondary dependencies ${DISTRO} on ${SYSARCH}."
-    if [ -z "${NO_CLEANUP}" ]; then
-      progress "Attempting to uninstall repository configuration package."
-      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-      run ${ROOTCMD} env ${env} ${pm_cmd} ${uninstall_subcmd} ${pkg_install_opts} "${repoconfig_name}"
-    fi
-    return 2
-  fi
-
-  progress "Checking for usable Netdata package."
-  if ! netdata_avail_check "${DISTRO_COMPAT_NAME}"; then
-    warning "Could not find a usable native package for ${DISTRO} on ${SYSARCH}."
-    if [ -z "${NO_CLEANUP}" ]; then
-      progress "Attempting to uninstall repository configuration package."
-      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-      run ${ROOTCMD} env ${env} ${pm_cmd} ${uninstall_subcmd} ${pkg_install_opts} "${repoconfig_name}"
-    fi
-    return 2
-  fi
-
-  if [ "${NETDATA_DISABLE_TELEMETRY}" -eq 1 ]; then
-    run ${ROOTCMD} mkdir -p "/etc/netdata"
-    run ${ROOTCMD} touch "/etc/netdata/.opt-out-from-anonymous-statistics"
-  fi
-
-  progress "Installing Netdata package."
-  # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-  if ! run ${ROOTCMD} env ${env} ${pm_cmd} install ${pkg_install_opts} netdata; then
-    warning "Failed to install Netdata package."
-    if [ -z "${NO_CLEANUP}" ]; then
-      progress "Attempting to uninstall repository configuration package."
-      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-      run ${ROOTCMD} env ${env} ${pm_cmd} ${uninstall_subcmd} ${pkg_install_opts} "${repoconfig_name}"
-    fi
-    return 2
-  fi
-}
-
-# ======================================================================
-# Static build install code
-
-set_static_archive_urls() {
-  if [ "${RELEASE_CHANNEL}" = "stable" ]; then
-    latest="$(get_redirect "https://github.com/netdata/netdata/releases/latest")"
-    export NETDATA_STATIC_ARCHIVE_URL="https://github.com/netdata/netdata/releases/download/${latest}/netdata-${SYSARCH}-${latest}.gz.run"
-    export NETDATA_STATIC_ARCHIVE_CHECKSUM_URL="https://github.com/netdata/netdata/releases/download/${latest}/sha256sums.txt"
-  else
-    export NETDATA_STATIC_ARCHIVE_URL="${NETDATA_TARBALL_BASEURL}/netdata-latest.gz.run"
-    export NETDATA_STATIC_ARCHIVE_CHECKSUM_URL="${NETDATA_TARBALL_BASEURL}/sha256sums.txt"
-  fi
-}
-
-try_static_install() {
-  set_static_archive_urls "${RELEASE_CHANNEL}"
-  progress "Downloading static netdata binary: ${NETDATA_STATIC_ARCHIVE_URL}"
-
-  if ! download "${NETDATA_STATIC_ARCHIVE_URL}" "${tmpdir}/netdata-${SYSARCH}-latest.gz.run"; then
-    warning "Unable to download static build archive for ${SYSARCH}."
-    return 2
-  fi
-
-  if ! download "${NETDATA_STATIC_ARCHIVE_CHECKSUM_URL}" "${tmpdir}/sha256sum.txt"; then
-    fatal "Unable to fetch checksums to verify static build archive." F0206
-  fi
-
-  if ! grep "netdata-${SYSARCH}-latest.gz.run" "${tmpdir}/sha256sum.txt" | safe_sha256sum -c - > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    fatal "Static binary checksum validation failed. Usually this is a result of an older copy of the file being cached somewhere upstream and can be resolved by retrying in an hour." F0207
-  fi
-
-  if [ "${INTERACTIVE}" -eq 0 ]; then
-    opts="${opts} --accept"
-  fi
-
-  progress "Installing netdata"
-  # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-  if ! run ${ROOTCMD} sh "${tmpdir}/netdata-${SYSARCH}-latest.gz.run" ${opts} -- ${NETDATA_AUTO_UPDATES:+--auto-update} ${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS}; then
-    warning "Failed to install static build of Netdata on ${SYSARCH}."
-    run rm -rf /opt/netdata
-    return 2
-  fi
-
-  install_type_file="/opt/netdata/etc/netdata/.install-type"
-  if [ -f "${install_type_file}" ]; then
-    ${ROOTCMD} sh -c "cat \"${install_type_file}\" > \"${tmpdir}/install-type\""
-    ${ROOTCMD} chown "$(id -u)":"$(id -g)" "${tmpdir}/install-type"
-    # shellcheck disable=SC1091
-    . "${tmpdir}/install-type"
-    cat > "${tmpdir}/install-type" <<- EOF
-	INSTALL_TYPE='kickstart-static'
-	PREBUILT_ARCH='${PREBUILT_ARCH}'
-	EOF
-    ${ROOTCMD} chown netdata:netdata "${tmpdir}/install-type"
-    ${ROOTCMD} cp "${tmpdir}/install-type" "${install_type_file}"
-  fi
-}
-
-# ======================================================================
-# Local build install code
-
-set_source_archive_urls() {
-  if [ "$1" = "stable" ]; then
-    latest="$(get_redirect "https://github.com/netdata/netdata/releases/latest")"
-    export NETDATA_SOURCE_ARCHIVE_URL="https://github.com/netdata/netdata/releases/download/${latest}/netdata-${latest}.tar.gz"
-    export NETDATA_SOURCE_ARCHIVE_CHECKSUM_URL="https://github.com/netdata/netdata/releases/download/${latest}/sha256sums.txt"
-  else
-    export NETDATA_SOURCE_ARCHIVE_URL="${NETDATA_TARBALL_BASEURL}/netdata-latest.tar.gz"
-    export NETDATA_SOURCE_ARCHIVE_CHECKSUM_URL="${NETDATA_TARBALL_BASEURL}/sha256sums.txt"
-  fi
-}
-
-install_local_build_dependencies() {
-  bash="$(command -v bash 2> /dev/null)"
-
-  if [ -z "${bash}" ] || [ ! -x "${bash}" ]; then
-    warning "Unable to find a usable version of \`bash\` (required for local build)."
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  progress "Fetching script to detect required packages..."
-  download "${PACKAGES_SCRIPT}" "${tmpdir}/install-required-packages.sh"
-
-  if [ ! -s "${tmpdir}/install-required-packages.sh" ]; then
-    warning "Downloaded dependency installation script is empty."
-  else
-    progress "Running downloaded script to detect required packages..."
-
-    if [ "${INTERACTIVE}" -eq 0 ]; then
-      opts="--dont-wait --non-interactive"
-    fi
-
-    if [ "${SYSTYPE}" = "Darwin" ]; then
-      sudo=""
-    else
-      sudo="${ROOTCMD}"
-    fi
-
-    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-    if ! run ${sudo} "${bash}" "${tmpdir}/install-required-packages.sh" ${opts} netdata; then
-      warning "It failed to install all the required packages, but installation might still be possible."
-    fi
-  fi
-}
-
-build_and_install() {
-  progress "Building netdata"
-
-  echo "INSTALL_TYPE='kickstart-build'" > system/.install-type
-
-  opts="${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS}"
-
-  if [ "${INTERACTIVE}" -eq 0 ]; then
-    opts="${opts} --dont-wait"
-  fi
-
-  if [ "${NETDATA_AUTO_UPDATES}" -eq 1 ]; then
-    opts="${opts} --auto-update"
-  fi
-
-  if [ "${RELEASE_CHANNEL}" = "stable" ]; then
-    opts="${opts} --stable-channel"
-  fi
-
-  if [ "${NETDATA_REQUIRE_CLOUD}" -eq 1 ]; then
-    opts="${opts} --require-cloud"
-  elif [ "${NETDATA_DISABLE_CLOUD}" -eq 1 ]; then
-    opts="${opts} --disable-cloud"
-  fi
-
-  # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-  run ${ROOTCMD} ./netdata-installer.sh ${opts}
-
-  case $? in
-    1)
-      fatal "netdata-installer.sh exited with error" F0007
-      ;;
-    2)
-      fatal "Insufficient RAM to install netdata" F0008
-      ;;
-  esac
-}
-
-try_build_install() {
-  if ! install_local_build_dependencies; then
-    return 1
-  fi
-
-  set_source_archive_urls "${RELEASE_CHANNEL}"
-
-  download "${NETDATA_SOURCE_ARCHIVE_CHECKSUM_URL}" "${tmpdir}/sha256sum.txt"
-  download "${NETDATA_SOURCE_ARCHIVE_URL}" "${tmpdir}/netdata-latest.tar.gz"
-
-  if ! grep netdata-latest.tar.gz "${tmpdir}/sha256sum.txt" | safe_sha256sum -c - > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    fatal "Tarball checksum validation failed. Usually this is a result of an older copy of the file being cached somewhere upstream and can be resolved by retrying in an hour." F0005
-  fi
-
-  run tar -xf "${tmpdir}/netdata-latest.tar.gz" -C "${tmpdir}"
-  rm -rf "${tmpdir}/netdata-latest.tar.gz" > /dev/null 2>&1
-  cd "$(find "${tmpdir}" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -name netdata-)" || fatal "Cannot cd to netdata source tree" F0006
-
-  if [ -x netdata-installer.sh ]; then
-    build_and_install || return 1
-  else
-    # This case is needed because some platforms produce an extra directory on the source tarball extraction.
-    if [ "$(find . -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | wc -l)" -eq 1 ] && [ -x "$(find . -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d)/netdata-installer.sh" ]; then
-      cd "$(find . -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d)" &&  build_and_install || return 1
-    else
-      fatal "Cannot install netdata from source (the source directory does not include netdata-installer.sh). Leaving all files in ${tmpdir}" F0009
-    fi
-  fi
-}
-
-# ======================================================================
-# Per system-type install logic
-
-install_on_linux() {
-  if [ "${NETDATA_ONLY_STATIC}" -ne 1 ] && [ "${NETDATA_ONLY_BUILD}" -ne 1 ]; then
-    SELECTED_INSTALL_METHOD="native"
-    try_package_install
-
-    case "$?" in
-      0)
-        NETDATA_INSTALL_SUCCESSFUL=1
-        ;;
-      1)
-        fatal "Unable to install on this system." F0300
-        ;;
-      2)
-        if [ "${NETDATA_ONLY_NATIVE}" -eq 1 ]; then
-          fatal "Could not install native binary packages." F0301
-        else
-          warning "Could not install native binary packages, falling back to alternative installation method."
-        fi
-        ;;
-    esac
-  fi
-
-  if [ "${NETDATA_ONLY_NATIVE}" -ne 1 ] && [ "${NETDATA_ONLY_BUILD}" -ne 1 ] && [ -z "${NETDATA_INSTALL_SUCCESSFUL}" ]; then
-    SELECTED_INSTALL_METHOD="static"
-    INSTALL_TYPE="kickstart-static"
-    try_static_install
-
-    case "$?" in
-      0)
-        NETDATA_INSTALL_SUCCESSFUL=1
-        INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/netdata"
-        ;;
-      1)
-        fatal "Unable to install on this system." F0302
-        ;;
-      2)
-        if [ "${NETDATA_ONLY_STATIC}" -eq 1 ]; then
-          fatal "Could not install static build." F0303
-        else
-          warning "Could not install static build, falling back to alternative installation method."
-        fi
-        ;;
-    esac
-  fi
-
-  if [ "${NETDATA_ONLY_NATIVE}" -ne 1 ] && [ "${NETDATA_ONLY_STATIC}" -ne 1 ] && [ -z "${NETDATA_INSTALL_SUCCESSFUL}" ]; then
-    SELECTED_INSTALL_METHOD="build"
-    INSTALL_TYPE="kickstart-build"
-    try_build_install
-
-    case "$?" in
-      0)
-        NETDATA_INSTALL_SUCCESSFUL=1
-        ;;
-      *)
-        fatal "Unable to install on this system." F0304
-        ;;
-    esac
-  fi
-}
-
-install_on_macos() {
-  if [ "${NETDATA_ONLY_NATIVE}" -eq 1 ]; then
-    fatal "User requested native package, but native packages are not available for macOS. Try installing without \`--only-native\` option." F0305
-  elif [ "${NETDATA_ONLY_STATIC}" -eq 1 ]; then
-    fatal "User requested static build, but static builds are not available for macOS. Try installing without \`--only-static\` option." F0306
-  else
-    SELECTED_INSTALL_METHOD="build"
-    INSTALL_TYPE="kickstart-build"
-    try_build_install
-
-    case "$?" in
-      0)
-        NETDATA_INSTALL_SUCCESSFUL=1
-        ;;
-      *)
-        fatal "Unable to install on this system." F0307
-        ;;
-    esac
-  fi
-}
-
-install_on_freebsd() {
-  if [ "${NETDATA_ONLY_NATIVE}" -eq 1 ]; then
-    fatal "User requested native package, but native packages are not available for FreeBSD. Try installing without \`--only-native\` option." F0308
-  elif [ "${NETDATA_ONLY_STATIC}" -eq 1 ]; then
-    fatal "User requested static build, but static builds are not available for FreeBSD. Try installing without \`--only-static\` option." F0309
-  else
-    SELECTED_INSTALL_METHOD="build"
-    INSTALL_TYPE="kickstart-build"
-    try_build_install
-
-    case "$?" in
-      0)
-        NETDATA_INSTALL_SUCCESSFUL=1
-        ;;
-      *)
-        fatal "Unable to install on this system." F030A
-        ;;
-    esac
-  fi
-}
-
-# ======================================================================
-# Main program
-
-setup_terminal || echo > /dev/null
-
-while [ -n "${1}" ]; do
-  case "${1}" in
-    "--help")
-      usage
-      cleanup
-      trap - EXIT
-      exit 0
-      ;;
-    "--no-cleanup") NO_CLEANUP=1 ;;
-    "--dont-wait"|"--non-interactive") INTERACTIVE=0 ;;
-    "--interactive") INTERACTIVE=1 ;;
-    "--stable-channel") RELEASE_CHANNEL="stable" ;;
-    "--no-updates") NETDATA_AUTO_UPDATES=0 ;;
-    "--auto-update") NETDATA_AUTO_UPDATES="1" ;;
-    "--reinstall") NETDATA_REINSTALL=1 ;;
-    "--reinstall-even-if-unsafe") NETDATA_UNSAFE_REINSTALL=1 ;;
-    "--claim-only") NETDATA_CLAIM_ONLY=1 ;;
-    "--disable-cloud")
-      NETDATA_DISABLE_CLOUD=1
-      NETDATA_REQUIRE_CLOUD=0
-      ;;
-    "--require-cloud")
-      NETDATA_DISABLE_CLOUD=0
-      NETDATA_REQUIRE_CLOUD=1
-      ;;
-    "--dont-start-it")
-      NETDATA_NO_START=1
-      NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS="${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS} --dont-start-it"
-      ;;
-    "--disable-telemetry")
-      NETDATA_DISABLE_TELEMETRY="1"
-      NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS="${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS} --disable-telemetry"
-      ;;
-    "--install")
-      INSTALL_PREFIX="${2}"
-      shift 1
-      ;;
-    "--native-only")
-      NETDATA_ONLY_NATIVE=1
-      NETDATA_ONLY_STATIC=0
-      NETDATA_ONLY_BUILD=0
-      SELECTED_INSTALL_METHOD="native"
-      ;;
-    "--static-only")
-      NETDATA_ONLY_STATIC=1
-      NETDATA_ONLY_NATIVE=0
-      NETDATA_ONLY_BUILD=0
-      SELECTED_INSTALL_METHOD="static"
-      ;;
-    "--build-only")
-      NETDATA_ONLY_BUILD=1
-      NETDATA_ONLY_NATIVE=0
-      NETDATA_ONLY_STATIC=0
-      SELECTED_INSTALL_METHOD="build"
-      ;;
-    "--claim-token")
-      NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN="${2}"
-      shift 1
-      ;;
-    "--claim-rooms")
-      NETDATA_CLAIM_ROOMS="${2}"
-      shift 1
-      ;;
-    "--claim-url")
-      NETDATA_CLAIM_URL="${2}"
-      shift 1
-      ;;
-    "--claim-*")
-      optname="$(echo "${1}" | cut -d '-' -f 4-)"
-      case "${optname}" in
-        id|proxy|user|hostname)
-          NETDATA_CLAIM_EXTRA="${NETDATA_CLAIM_EXTRA} -${optname} ${2}"
-          shift 1
-          ;;
-        verbose|insecure|noproxy|noreload|daemon-not-running)
-          NETDATA_CLAIM_EXTRA="${NETDATA_CLAIM_EXTRA} -${optname}"
-          ;;
-        *)
-          warning "Ignoring unrecognized claiming option ${optname}"
-          ;;
-      esac
-      ;;
-    *)
-      warning "Passing unrecognized option '${1}' to installer script. If this is intended, please add it to \$NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS instead."
-      NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS="${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS} ${1}"
-      ;;
-  esac
-  shift 1
-done
-
-check_claim_opts
-confirm_root_support
-get_system_info
-confirm_install_prefix
-
-tmpdir="$(create_tmp_directory)"
-progress "Using ${tmpdir} as a temporary directory."
-cd "${tmpdir}" || exit 1
-
-handle_existing_install
-
-case "${SYSTYPE}" in
-  Linux) install_on_linux ;;
-  Darwin) install_on_macos ;;
-  FreeBSD) install_on_freebsd ;;
-esac
-
-if [ -n "${NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN}" ]; then
-  claim
-elif [ "${NETDATA_DISABLE_CLOUD}" -eq 1 ]; then
-  soft_disable_cloud
-fi
-
-telemetry_event INSTALL_SUCCESS "" ""
-cleanup
-trap - EXIT
+kickstart.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packaging/installer/kickstart-static64.sh b/packaging/installer/kickstart-static64.sh
index ec1800a61..71d605e7c 100755..120000
--- a/packaging/installer/kickstart-static64.sh
+++ b/packaging/installer/kickstart-static64.sh
@@ -1,439 +1 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env sh
-
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-# shellcheck disable=SC1117,SC2039,SC2059,SC2086
-#
-#  Options to run
-#  --dont-wait                do not wait for input
-#  --non-interactive          do not wait for input
-#  --dont-start-it            do not start netdata after install
-#  --stable-channel           Use the stable release channel, rather than the nightly to fetch sources
-#  --disable-telemetry        Opt-out of anonymous telemetry program (DO_NOT_TRACK=1)
-#  --local-files              Use a manually provided tarball for the installation
-#  --allow-duplicate-install  do not bail if we detect a duplicate install
-#  --reinstall                if an existing install would be updated, reinstall instead
-#  --claim-token              specify a token to use for claiming the newly installed instance
-#  --claim-url                specify a URL to use for claiming the newly installed isntance
-#  --claim-rooms              specify a list of rooms to claim the newly installed instance to
-#  --claim-proxy              specify a proxy to use while claiming the newly installed instance
-#
-# Environment options:
-#
-#  NETDATA_TARBALL_BASEURL  set the base url for downloading the dist tarball
-#
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# library functions copied from packaging/installer/functions.sh
-
-setup_terminal() {
-  TPUT_RESET=""
-  TPUT_YELLOW=""
-  TPUT_WHITE=""
-  TPUT_BGRED=""
-  TPUT_BGGREEN=""
-  TPUT_BOLD=""
-  TPUT_DIM=""
-
-  # Is stderr on the terminal? If not, then fail
-  test -t 2 || return 1
-
-  if command -v tput > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    if [ $(($(tput colors 2> /dev/null))) -ge 8 ]; then
-      # Enable colors
-      TPUT_RESET="$(tput sgr 0)"
-      TPUT_YELLOW="$(tput setaf 3)"
-      TPUT_WHITE="$(tput setaf 7)"
-      TPUT_BGRED="$(tput setab 1)"
-      TPUT_BGGREEN="$(tput setab 2)"
-      TPUT_BOLD="$(tput bold)"
-      TPUT_DIM="$(tput dim)"
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  return 0
-}
-setup_terminal || echo > /dev/null
-
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-fatal() {
-  printf >&2 "${TPUT_BGRED}${TPUT_WHITE}${TPUT_BOLD} ABORTED ${TPUT_RESET} ${*} \n\n"
-  exit 1
-}
-
-run_ok() {
-  printf >&2 "${TPUT_BGGREEN}${TPUT_WHITE}${TPUT_BOLD} OK ${TPUT_RESET} \n\n"
-}
-
-run_failed() {
-  printf >&2 "${TPUT_BGRED}${TPUT_WHITE}${TPUT_BOLD} FAILED ${TPUT_RESET} \n\n"
-}
-
-ESCAPED_PRINT_METHOD=
-if printf "%q " test > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-  ESCAPED_PRINT_METHOD="printfq"
-fi
-escaped_print() {
-  if [ "${ESCAPED_PRINT_METHOD}" = "printfq" ]; then
-    printf "%q " "${@}"
-  else
-    printf "%s" "${*}"
-  fi
-  return 0
-}
-
-progress() {
-  echo >&2 " --- ${TPUT_DIM}${TPUT_BOLD}${*}${TPUT_RESET} --- "
-}
-
-run_logfile="/dev/null"
-run() {
-  local user="${USER--}" dir="${PWD}" info info_console
-
-  if [ "${UID}" = "0" ]; then
-    info="[root ${dir}]# "
-    info_console="[${TPUT_DIM}${dir}${TPUT_RESET}]# "
-  else
-    info="[${user} ${dir}]$ "
-    info_console="[${TPUT_DIM}${dir}${TPUT_RESET}]$ "
-  fi
-
-  {
-    printf "${info}"
-    escaped_print "${@}"
-    printf " ... "
-  } >> "${run_logfile}"
-
-  printf >&2 "${info_console}${TPUT_BOLD}${TPUT_YELLOW}"
-  escaped_print >&2 "${@}"
-  printf >&2 "${TPUT_RESET}\n"
-
-  "${@}"
-
-  local ret=$?
-  if [ ${ret} -ne 0 ]; then
-    run_failed
-    printf >> "${run_logfile}" "FAILED with exit code ${ret}\n"
-  else
-    run_ok
-    printf >> "${run_logfile}" "OK\n"
-  fi
-
-  return ${ret}
-}
-
-fatal() {
-  printf >&2 "${TPUT_BGRED}${TPUT_WHITE}${TPUT_BOLD} ABORTED ${TPUT_RESET} ${*} \n\n"
-  exit 1
-}
-
-_cannot_use_tmpdir() {
-  local testfile ret
-  testfile="$(TMPDIR="${1}" mktemp -q -t netdata-test.XXXXXXXXXX)"
-  ret=0
-
-  if [ -z "${testfile}" ] ; then
-    return "${ret}"
-  fi
-
-  if printf '#!/bin/sh\necho SUCCESS\n' > "${testfile}" ; then
-    if chmod +x "${testfile}" ; then
-      if [ "$("${testfile}")" = "SUCCESS" ] ; then
-        ret=1
-      fi
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  rm -f "${testfile}"
-  return "${ret}"
-}
-
-create_tmp_directory() {
-  if [ -z "${TMPDIR}" ] || _cannot_use_tmpdir "${TMPDIR}" ; then
-    if _cannot_use_tmpdir /tmp ; then
-      if _cannot_use_tmpdir "${PWD}" ; then
-        echo >&2
-        echo >&2 "Unable to find a usable temporary directory. Please set \$TMPDIR to a path that is both writable and allows execution of files and try again."
-        exit 1
-      else
-        TMPDIR="${PWD}"
-      fi
-    else
-      TMPDIR="/tmp"
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  mktemp -d -t netdata-kickstart-XXXXXXXXXX
-}
-
-download() {
-  url="${1}"
-  dest="${2}"
-  if command -v curl > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    run curl -q -sSL --connect-timeout 10 --retry 3 --output "${dest}" "${url}"
-  elif command -v wget > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    run wget -T 15 -O "${dest}" "${url}" || fatal "Cannot download ${url}"
-  else
-    fatal "I need curl or wget to proceed, but neither is available on this system."
-  fi
-}
-
-set_tarball_urls() {
-  if [ -n "${NETDATA_LOCAL_TARBALL_OVERRIDE}" ]; then
-    progress "Not fetching remote tarballs, local override was given"
-    return
-  fi
-
-  if [ "$1" = "stable" ]; then
-    local latest
-    # Simple version
-    latest="$(download "https://api.github.com/repos/netdata/netdata/releases/latest" /dev/stdout | grep tag_name | cut -d'"' -f4)"
-    export NETDATA_TARBALL_URL="https://github.com/netdata/netdata/releases/download/$latest/netdata-$latest.gz.run"
-    export NETDATA_TARBALL_CHECKSUM_URL="https://github.com/netdata/netdata/releases/download/$latest/sha256sums.txt"
-  else
-    export NETDATA_TARBALL_URL="$NETDATA_TARBALL_BASEURL/netdata-latest.gz.run"
-    export NETDATA_TARBALL_CHECKSUM_URL="$NETDATA_TARBALL_BASEURL/sha256sums.txt"
-  fi
-}
-
-safe_sha256sum() {
-  # Within the context of the installer, we only use -c option that is common between the two commands
-  # We will have to reconsider if we start using non-common options
-  if command -v sha256sum > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    sha256sum "$@"
-  elif command -v shasum > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    shasum -a 256 "$@"
-  else
-    fatal "I could not find a suitable checksum binary to use"
-  fi
-}
-
-mark_install_type() {
-  install_type_file="/opt/netdata/etc/netdata/.install-type"
-  if [ -f "${install_type_file}" ]; then
-    # shellcheck disable=SC1090
-    . "${install_type_file}"
-    cat > "${TMPDIR}/install-type" <<- EOF
-	INSTALL_TYPE='kickstart-static'
-	PREBUILT_ARCH='${PREBUILT_ARCH}'
-	EOF
-    ${sudo} chown netdata:netdata "${TMPDIR}/install-type"
-    ${sudo} cp "${TMPDIR}/install-type" "${install_type_file}"
-  fi
-}
-
-claim() {
-  progress "Attempting to claim agent to ${NETDATA_CLAIM_URL}"
-  NETDATA_CLAIM_PATH=/opt/netdata/bin/netdata-claim.sh
-
-  if ${sudo} "${NETDATA_CLAIM_PATH}" -token=${NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN} -rooms=${NETDATA_CLAIM_ROOMS} -url=${NETDATA_CLAIM_URL} ${NETDATA_CLAIM_EXTRA}; then
-    progress "Successfully claimed node"
-    return 0
-  else
-    run_failed "Unable to claim node, you must do so manually."
-    return 1
-  fi
-}
-
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-umask 022
-
-sudo=""
-[ -z "${UID}" ] && UID="$(id -u)"
-[ "${UID}" -ne "0" ] && sudo="sudo"
-
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-if [ "$(uname -m)" != "x86_64" ]; then
-  fatal "Static binary versions of netdata are available only for 64bit Intel/AMD CPUs (x86_64), but yours is: $(uname -m)."
-fi
-
-if [ "$(uname -s)" != "Linux" ]; then
-  fatal "Static binary versions of netdata are available only for Linux, but this system is $(uname -s)"
-fi
-
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-opts=
-NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS=""
-NETDATA_UPDATES="--auto-update"
-RELEASE_CHANNEL="nightly"
-while [ -n "${1}" ]; do
-  case "${1}" in
-    "--dont-wait") opts="${opts} --accept" ;;
-    "--non-interactive") opts="${opts} --accept" ;;
-    "--accept") opts="${opts} --accept" ;;
-    "--dont-start-it")
-      NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS="${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS:+${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS} }${1}"
-      NETDATA_CLAIM_EXTRA="${NETDATA_CLAIM_EXTRA} -daemon-not-running"
-      ;;
-    "--no-updates") NETDATA_UPDATES="" ;;
-    "--stable-channel")
-      RELEASE_CHANNEL="stable"
-      NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS="${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS:+${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS} }${1}"
-      ;;
-    "--disable-telemetry") NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS="${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS:+${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS} }${1}";;
-    "--local-files")
-      NETDATA_UPDATES="" # Disable autoupdates if using pre-downloaded files.
-      if [ -z "${2}" ]; then
-        fatal "Option --local-files requires extra information. The desired tarball full filename is needed"
-      fi
-
-      NETDATA_LOCAL_TARBALL_OVERRIDE="${2}"
-
-      if [ -z "${3}" ]; then
-        fatal "Option --local-files requires a pair of the tarball source and the checksum file"
-      fi
-
-      NETDATA_LOCAL_TARBALL_OVERRIDE_CHECKSUM="${3}"
-      shift 2
-      ;;
-    "--allow-duplicate-install") NETDATA_ALLOW_DUPLICATE_INSTALL=1 ;;
-    "--reinstall") NETDATA_REINSTALL=1 ;;
-    "--claim-token")
-      NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN="${2}"
-      shift 1
-      ;;
-    "--claim-rooms")
-      NETDATA_CLAIM_ROOMS="${2}"
-      shift 1
-      ;;
-    "--claim-url")
-      NETDATA_CLAIM_URL="${2}"
-      shift 1
-      ;;
-    "--claim-proxy")
-      NETDATA_CLAIM_EXTRA="${NETDATA_CLAIM_EXTRA} -proxy ${2}"
-      shift 1
-      ;;
-    *)
-      echo >&2 "Unknown option '${1}' or invalid number of arguments. Please check the README for the available arguments of ${0} and try again"
-      exit 1
-  esac
-  shift 1
-done
-
-if [ ! "${DO_NOT_TRACK:-0}" -eq 0 ] || [ -n "$DO_NOT_TRACK" ]; then
-  NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS="${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS:+${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS} }--disable-telemetry"
-fi
-
-if [ -n "${NETDATA_DISABLE_CLOUD}" ]; then
-  if [ -n "${NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN}" ] || [ -n "${NETDATA_CLAIM_ROOMS}" ] || [ -n "${NETDATA_CLAIM_URL}" ]; then
-    run_failed "Cloud explicitly disabled but automatic claiming requested."
-    run_failed "Either enable Netdata Cloud, or remove the --claim-* options."
-    exit 1
-  fi
-fi
-
-# shellcheck disable=SC2235,SC2030
-if ( [ -z "${NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN}" ] && [ -n "${NETDATA_CLAIM_URL}" ] ) || ( [ -n "${NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN}" ] && [ -z "${NETDATA_CLAIM_URL}" ] ); then
-  run_failed "Invalid claiming options, both a claiming token and URL must be specified."
-  exit 1
-elif [ -z "${NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN}" ] && [ -n "${NETDATA_CLAIM_ROOMS}" ]; then
-  run_failed "Invalid claiming options, claim rooms may only be specified when a token and URL are specified."
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-# Netdata Tarball Base URL (defaults to our Google Storage Bucket)
-[ -z "$NETDATA_TARBALL_BASEURL" ] && NETDATA_TARBALL_BASEURL=https://storage.googleapis.com/netdata-nightlies
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# look for an existing install and try to update that instead if it exists
-
-ndpath="$(command -v netdata 2>/dev/null)"
-if [ -z "$ndpath" ] && [ -x /opt/netdata/bin/netdata ] ; then
-    ndpath="/opt/netdata/bin/netdata"
-fi
-
-if [ -n "$ndpath" ] ; then
-  ndprefix="$(dirname "$(dirname "${ndpath}")")"
-
-  if [ "${ndprefix}" = /usr ] ; then
-    ndprefix="/"
-  fi
-
-  progress "Found existing install of Netdata under: ${ndprefix}"
-
-  if [ -r "${ndprefix}/etc/netdata/.environment" ] ; then
-    ndstatic="$(grep IS_NETDATA_STATIC_BINARY "${ndprefix}/etc/netdata/.environment" | cut -d "=" -f 2 | tr -d \")"
-    if [ -z "${NETDATA_REINSTALL}" ] && [ -z "${NETDATA_LOCAL_TARBALL_OVERRIDE}" ] ; then
-      if [ -n "${NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN}" ] ; then
-        claim
-        exit $?
-      elif [ -x "${ndprefix}/usr/libexec/netdata/netdata-updater.sh" ] ; then
-        progress "Attempting to update existing install instead of creating a new one"
-        if run ${sudo} "${ndprefix}/usr/libexec/netdata/netdata-updater.sh" --not-running-from-cron ; then
-          progress "Updated existing install at ${ndpath}"
-          exit 0
-        else
-          fatal "Failed to update existing Netdata install"
-          exit 1
-        fi
-      else
-        if [ -z "${NETDATA_ALLOW_DUPLICATE_INSTALL}" ] || [ "${ndstatic}" = "no" ] ; then
-          fatal "Existing installation detected which cannot be safely updated by this script, refusing to continue."
-          exit 1
-        else
-          progress "User explicitly requested duplicate install, proceeding."
-        fi
-      fi
-    else
-      if [ "${ndstatic}" = "yes" ] ; then
-        progress "User requested reinstall instead of update, proceeding."
-      else
-        fatal "Existing install is not a static install, please use kickstart.sh instead."
-        exit 1
-      fi
-    fi
-  else
-    progress "Existing install appears to be handled manually or through the system package manager."
-    if [ -n "${NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN}" ] ; then
-      claim
-      exit $?
-    elif [ -z "${NETDATA_ALLOW_DUPLICATE_INSTALL}" ] ; then
-      fatal "Existing installation detected which cannot be safely updated by this script, refusing to continue."
-      exit 1
-    else
-      progress "User explicitly requested duplicate install, proceeding."
-    fi
-  fi
-fi
-
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-TMPDIR=$(create_tmp_directory)
-cd "${TMPDIR}" || exit 1
-
-if [ -z "${NETDATA_LOCAL_TARBALL_OVERRIDE}" ]; then
-  set_tarball_urls "${RELEASE_CHANNEL}"
-  progress "Downloading static netdata binary: ${NETDATA_TARBALL_URL}"
-
-  download "${NETDATA_TARBALL_CHECKSUM_URL}" "${TMPDIR}/sha256sum.txt"
-  download "${NETDATA_TARBALL_URL}" "${TMPDIR}/netdata-latest.gz.run"
-else
-  progress "Installation sources were given as input, running installation using \"${NETDATA_LOCAL_TARBALL_OVERRIDE}\""
-  run cp "${NETDATA_LOCAL_TARBALL_OVERRIDE}" "${TMPDIR}/netdata-latest.gz.run"
-  run cp "${NETDATA_LOCAL_TARBALL_OVERRIDE_CHECKSUM}" "${TMPDIR}/sha256sum.txt"
-fi
-
-if ! grep netdata-latest.gz.run "${TMPDIR}/sha256sum.txt" | safe_sha256sum -c - > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-  fatal "Static binary checksum validation failed. Stopping Netdata Agent installation and leaving binary in ${TMPDIR}\nUsually this is a result of an older copy of the file being cached somewhere upstream and can be resolved by retrying in an hour."
-fi
-
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-progress "Installing netdata"
-run ${sudo} sh "${TMPDIR}/netdata-latest.gz.run" ${opts} -- ${NETDATA_UPDATES} ${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS}
-
-mark_install_type
-
-#shellcheck disable=SC2181
-if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-  run ${sudo} rm "${TMPDIR}/netdata-latest.gz.run"
-  if [ ! "${TMPDIR}" = "/" ] && [ -d "${TMPDIR}" ]; then
-    run ${sudo} rm -rf "${TMPDIR}"
-  fi
-else
-  echo >&2 "NOTE: did not remove: ${TMPDIR}/netdata-latest.gz.run"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-if [ -n "${NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN}" ]; then
-  claim
-fi
+kickstart.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packaging/installer/kickstart.sh b/packaging/installer/kickstart.sh
index 2fa762968..2fe627022 100755
--- a/packaging/installer/kickstart.sh
+++ b/packaging/installer/kickstart.sh
@@ -1,91 +1,105 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-#
-# Run me with:
-#
-# bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh)
-#
-# or (to install all netdata dependencies):
-#
-# bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh) all
-#
-# Other options:
-#  --dont-wait                do not prompt for user input
-#  --non-interactive          do not prompt for user input
-#  --no-updates               do not install script for daily updates
-#  --local-files              set the full path of the desired tarball to run install with
-#  --allow-duplicate-install  do not bail if we detect a duplicate install
-#  --reinstall                if an existing install would be updated, reinstall instead
-#  --disable-telemetry        opt out of anonymous statistics
-#  --claim-token              specify a token to use for claiming the newly installed instance
-#  --claim-url                specify a URL to use for claiming the newly installed isntance
-#  --claim-rooms              specify a list of rooms to claim the newly installed instance to
-#  --claim-proxy              specify a proxy to use while claiming the newly installed instance
-#
-# Environment options:
+#!/bin/sh
 #
-#  TMPDIR                     specify where to save temporary files
-#  NETDATA_TARBALL_BASEURL    set the base url for downloading the dist tarball
-#
-# This script will:
-#
-# 1. install all netdata compilation dependencies
-#    using the package manager of the system
-#
-# 2. download netdata nightly package to temporary directory
-#
-# 3. install netdata
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
-# shellcheck disable=SC2039,SC2059,SC2086
+# ======================================================================
+# Constants
 
-# External files
+KICKSTART_OPTIONS="${*}"
 PACKAGES_SCRIPT="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/netdata/netdata/master/packaging/installer/install-required-packages.sh"
-
-# Netdata Tarball Base URL (defaults to our Google Storage Bucket)
-[ -z "$NETDATA_TARBALL_BASEURL" ] && NETDATA_TARBALL_BASEURL=https://storage.googleapis.com/netdata-nightlies
-
+PATH="${PATH}:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin"
+REPOCONFIG_URL_PREFIX="https://packagecloud.io/netdata/netdata-repoconfig/packages"
+REPOCONFIG_VERSION="1-1"
 TELEMETRY_URL="https://posthog.netdata.cloud/capture/"
-TELEMETRY_API_KEY="${NETDATA_POSTHOG_API_KEY:-mqkwGT0JNFqO-zX2t0mW6Tec9yooaVu7xCBlXtHnt5Y}"
-KICKSTART_OPTIONS="${*}"
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# library functions copied from packaging/installer/functions.sh
+START_TIME="$(date +%s)"
+
+# ======================================================================
+# Defaults for environment variables
+
+SELECTED_INSTALL_METHOD="none"
+INSTALL_TYPE="unknown"
+INSTALL_PREFIX=""
+NETDATA_AUTO_UPDATES="1"
+NETDATA_CLAIM_ONLY=0
+NETDATA_CLAIM_URL="https://app.netdata.cloud"
+NETDATA_DISABLE_CLOUD=0
+NETDATA_ONLY_BUILD=0
+NETDATA_ONLY_NATIVE=0
+NETDATA_ONLY_STATIC=0
+NETDATA_REQUIRE_CLOUD=1
+RELEASE_CHANNEL="nightly"
 
-setup_terminal() {
-  TPUT_RESET=""
-  TPUT_YELLOW=""
-  TPUT_WHITE=""
-  TPUT_BGRED=""
-  TPUT_BGGREEN=""
-  TPUT_BOLD=""
-  TPUT_DIM=""
+NETDATA_DISABLE_TELEMETRY="${DO_NOT_TRACK:-0}"
+NETDATA_TARBALL_BASEURL="${NETDATA_TARBALL_BASEURL:-https://storage.googleapis.com/netdata-nightlies}"
+NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS="${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS:-""}"
+TELEMETRY_API_KEY="${NETDATA_POSTHOG_API_KEY:-mqkwGT0JNFqO-zX2t0mW6Tec9yooaVu7xCBlXtHnt5Y}"
 
-  # Is stderr on the terminal? If not, then fail
-  test -t 2 || return 1
+if echo "${0}" | grep -q 'kickstart-static64'; then
+  NETDATA_ONLY_STATIC=1
+fi
 
-  if command -v tput > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    if [ $(($(tput colors 2> /dev/null))) -ge 8 ]; then
-      # Enable colors
-      TPUT_RESET="$(tput sgr 0)"
-      TPUT_YELLOW="$(tput setaf 3)"
-      TPUT_WHITE="$(tput setaf 7)"
-      TPUT_BGRED="$(tput setab 1)"
-      TPUT_BGGREEN="$(tput setab 2)"
-      TPUT_BOLD="$(tput bold)"
-      TPUT_DIM="$(tput dim)"
-    fi
-  fi
+if [ ! -t 1 ]; then
+  INTERACTIVE=0
+else
+  INTERACTIVE=1
+fi
 
-  return 0
+# ======================================================================
+# Usage info
+
+usage() {
+  cat << HEREDOC
+USAGE: kickstart.sh [options]
+       where options include:
+
+  --non-interactive          Do not prompt for user input. (default: prompt if there is a controlling terminal)
+  --interactive              Prompt for user input even if there is no controlling terminal.
+  --dont-start-it            Do not start the agent by default (only for static installs or local builds)
+  --stable-channel           Install a stable version instead of a nightly build (default: install a nightly build)
+  --nightly-channel          Install a nightly build instead of a stable version
+  --no-updates               Do not enable automatic updates (default: enable automatic updates)
+  --auto-update              Enable automatic updates.
+  --disable-telemetry        Opt-out of anonymous statistics.
+  --native-only              Only install if native binary packages are available.
+  --static-only              Only install if a static build is available.
+  --build-only               Only install using a local build.
+  --reinstall                Explicitly reinstall instead of updating any existing install.
+  --reinstall-even-if-unsafe Even try to reinstall if we don't think we can do so safely (implies --reinstall).
+  --disable-cloud            Disable support for Netdata Cloud (default: detect)
+  --require-cloud            Only install if Netdata Cloud can be enabled. Overrides --disable-cloud.
+  --install <path>           Specify an installation prefix for local builds (default: autodetect based on system type).
+  --claim-token              Use a specified token for claiming to Netdata Cloud.
+  --claim-rooms              When claiming, add the node to the specified rooms.
+  --claim-only               If there is an existing install, only try to claim it, not update it.
+  --claim-*                  Specify other options for the claiming script.
+  --no-cleanup               Don't do any cleanup steps. This is intended to help with debugging the installer.
+
+Additionally, this script may use the following environment variables:
+
+  TMPDIR:                    Used to specify where to put temporary files. On most systems, the default we select
+                             automatically should be fine. The user running the script needs to both be able to
+                             write files to the temporary directory, and run files from that location.
+  ROOTCMD:                   Used to specify a command to use to run another command with root privileges if needed. By
+                             default we try to use sudo, doas, or pkexec (in that order of preference), but if
+                             you need special options for one of those to work, or have a different tool to do
+                             the same thing on your system, you can specify it here.
+  DO_NOT_TRACK               If set to a value other than 0, behave as if \`--disable-telemetry\` was specified.
+  NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS: Specifies extra options to pass to the static installer or local build script.
+
+HEREDOC
 }
-setup_terminal || echo > /dev/null
 
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# ======================================================================
+# Telemetry functions
+
 telemetry_event() {
-  if [ -n "${NETDATA_DISABLE_TELEMETRY}" ]; then
+  if [ "${NETDATA_DISABLE_TELEMETRY}" -eq 1 ]; then
     return 0
   fi
 
+  now="$(date +%s)"
+  total_duration="$((now - START_TIME))"
+
   if [ -e "/etc/os-release" ]; then
     eval "$(grep -E "^(NAME|ID|ID_LIKE|VERSION|VERSION_ID)=" < /etc/os-release | sed 's/^/HOST_/')"
   fi
@@ -115,7 +129,7 @@ telemetry_event() {
 
   if [ -f /etc/machine-id ]; then
     DISTINCT_ID="$(cat /etc/machine-id)"
-  elif command -v uuidgen 2> /dev/null; then
+  elif command -v uuidgen > /dev/null 2>&1; then
     DISTINCT_ID="$(uuidgen)"
   else
     DISTINCT_ID="null"
@@ -132,12 +146,14 @@ telemetry_event() {
     "\$pathname": "netdata-installer",
     "\$host": "installer.netdata.io",
     "\$ip": "127.0.0.1",
-    "script_variant": "legacy-kickstart",
-    "error_code": "${2}",
-    "error_message": "${3}",
+    "script_variant": "kickstart-ng",
+    "error_code": "${3}",
+    "error_message": "${2}",
     "install_options": "${KICKSTART_OPTIONS}",
+    "total_runtime": "${total_duration}",
+    "selected_install_method": "${SELECTED_INSTALL_METHOD}",
     "netdata_release_channel": "${RELEASE_CHANNEL:-null}",
-    "netdata_install_type": "kickstart-build",
+    "netdata_install_type": "${INSTALL_TYPE}",
     "host_os_name": "${HOST_NAME:-unknown}",
     "host_os_id": "${HOST_ID:-unknown}",
     "host_os_id_like": "${HOST_ID_LIKE:-unknown}",
@@ -152,39 +168,102 @@ telemetry_event() {
 EOF
 )"
 
-if [ -n "$(command -v curl 2> /dev/null)" ]; then
-  curl --silent -o /dev/null --write-out '%{http_code}' -X POST --max-time 2 --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d "${REQ_BODY}" "${TELEMETRY_URL}"
-else
-  wget -q -O - --no-check-certificate \
-  --server-response \
-  --method POST \
-  --timeout=1 \
-  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-  --body-data "${REQ_BODY}" \
-   "${TELEMETRY_URL}" 2>&1 | awk '/^  HTTP/{print $2}'
-fi
+  if command -v curl > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    curl --silent -o /dev/null -X POST --max-time 2 --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d "${REQ_BODY}" "${TELEMETRY_URL}" > /dev/null
+  elif command -v wget > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    wget -q -O - --no-check-certificate \
+    --method POST \
+    --timeout=1 \
+    --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+    --body-data "${REQ_BODY}" \
+     "${TELEMETRY_URL}" > /dev/null
+  fi
+}
+
+trap_handler() {
+  code="${1}"
+  lineno="${2}"
+
+  printf >&2 "%s\n\n" "${TPUT_BGRED}${TPUT_WHITE}${TPUT_BOLD} ERROR ${TPUT_RESET} Installer exited unexpectedly (${code}-${lineno})"
+
+  telemetry_event INSTALL_CRASH "Installer exited unexpectedly (${code}-${lineno})" "E${code}-${lineno}"
+
+  trap - EXIT
+
+  cleanup
+
+  exit 1
+}
+
+trap 'trap_handler 0 ${LINENO}' EXIT
+trap 'trap_handler 1 0' HUP
+trap 'trap_handler 2 0' INT
+trap 'trap_handler 3 0' QUIT
+trap 'trap_handler 13 0' PIPE
+trap 'trap_handler 15 0' TERM
+
+# ======================================================================
+# Utility functions
+
+setup_terminal() {
+  TPUT_RESET=""
+  TPUT_WHITE=""
+  TPUT_BGRED=""
+  TPUT_BGGREEN=""
+  TPUT_BOLD=""
+  TPUT_DIM=""
+
+  # Is stderr on the terminal? If not, then fail
+  test -t 2 || return 1
+
+  if command -v tput > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    if [ $(($(tput colors 2> /dev/null))) -ge 8 ]; then
+      # Enable colors
+      TPUT_RESET="$(tput sgr 0)"
+      TPUT_WHITE="$(tput setaf 7)"
+      TPUT_BGRED="$(tput setab 1)"
+      TPUT_BGGREEN="$(tput setab 2)"
+      TPUT_BOLD="$(tput bold)"
+      TPUT_DIM="$(tput dim)"
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  echo "${TPUT_RESET}"
+
+  return 0
+}
+
+cleanup() {
+  if [ -z "${NO_CLEANUP}" ]; then
+    ${ROOTCMD} rm -rf "${tmpdir}"
+  fi
 }
 
 fatal() {
-  printf >&2 "${TPUT_BGRED}${TPUT_WHITE}${TPUT_BOLD} ABORTED ${TPUT_RESET} ${1} \n\n"
+  printf >&2 "%s\n\n" "${TPUT_BGRED}${TPUT_WHITE}${TPUT_BOLD} ABORTED ${TPUT_RESET} ${1}"
   telemetry_event "INSTALL_FAILED" "${1}" "${2}"
+  cleanup
+  trap - EXIT
   exit 1
 }
 
 run_ok() {
-  printf >&2 "${TPUT_BGGREEN}${TPUT_WHITE}${TPUT_BOLD} OK ${TPUT_RESET} \n\n"
+  printf >&2 "%s\n\n" "${TPUT_BGGREEN}${TPUT_WHITE}${TPUT_BOLD} OK ${TPUT_RESET}"
 }
 
 run_failed() {
-  printf >&2 "${TPUT_BGRED}${TPUT_WHITE}${TPUT_BOLD} FAILED ${TPUT_RESET} \n\n"
+  printf >&2 "%s\n\n" "${TPUT_BGRED}${TPUT_WHITE}${TPUT_BOLD} FAILED ${TPUT_RESET}"
 }
 
 ESCAPED_PRINT_METHOD=
+# shellcheck disable=SC3050
 if printf "%q " test > /dev/null 2>&1; then
   ESCAPED_PRINT_METHOD="printfq"
 fi
+
 escaped_print() {
   if [ "${ESCAPED_PRINT_METHOD}" = "printfq" ]; then
+    # shellcheck disable=SC3050
     printf "%q " "${@}"
   else
     printf "%s" "${*}"
@@ -193,14 +272,15 @@ escaped_print() {
 }
 
 progress() {
-  echo >&2 " --- ${TPUT_DIM}${TPUT_BOLD}${*}${TPUT_RESET} --- "
+  echo >&2 " --- ${TPUT_BOLD}${*}${TPUT_RESET} --- "
 }
 
 run_logfile="/dev/null"
 run() {
-  local user="${USER--}" dir="${PWD}" info info_console
+  user="${USER--}"
+  dir="${PWD}"
 
-  if [ "${UID}" = "0" ]; then
+  if [ "$(id -u)" = "0" ]; then
     info="[root ${dir}]# "
     info_console="[${TPUT_DIM}${dir}${TPUT_RESET}]# "
   else
@@ -209,51 +289,44 @@ run() {
   fi
 
   {
-    printf "${info}"
+    printf "%s" "${info}"
     escaped_print "${@}"
     printf " ... "
   } >> "${run_logfile}"
 
-  printf >&2 "${info_console}${TPUT_BOLD}${TPUT_YELLOW}"
+  printf >&2 "%s" "${info_console}${TPUT_BOLD}"
   escaped_print >&2 "${@}"
-  printf >&2 "${TPUT_RESET}"
+  printf >&2 "%s\n" "${TPUT_RESET}"
 
   "${@}"
 
-  local ret=$?
+  ret=$?
   if [ ${ret} -ne 0 ]; then
     run_failed
-    printf >> "${run_logfile}" "FAILED with exit code ${ret}\n"
+    printf "%s\n" "FAILED with exit code ${ret}" >> "${run_logfile}"
   else
     run_ok
-    printf >> "${run_logfile}" "OK\n"
+    printf "OK\n" >> "${run_logfile}"
   fi
 
   return ${ret}
 }
 
 warning() {
-  printf >&2 "${TPUT_BGRED}${TPUT_WHITE}${TPUT_BOLD} WARNING ${TPUT_RESET} ${*} \n\n"
-  if [ "${INTERACTIVE}" = "0" ]; then
-    fatal "Stopping due to non-interactive mode. Fix the issue or retry installation in an interactive mode." F0001
-  else
-    read -r -p "Press ENTER to attempt netdata installation > "
-    progress "OK, let's give it a try..."
-  fi
+  printf >&2 "%s\n\n" "${TPUT_BGRED}${TPUT_WHITE}${TPUT_BOLD} WARNING ${TPUT_RESET} ${*}"
 }
 
 _cannot_use_tmpdir() {
-  local testfile ret
   testfile="$(TMPDIR="${1}" mktemp -q -t netdata-test.XXXXXXXXXX)"
   ret=0
 
-  if [ -z "${testfile}" ] ; then
+  if [ -z "${testfile}" ]; then
     return "${ret}"
   fi
 
-  if printf '#!/bin/sh\necho SUCCESS\n' > "${testfile}" ; then
-    if chmod +x "${testfile}" ; then
-      if [ "$("${testfile}")" = "SUCCESS" ] ; then
+  if printf '#!/bin/sh\necho SUCCESS\n' > "${testfile}"; then
+    if chmod +x "${testfile}"; then
+      if [ "$("${testfile}")" = "SUCCESS" ]; then
         ret=1
       fi
     fi
@@ -264,12 +337,10 @@ _cannot_use_tmpdir() {
 }
 
 create_tmp_directory() {
-  if [ -z "${TMPDIR}" ] || _cannot_use_tmpdir "${TMPDIR}" ; then
-    if _cannot_use_tmpdir /tmp ; then
-      if _cannot_use_tmpdir "${PWD}" ; then
-        echo >&2
-        echo >&2 "Unable to find a usable temporary directory. Please set \$TMPDIR to a path that is both writable and allows execution of files and try again."
-        exit 1
+  if [ -z "${TMPDIR}" ] || _cannot_use_tmpdir "${TMPDIR}"; then
+    if _cannot_use_tmpdir /tmp; then
+      if _cannot_use_tmpdir "${PWD}"; then
+        fatal "Unable to find a usable temporary directory. Please set \$TMPDIR to a path that is both writable and allows execution of files and try again." F0400
       else
         TMPDIR="${PWD}"
       fi
@@ -285,346 +356,771 @@ download() {
   url="${1}"
   dest="${2}"
   if command -v curl > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    run curl -q -sSL --connect-timeout 10 --retry 3 --output "${dest}" "${url}" || fatal "Cannot download ${url}" F0002
+    run curl --fail -q -sSL --connect-timeout 10 --retry 3 --output "${dest}" "${url}" || return 1
   elif command -v wget > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    run wget -T 15 -O "${dest}" "${url}" || fatal "Cannot download ${url}" F0002
+    run wget -T 15 -O "${dest}" "${url}" || return 1
   else
-    fatal "I need curl or wget to proceed, but neither is available on this system." F0003
+    fatal "I need curl or wget to proceed, but neither of them are available on this system." F0003
   fi
 }
 
-set_tarball_urls() {
-  if [ -n "${NETDATA_LOCAL_TARBALL_OVERRIDE}" ]; then
-    progress "Not fetching remote tarballs, local override was given"
-    return
-  fi
+get_redirect() {
+  url="${1}"
 
-  if [ "$1" = "stable" ]; then
-    local latest
-    # Simple version
-    latest="$(download "https://api.github.com/repos/netdata/netdata/releases/latest" /dev/stdout | grep tag_name | cut -d'"' -f4)"
-    export NETDATA_TARBALL_URL="https://github.com/netdata/netdata/releases/download/$latest/netdata-$latest.tar.gz"
-    export NETDATA_TARBALL_CHECKSUM_URL="https://github.com/netdata/netdata/releases/download/$latest/sha256sums.txt"
+  if command -v curl > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    run sh -c "curl ${url} -s -L -I -o /dev/null -w '%{url_effective}' | grep -o '[^/]*$'" || return 1
+  elif command -v wget > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    run sh -c "wget --max-redirect=0 ${url} 2>&1 | grep Location | cut -d ' ' -f2  | grep -o '[^/]*$'" || return 1
   else
-    export NETDATA_TARBALL_URL="$NETDATA_TARBALL_BASEURL/netdata-latest.tar.gz"
-    export NETDATA_TARBALL_CHECKSUM_URL="$NETDATA_TARBALL_BASEURL/sha256sums.txt"
+    fatal "I need curl or wget to proceed, but neither of them are available on this system." F0003
   fi
 }
 
-detect_bash4() {
-  bash="${1}"
-  if [ -z "${BASH_VERSION}" ]; then
-    # we don't run under bash
-    if [ -n "${bash}" ] && [ -x "${bash}" ]; then
-      # shellcheck disable=SC2016
-      BASH_MAJOR_VERSION=$(${bash} -c 'echo "${BASH_VERSINFO[0]}"')
-    fi
+safe_sha256sum() {
+  # Within the context of the installer, we only use -c option that is common between the two commands
+  # We will have to reconsider if we start using non-common options
+  if command -v sha256sum > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    sha256sum "$@"
+  elif command -v shasum > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    shasum -a 256 "$@"
   else
-    # we run under bash
-    BASH_MAJOR_VERSION="${BASH_VERSINFO[0]}"
+    fatal "I could not find a suitable checksum binary to use" F0004
   fi
+}
 
-  if [ -z "${BASH_MAJOR_VERSION}" ]; then
-    echo >&2 "No BASH is available on this system"
-    return 1
-  elif [ $((BASH_MAJOR_VERSION)) -lt 4 ]; then
-    echo >&2 "No BASH v4+ is available on this system (installed bash is v${BASH_MAJOR_VERSION})"
-    return 1
+get_system_info() {
+  case "$(uname -s)" in
+    Linux)
+      SYSTYPE="Linux"
+
+      os_release_file=
+      if [ -s "/etc/os-release" ] && [ -r "/etc/os-release" ]; then
+        os_release_file="/etc/os-release"
+      elif [ -s "/usr/lib/os-release" ] && [ -r "/usr/lib/os-release" ]; then
+        os_release_file="/usr/lib/os-release"
+      else
+        fatal "Cannot find an os-release file ..." F0401
+      fi
+
+      # shellcheck disable=SC1090
+      . "${os_release_file}"
+
+      DISTRO="${ID}"
+      SYSVERSION="${VERSION_ID}"
+      SYSCODENAME="${VERSION_CODENAME}"
+      SYSARCH="$(uname -m)"
+
+      supported_compat_names="debian ubuntu centos fedora opensuse"
+
+      if str_in_list "${DISTRO}" "${supported_compat_names}"; then
+        DISTRO_COMPAT_NAME="${DISTRO}"
+      else
+        case "${DISTRO}" in
+          opensuse-leap)
+            DISTRO_COMPAT_NAME="opensuse"
+            ;;
+          rhel)
+            DISTRO_COMPAT_NAME="centos"
+            ;;
+          *)
+            DISTRO_COMPAT_NAME="unknown"
+            ;;
+        esac
+      fi
+      ;;
+    Darwin)
+      SYSTYPE="Darwin"
+      SYSVERSION="$(sw_vers -buildVersion)"
+      SYSARCH="$(uname -m)"
+      ;;
+    FreeBSD)
+      SYSTYPE="FreeBSD"
+      SYSVERSION="$(uname -K)"
+      SYSARCH="$(uname -m)"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      fatal "Unsupported system type detected. Netdata cannot be installed on this system using this script." F0200
+      ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+str_in_list() {
+  printf "%s\n" "${2}" | tr ' ' "\n" | grep -qE "^${1}\$"
+  return $?
+}
+
+confirm_root_support() {
+  if [ "$(id -u)" -ne "0" ]; then
+    if [ -z "${ROOTCMD}" ] && command -v sudo > /dev/null; then
+      ROOTCMD="sudo"
+    fi
+
+    if [ -z "${ROOTCMD}" ] && command -v doas > /dev/null; then
+      ROOTCMD="doas"
+    fi
+
+    if [ -z "${ROOTCMD}" ] && command -v pkexec > /dev/null; then
+      ROOTCMD="pkexec"
+    fi
+
+    if [ -z "${ROOTCMD}" ]; then
+      fatal "We need root privileges to continue, but cannot find a way to gain them. Either re-run this script as root, or set \$ROOTCMD to a command that can be used to gain root privileges" F0201
+    fi
   fi
-  return 0
 }
 
-dependencies() {
-  SYSTEM="$(uname -s 2> /dev/null || uname -v)"
-  OS="$(uname -o 2> /dev/null || uname -rs)"
-  MACHINE="$(uname -m 2> /dev/null)"
+confirm() {
+  prompt="${1} [y/n]"
 
-  echo "System            : ${SYSTEM}"
-  echo "Operating System  : ${OS}"
-  echo "Machine           : ${MACHINE}"
-  echo "BASH major version: ${BASH_MAJOR_VERSION}"
+  while true; do
+    echo "${prompt}"
+    read -r yn
 
-  bash="$(command -v bash 2> /dev/null)"
-  if ! detect_bash4 "${bash}"; then
-    warning "Cannot detect packages to be installed in this system, without BASH v4+."
+    case "$yn" in
+      [Yy]*) return 0;;
+      [Nn]*) return 1;;
+      *) echo "Please answer yes or no.";;
+    esac
+  done
+}
+
+# ======================================================================
+# Existing install handling code
+
+update() {
+  updater="${ndprefix}/usr/libexec/netdata/netdata-updater.sh"
+
+  if [ -x "${updater}" ]; then
+    if run ${ROOTCMD} "${updater}" --not-running-from-cron; then
+      progress "Updated existing install at ${ndprefix}"
+      return 0
+    else
+      fatal "Failed to update existing Netdata install at ${ndprefix}" F0100
+    fi
   else
-    progress "Fetching script to detect required packages..."
-    if [ -n "${NETDATA_LOCAL_TARBALL_OVERRIDE_DEPS_SCRIPT}" ]; then
-      if [ -f "${NETDATA_LOCAL_TARBALL_OVERRIDE_DEPS_SCRIPT}" ]; then
-        run cp "${NETDATA_LOCAL_TARBALL_OVERRIDE_DEPS_SCRIPT}" "${ndtmpdir}/install-required-packages.sh"
-      else
-        fatal "Invalid given dependency file, please check your --local-files parameter options and try again" F1001
-      fi
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
+
+handle_existing_install() {
+  if pkg_installed netdata; then
+    ndprefix="/"
+  else
+    if [ -n "${INSTALL_PREFIX}" ]; then
+      searchpath="${INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin:${INSTALL_PREFIX}/sbin:${INSTALL_PREFIX}/usr/bin:${INSTALL_PREFIX}/usr/sbin:${PATH}"
+      searchpath="${INSTALL_PREFIX}/netdata/bin:${INSTALL_PREFIX}/netdata/sbin:${INSTALL_PREFIX}/netdata/usr/bin:${INSTALL_PREFIX}/netdata/usr/sbin:${searchpath}"
     else
-      download "${PACKAGES_SCRIPT}" "${ndtmpdir}/install-required-packages.sh"
+      searchpath="${PATH}"
+    fi
+
+    ndpath="$(PATH="${searchpath}" command -v netdata 2>/dev/null)"
+
+    if [ -z "$ndpath" ] && [ -x /opt/netdata/bin/netdata ]; then
+      ndpath="/opt/netdata/bin/netdata"
+    fi
+
+    if [ -n "${ndpath}" ]; then
+      ndprefix="$(dirname "$(dirname "${ndpath}")")"
+    fi
+
+    if echo "${ndprefix}" | grep -Eq '/usr$'; then
+      ndprefix="$(dirname "${ndprefix}")"
     fi
+  fi
 
-    if [ ! -s "${ndtmpdir}/install-required-packages.sh" ]; then
-      warning "Downloaded dependency installation script is empty."
+  if [ -n "${ndprefix}" ]; then
+    typefile="${ndprefix}/etc/netdata/.install-type"
+    if [ -r "${typefile}" ]; then
+      ${ROOTCMD} sh -c "cat \"${typefile}\" > \"${tmpdir}/install-type\""
+      # shellcheck disable=SC1091
+      . "${tmpdir}/install-type"
     else
-      progress "Running downloaded script to detect required packages..."
-      run ${sudo} "${bash}" "${ndtmpdir}/install-required-packages.sh" ${PACKAGES_INSTALLER_OPTIONS}
-      # shellcheck disable=SC2181
-      if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-        warning "It failed to install all the required packages, but installation might still be possible."
-      fi
+      INSTALL_TYPE="unknown"
     fi
+  fi
 
+  if [ -z "${ndprefix}" ]; then
+    progress "No existing installations of netdata found, assuming this is a fresh install."
+    return 0
   fi
+
+  case "${INSTALL_TYPE}" in
+    kickstart-*|legacy-*|binpkg-*|manual-static|unknown)
+      if [ "${INSTALL_TYPE}" = "unknown" ]; then
+        warning "Found an existing netdata install at ${ndprefix}, but could not determine the install type."
+      else
+        progress "Found an existing netdata install at ${ndprefix}, with installation type '${INSTALL_TYPE}'."
+      fi
+
+      if [ -n "${NETDATA_REINSTALL}" ] || [ -n "${NETDATA_UNSAFE_REINSTALL}" ]; then
+        progress "Found an existing netdata install at ${ndprefix}, but user requested reinstall, continuing."
+
+        case "${INSTALL_TYPE}" in
+          binpkg-*) NETDATA_ONLY_NATIVE=1 ;;
+          *-build) NETDATA_ONLY_BUILD=1 ;;
+          *-static) NETDATA_ONLY_STATIC=1 ;;
+          *)
+            if [ -n "${NETDATA_UNSAFE_REINSTALL}" ]; then
+              warning "Reinstalling over top of a ${INSTALL_TYPE} installation may be unsafe, but the user has requested we proceed."
+            elif [ "${INTERACTIVE}" -eq 0 ]; then
+              fatal "User requested reinstall, but we cannot safely reinstall over top of a ${INSTALL_TYPE} installation, exiting." F0104
+            else
+              if confirm "Reinstalling over top of a ${INSTALL_TYPE} installation may be unsafe, do you want to continue?"; then
+                progress "OK, continuing."
+              else
+                fatal "Cancelling reinstallation at user request." F0105
+              fi
+            fi
+            ;;
+        esac
+
+        return 0
+      fi
+
+      ret=0
+
+      if [ "${NETDATA_CLAIM_ONLY}" -eq 0 ] && echo "${INSTALL_TYPE}" | grep -vq "binpkg-*"; then
+        if ! update; then
+          warning "Unable to find usable updater script, not updating existing install at ${ndprefix}."
+        fi
+      else
+        warning "Not updating existing install at ${ndprefix}."
+      fi
+
+      if [ -n "${NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN}" ]; then
+        progress "Attempting to claim existing install at ${ndprefix}."
+        INSTALL_PREFIX="${ndprefix}"
+        claim
+        ret=$?
+      elif [ "${NETDATA_CLAIM_ONLY}" -eq 1 ]; then
+        fatal "User asked to claim, but did not proide a claiming token." F0202
+      else
+        progress "Not attempting to claim existing install at ${ndprefix} (no claiming token provided)."
+      fi
+
+      cleanup
+      trap - EXIT
+      exit $ret
+      ;;
+    oci)
+      fatal "This is an OCI container, use the regular image lifecycle management commands in your container instead of this script for managing it." F0203
+      ;;
+    *)
+      if [ -n "${NETDATA_REINSTALL}" ] || [ -n "${NETDATA_UNSAFE_REINSTALL}" ]; then
+        if [ -n "${NETDATA_UNSAFE_REINSTALL}" ]; then
+          warning "Reinstalling over top of a ${INSTALL_TYPE} installation may be unsafe, but the user has requested we proceed."
+        elif [ "${INTERACTIVE}" -eq 0 ]; then
+          fatal "User requested reinstall, but we cannot safely reinstall over top of a ${INSTALL_TYPE} installation, exiting." F0104
+        else
+          if confirm "Reinstalling over top of a ${INSTALL_TYPE} installation may be unsafe, do you want to continue?"; then
+            progress "OK, continuing."
+          else
+            fatal "Cancelling reinstallation at user request." F0105
+          fi
+        fi
+      else
+        fatal "Found an existing netdata install at ${ndprefix}, but the install type is '${INSTALL_TYPE}', which is not supported, refusing to proceed." F0103
+      fi
+      ;;
+  esac
 }
 
-safe_sha256sum() {
-  # Within the context of the installer, we only use -c option that is common between the two commands
-  # We will have to reconsider if we start non-common options
-  if command -v sha256sum > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    sha256sum "$@"
-  elif command -v shasum > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    shasum -a 256 "$@"
+soft_disable_cloud() {
+  cloud_prefix="${INSTALL_PREFIX}/var/lib/netdata/cloud.d"
+
+  run ${ROOTCMD} mkdir -p "${cloud_prefix}"
+
+  cat > "${tmpdir}/cloud.conf" << EOF
+[global]
+  enabled = no
+EOF
+
+  run ${ROOTCMD} cp "${tmpdir}/cloud.conf" "${cloud_prefix}/cloud.conf"
+
+  if [ -z "${NETDATA_NO_START}" ]; then
+    case "${SYSTYPE}" in
+      Darwin) run ${ROOTCMD} launchctl kickstart -k com.github.netdata ;;
+      FreeBSD) run ${ROOTCMD} service netdata restart ;;
+      Linux)
+        initpath="$(${ROOTCMD} readlink /proc/1/exe)"
+
+        if command -v service > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+          run ${ROOTCMD} service netdata restart
+        elif command -v rc-service > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+          run ${ROOTCMD} rc-service netdata restart
+        elif [ "$(basename "${initpath}" 2> /dev/null)" = "systemd" ]; then
+          run ${ROOTCMD} systemctl restart netdata
+        elif [ -f /etc/init.d/netdata ]; then
+          run ${ROOTCMD} /etc/init.d/netdata restart
+        fi
+        ;;
+    esac
+  fi
+}
+
+confirm_install_prefix() {
+  if [ -n "${INSTALL_PREFIX}" ] && [ "${NETDATA_ONLY_BUILD}" -ne 1 ]; then
+    fatal "The \`--install\` option is only supported together with the \`--only-build\` option." F0204
+  fi
+
+  if [ -n "${INSTALL_PREFIX}" ]; then
+    NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS="${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS} --install ${INSTALL_PREFIX}"
   else
-    fatal "I could not find a suitable checksum binary to use" F0004
+    case "${SYSTYPE}" in
+      Darwin)
+        INSTALL_PREFIX="/usr/local/netdata"
+        NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS="${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS} --install-no-prefix ${INSTALL_PREFIX}"
+        ;;
+      FreeBSD)
+        INSTALL_PREFIX="/usr/local"
+        NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS="${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS} --install-no-prefix ${INSTALL_PREFIX}"
+        ;;
+    esac
+  fi
+}
+
+# ======================================================================
+# Claiming support code
+
+check_claim_opts() {
+# shellcheck disable=SC2235,SC2030
+  if [ -z "${NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN}" ] && [ -n "${NETDATA_CLAIM_ROOMS}" ]; then
+    fatal "Invalid claiming options, claim rooms may only be specified when a token and URL are specified." F0204
+  elif [ -z "${NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN}" ] && [ -n "${NETDATA_CLAIM_EXTRA}" ]; then
+    fatal "Invalid claiming options, a claiming token must be specified." F0204
+  elif [ "${NETDATA_DISABLE_CLOUD}" -eq 1 ] && [ -n "${NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN}" ]; then
+    fatal "Cloud explicitly disabled, but automatic claiming requested. Either enable Netdata Cloud, or remove the --claim-* options." F0204
+  fi
+}
+
+is_netdata_running() {
+  if command -v pgrep > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    if pgrep netdata; then
+      return 0
+    else
+      return 1
+    fi
+  else
+    if [ -z "${INSTALL_PREFIX}" ]; then
+      NETDATACLI_PATH=/usr/sbin/netdatacli
+    elif [ "${INSTALL_PREFIX}" = "/opt/netdata" ]; then
+      NETDATACLI_PATH="/opt/netdata/bin/netdatacli"
+    else
+      NETDATACLI_PATH="${INSTALL_PREFIX}/netdata/usr/sbin/netdatacli"
+    fi
+
+    if "${NETDATACLI_PATH}" ping > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+      return 0
+    else
+      return 1
+    fi
   fi
 }
 
 claim() {
   progress "Attempting to claim agent to ${NETDATA_CLAIM_URL}"
-  if [ -z "${NETDATA_PREFIX}" ] ; then
+  if [ -z "${INSTALL_PREFIX}" ] || [ "${INSTALL_PREFIX}" = "/" ]; then
     NETDATA_CLAIM_PATH=/usr/sbin/netdata-claim.sh
+  elif [ "${INSTALL_PREFIX}" = "/opt/netdata" ]; then
+    NETDATA_CLAIM_PATH="/opt/netdata/bin/netdata-claim.sh"
   else
-    NETDATA_CLAIM_PATH="${NETDATA_PREFIX}/netdata/usr/sbin/netdata-claim.sh"
+    NETDATA_CLAIM_PATH="${INSTALL_PREFIX}/netdata/usr/sbin/netdata-claim.sh"
+  fi
+
+  if ! is_netdata_running; then
+    NETDATA_CLAIM_EXTRA="${NETDATA_CLAIM_EXTRA} -daemon-not-running"
   fi
 
-  if ${sudo} "${NETDATA_CLAIM_PATH}" -token=${NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN} -rooms=${NETDATA_CLAIM_ROOMS} -url=${NETDATA_CLAIM_URL} ${NETDATA_CLAIM_EXTRA}; then
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+  if ${ROOTCMD} "${NETDATA_CLAIM_PATH}" -token="${NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN}" -rooms="${NETDATA_CLAIM_ROOMS}" -url="${NETDATA_CLAIM_URL}" ${NETDATA_CLAIM_EXTRA}; then
     progress "Successfully claimed node"
-    return 0
   else
-    run_failed "Unable to claim node, you must do so manually."
-    return 1
+    warning "Unable to claim node, you must do so manually."
+    if [ -z "${NETDATA_NEW_INSTALL}" ]; then
+      cleanup
+      trap - EXIT
+      exit 1
+    fi
   fi
 }
 
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-umask 022
-
-sudo=""
-[ -z "${UID}" ] && UID="$(id -u)"
-[ "${UID}" -ne "0" ] && sudo="sudo"
-export PATH="${PATH}:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin"
+# ======================================================================
+# Native package install code.
 
-
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-INTERACTIVE=1
-PACKAGES_INSTALLER_OPTIONS="netdata"
-NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS=""
-NETDATA_UPDATES="--auto-update"
-RELEASE_CHANNEL="nightly"
-while [ -n "${1}" ]; do
-  case "${1}" in
-    "all") PACKAGES_INSTALLER_OPTIONS="netdata-all" ;;
-    "--dont-wait") INTERACTIVE=0 ;;
-    "--non-interactive") INTERACTIVE=0 ;;
-    "--no-updates") NETDATA_UPDATES= ;;
-    "--stable-channel")
-      RELEASE_CHANNEL="stable"
-      NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS="$NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS --stable-channel"
-      ;;
-    "--allow-duplicate-install") NETDATA_ALLOW_DUPLICATE_INSTALL=1 ;;
-    "--reinstall") NETDATA_REINSTALL=1 ;;
-    "--claim-token")
-      NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN="${2}"
-      shift 1
-      ;;
-    "--claim-rooms")
-      NETDATA_CLAIM_ROOMS="${2}"
-      shift 1
+# Check for an already installed package with a given name.
+pkg_installed() {
+  case "${DISTRO_COMPAT_NAME}" in
+    debian|ubuntu)
+      dpkg -l "${1}" > /dev/null 2>&1
+      return $?
       ;;
-    "--claim-url")
-      NETDATA_CLAIM_URL="${2}"
-      shift 1
+    centos|fedora|opensuse)
+      rpm -q "${1}" > /dev/null 2>&1
+      return $?
       ;;
-    "--claim-proxy")
-      NETDATA_CLAIM_EXTRA="${NETDATA_CLAIM_EXTRA} -proxy ${2}"
-      shift 1
+    *)
+      return 1
       ;;
-    "--dont-start-it")
-      NETDATA_CLAIM_EXTRA="${NETDATA_CLAIM_EXTRA} -daemon-not-running"
-      NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS="${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS} --dont-start-it"
+  esac
+}
+
+# Check for the existence of a usable netdata package in the repo.
+netdata_avail_check() {
+  case "${DISTRO_COMPAT_NAME}" in
+    debian|ubuntu)
+      env DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-cache policy netdata | grep -q packagecloud.io/netdata/netdata;
+      return $?
       ;;
-    "--install")
-      NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS="${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS} --install ${2}"
-      NETDATA_PREFIX="${2}"
-      shift 1
+    centos|fedora)
+      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+      ${pm_cmd} search -v netdata | grep -qE 'Repo *: netdata(-edge)?$'
+      return $?
       ;;
-    "--disable-cloud")
-      NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS="${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS} --disable-cloud"
-      NETDATA_DISABLE_CLOUD=1
+    opensuse)
+      zypper packages -r "$(zypper repos | grep -E 'netdata |netdata-edge ' | cut -f 1 -d '|' | tr -d ' ')" | grep -E 'netdata '
+      return $?
       ;;
-    "--disable-telemetry")
-      NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS="${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS} --disable-telemetry"
-      NETDATA_DISABLE_TELEMETRY=1
+    *)
+      return 1
       ;;
-    "--local-files")
-      if [ -z "${2}" ]; then
-        fatal "Missing netdata: Option --local-files requires extra information. The desired tarball for netdata, the checksum, the go.d plugin tarball , the go.d plugin config tarball and the dependency management script, in this particular order" F1002
-      fi
+  esac
+}
 
-      export NETDATA_LOCAL_TARBALL_OVERRIDE="${2}"
+# Check for any distro-specific dependencies we know we need.
+check_special_native_deps() {
+  if [ "${DISTRO_COMPAT_NAME}" = "centos" ] && [ "${SYSVERSION}" = "7" ]; then
+    progress "Checking for libuv availability."
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+    if ${pm_cmd} search ${interactive_opts} -v libuv | grep -q "No matches found"; then
+      progress "libv not found, checking for EPEL availability."
+      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+      if ${pm_cmd} search ${interactive_opts} -v epel-release | grep -q "No matches found"; then
+        warning "Unable to find a suitable source for libuv, cannot install on this system."
+        return 1
+      else
+        progress "EPEL is available, attempting to install so that required dependencies are available."
 
-      if [ -z "${3}" ]; then
-        fatal "Missing checksum file: Option --local-files requires extra information. The desired tarball for netdata, the checksum, the go.d plugin tarball , the go.d plugin config tarball and the dependency management script, in this particular order" F1003
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+        if ! run ${ROOTCMD} env ${env} ${pm_cmd} install ${pkg_install_opts} epel-release; then
+          warning "Failed to install EPEL."
+          return 1
+        fi
       fi
+    else
+      return 0
+    fi
+  fi
+}
 
-      export NETDATA_LOCAL_TARBALL_OVERRIDE_CHECKSUM="${3}"
-
-      if [ -z "${4}" ]; then
-        fatal "Missing go.d tarball: Option --local-files requires extra information. The desired tarball for netdata, the checksum, the go.d plugin tarball , the go.d plugin config tarball and the dependency management script, in this particular order" F1004
-      fi
+try_package_install() {
+  if [ -z "${DISTRO}" ]; then
+    warning "Unable to determine Linux distribution for native packages."
+    return 1
+  fi
 
-      export NETDATA_LOCAL_TARBALL_OVERRIDE_GO_PLUGIN="${4}"
+  progress "Attempting to install using native packages..."
 
-      if [ -z "${5}" ]; then
-        fatal "Missing go.d config tarball: Option --local-files requires extra information. The desired tarball for netdata, the checksum, the go.d plugin tarball , the go.d plugin config tarball and the dependency management script, in this particular order" F1005
-      fi
+  if [ "${RELEASE_CHANNEL}" = "nightly" ]; then
+    release="-edge"
+  else
+    release=""
+  fi
 
-      export NETDATA_LOCAL_TARBALL_OVERRIDE_GO_PLUGIN_CONFIG="${5}"
+  if [ "${INTERACTIVE}" = "0" ]; then
+    interactive_opts="-y"
+    env="DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive"
+  else
+    interactive_opts=""
+    env=""
+  fi
 
-      if [ -z "${6}" ]; then
-        fatal "Missing dependencies management scriptlet: Option --local-files requires extra information. The desired tarball for netdata, the checksum, the go.d plugin tarball , the go.d plugin config tarball and the dependency management script, in this particular order" F1006
+  case "${DISTRO_COMPAT_NAME}" in
+    debian)
+      needs_early_refresh=1
+      pm_cmd="apt-get"
+      repo_subcmd="update"
+      repo_prefix="debian/${SYSCODENAME}"
+      pkg_type="deb"
+      pkg_suffix="_all"
+      pkg_vsep="_"
+      pkg_install_opts="${interactive_opts}"
+      repo_update_opts="${interactive_opts}"
+      uninstall_subcmd="purge"
+      INSTALL_TYPE="binpkg-deb"
+      ;;
+    ubuntu)
+      needs_early_refresh=1
+      pm_cmd="apt-get"
+      repo_subcmd="update"
+      repo_prefix="ubuntu/${SYSCODENAME}"
+      pkg_type="deb"
+      pkg_suffix="_all"
+      pkg_vsep="_"
+      pkg_install_opts="${interactive_opts}"
+      repo_update_opts="${interactive_opts}"
+      uninstall_subcmd="purge"
+      INSTALL_TYPE="binpkg-deb"
+      ;;
+    centos)
+      if command -v dnf > /dev/null; then
+        pm_cmd="dnf"
+        repo_subcmd="makecache"
+      else
+        pm_cmd="yum"
       fi
-
-      export NETDATA_LOCAL_TARBALL_OVERRIDE_DEPS_SCRIPT="${6}"
-      shift 5
+      repo_prefix="el/${SYSVERSION}"
+      pkg_type="rpm"
+      pkg_suffix=".noarch"
+      pkg_vsep="-"
+      pkg_install_opts="${interactive_opts}"
+      repo_update_opts="${interactive_opts}"
+      uninstall_subcmd="remove"
+      INSTALL_TYPE="binpkg-rpm"
+      ;;
+    fedora)
+      if command -v dnf > /dev/null; then
+        pm_cmd="dnf"
+        repo_subcmd="makecache"
+      else
+        pm_cmd="yum"
+      fi
+      repo_prefix="fedora/${SYSVERSION}"
+      pkg_type="rpm"
+      pkg_suffix=".noarch"
+      pkg_vsep="-"
+      pkg_install_opts="${interactive_opts}"
+      repo_update_opts="${interactive_opts}"
+      uninstall_subcmd="remove"
+      INSTALL_TYPE="binpkg-rpm"
+      ;;
+    opensuse)
+      pm_cmd="zypper"
+      repo_subcmd="--gpg-auto-import-keys refresh"
+      repo_prefix="opensuse/${SYSVERSION}"
+      pkg_type="rpm"
+      pkg_suffix=".noarch"
+      pkg_vsep="-"
+      pkg_install_opts="${interactive_opts} --allow-unsigned-rpm"
+      repo_update_opts=""
+      uninstall_subcmd="remove"
+      INSTALL_TYPE="binpkg-rpm"
       ;;
     *)
-      NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS="${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS} ${1}"
+      warning "We do not provide native packages for ${DISTRO}."
+      return 2
       ;;
   esac
-  shift 1
-done
 
-if [ "${INTERACTIVE}" = "0" ]; then
-  PACKAGES_INSTALLER_OPTIONS="--dont-wait --non-interactive ${PACKAGES_INSTALLER_OPTIONS}"
-  NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS="$NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS --dont-wait"
-fi
+  repoconfig_name="netdata-repo${release}"
+  repoconfig_file="${repoconfig_name}${pkg_vsep}${REPOCONFIG_VERSION}${pkg_suffix}.${pkg_type}"
+  repoconfig_url="${REPOCONFIG_URL_PREFIX}/${repo_prefix}/${repoconfig_file}/download.${pkg_type}"
+
+  if ! pkg_installed "${repoconfig_name}"; then
+    progress "Downloading repository configuration package."
+    if ! download "${repoconfig_url}" "${tmpdir}/${repoconfig_file}"; then
+      warning "Failed to download repository configuration package."
+      return 2
+    fi
+
+    if [ -n "${needs_early_refresh}" ]; then
+      progress "Updating repository metadata."
+      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+      if ! run ${ROOTCMD} env ${env} ${pm_cmd} ${repo_subcmd} ${repo_update_opts}; then
+        warning "Failed to refresh repository metadata."
+        return 2
+      fi
+    fi
 
-if [ -n "${NETDATA_DISABLE_CLOUD}" ]; then
-  if [ -n "${NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN}" ] || [ -n "${NETDATA_CLAIM_ROOMS}" ] || [ -n "${NETDATA_CLAIM_URL}" ]; then
-    run_failed "Cloud explicitly disabled but automatic claiming requested."
-    run_failed "Either enable Netdata Cloud, or remove the --claim-* options."
-    exit 1
+    progress "Installing repository configuration package."
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+    if ! run ${ROOTCMD} env ${env} ${pm_cmd} install ${pkg_install_opts} "${tmpdir}/${repoconfig_file}"; then
+      warning "Failed to install repository configuration package."
+      return 2
+    fi
+
+    if [ -n "${repo_subcmd}" ]; then
+      progress "Updating repository metadata."
+      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+      if ! run ${ROOTCMD} env ${env} ${pm_cmd} ${repo_subcmd} ${repo_update_opts}; then
+        fatal "Failed to update repository metadata." F0205
+      fi
+    fi
+  else
+    progress "Repository configuration is already present, attempting to install netdata."
   fi
-fi
 
-# shellcheck disable=SC2235,SC2030,SC2031
-if ( [ -z "${NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN}" ] && [ -n "${NETDATA_CLAIM_URL}" ] ) || ( [ -n "${NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN}" ] && [ -z "${NETDATA_CLAIM_URL}" ] ); then
-  run_failed "Invalid claiming options, both a claiming token and URL must be specified."
-  exit 1
-elif [ -z "${NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN}" ] && [ -n "${NETDATA_CLAIM_ROOMS}" ]; then
-  run_failed "Invalid claiming options, claim rooms may only be specified when a token and URL are specified."
-  exit 1
-fi
+  if ! check_special_native_deps; then
+    warning "Could not find secondary dependencies ${DISTRO} on ${SYSARCH}."
+    if [ -z "${NO_CLEANUP}" ]; then
+      progress "Attempting to uninstall repository configuration package."
+      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+      run ${ROOTCMD} env ${env} ${pm_cmd} ${uninstall_subcmd} ${pkg_install_opts} "${repoconfig_name}"
+    fi
+    return 2
+  fi
 
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# look for an existing install and try to update that instead if it exists
+  progress "Checking for usable Netdata package."
+  if ! netdata_avail_check "${DISTRO_COMPAT_NAME}"; then
+    warning "Could not find a usable native package for ${DISTRO} on ${SYSARCH}."
+    if [ -z "${NO_CLEANUP}" ]; then
+      progress "Attempting to uninstall repository configuration package."
+      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+      run ${ROOTCMD} env ${env} ${pm_cmd} ${uninstall_subcmd} ${pkg_install_opts} "${repoconfig_name}"
+    fi
+    return 2
+  fi
 
-ndpath="$(command -v netdata 2>/dev/null)"
-if [ -z "$ndpath" ] && [ -x /opt/netdata/bin/netdata ] ; then
-    ndpath="/opt/netdata/bin/netdata"
-fi
+  if [ "${NETDATA_DISABLE_TELEMETRY}" -eq 1 ]; then
+    run ${ROOTCMD} mkdir -p "/etc/netdata"
+    run ${ROOTCMD} touch "/etc/netdata/.opt-out-from-anonymous-statistics"
+  fi
 
-if [ -n "$ndpath" ] ; then
-  ndprefix="$(dirname "$(dirname "${ndpath}")")"
+  progress "Installing Netdata package."
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+  if ! run ${ROOTCMD} env ${env} ${pm_cmd} install ${pkg_install_opts} netdata; then
+    warning "Failed to install Netdata package."
+    if [ -z "${NO_CLEANUP}" ]; then
+      progress "Attempting to uninstall repository configuration package."
+      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+      run ${ROOTCMD} env ${env} ${pm_cmd} ${uninstall_subcmd} ${pkg_install_opts} "${repoconfig_name}"
+    fi
+    return 2
+  fi
+}
 
-  if [ "${ndprefix}" = /usr ] ; then
-    ndprefix="/"
+# ======================================================================
+# Static build install code
+
+set_static_archive_urls() {
+  if [ "${RELEASE_CHANNEL}" = "stable" ]; then
+    latest="$(get_redirect "https://github.com/netdata/netdata/releases/latest")"
+    export NETDATA_STATIC_ARCHIVE_URL="https://github.com/netdata/netdata/releases/download/${latest}/netdata-${SYSARCH}-latest.gz.run"
+    export NETDATA_STATIC_ARCHIVE_CHECKSUM_URL="https://github.com/netdata/netdata/releases/download/${latest}/sha256sums.txt"
+  else
+    export NETDATA_STATIC_ARCHIVE_URL="${NETDATA_TARBALL_BASEURL}/netdata-${SYSARCH}-latest.gz.run"
+    export NETDATA_STATIC_ARCHIVE_CHECKSUM_URL="${NETDATA_TARBALL_BASEURL}/sha256sums.txt"
   fi
+}
 
-  progress "Found existing install of Netdata under: ${ndprefix}"
+try_static_install() {
+  set_static_archive_urls "${RELEASE_CHANNEL}"
+  progress "Downloading static netdata binary: ${NETDATA_STATIC_ARCHIVE_URL}"
 
-  if [ -r "${ndprefix}/etc/netdata/.environment" ] ; then
-    ndstatic="$(grep IS_NETDATA_STATIC_BINARY "${ndprefix}/etc/netdata/.environment" | cut -d "=" -f 2 | tr -d \")"
-    if [ -z "${NETDATA_REINSTALL}" ] && [ -z "${NETDATA_LOCAL_TARBALL_OVERRIDE}" ] ; then
-      if [ -n "${NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN}" ] ; then
-        if [ "${ndprefix}" != '/' ] ; then
-          NETDATA_PREFIX="${ndprefix}"
-        fi
+  if ! download "${NETDATA_STATIC_ARCHIVE_URL}" "${tmpdir}/netdata-${SYSARCH}-latest.gz.run"; then
+    warning "Unable to download static build archive for ${SYSARCH}."
+    return 2
+  fi
 
-        claim
-        exit $?
-      elif [ -x "${ndprefix}/usr/libexec/netdata/netdata-updater.sh" ] ; then
-        progress "Attempting to update existing install instead of creating a new one"
-        if run ${sudo} "${ndprefix}/usr/libexec/netdata/netdata-updater.sh" --not-running-from-cron ; then
-          progress "Updated existing install at ${ndpath}"
-          exit 0
-        else
-          fatal "Failed to update existing Netdata install" F0100
-        fi
-      else
-        if [ -z "${NETDATA_ALLOW_DUPLICATE_INSTALL}" ] || [ "${ndstatic}" = "yes" ] ; then
-          fatal "Existing installation detected which cannot be safely updated by this script. Refusing to continue." F0101
-        else
-          progress "User explicitly requested duplicate install, proceeding."
-        fi
-      fi
-    else
-      if [ "${ndstatic}" = "no" ] ; then
-        progress "User requested reinstall instead of update, proceeding."
-      else
-        fatal "Existing install is a static install. Please use kickstart-static64.sh instead." F0102
-      fi
-    fi
+  if ! download "${NETDATA_STATIC_ARCHIVE_CHECKSUM_URL}" "${tmpdir}/sha256sum.txt"; then
+    fatal "Unable to fetch checksums to verify static build archive." F0206
+  fi
+
+  if ! grep "netdata-${SYSARCH}-latest.gz.run" "${tmpdir}/sha256sum.txt" | safe_sha256sum -c - > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    fatal "Static binary checksum validation failed. Usually this is a result of an older copy of the file being cached somewhere upstream and can be resolved by retrying in an hour." F0207
+  fi
+
+  if [ "${INTERACTIVE}" -eq 0 ]; then
+    opts="${opts} --accept"
+  fi
+
+  progress "Installing netdata"
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+  if ! run ${ROOTCMD} sh "${tmpdir}/netdata-${SYSARCH}-latest.gz.run" ${opts} -- ${NETDATA_AUTO_UPDATES:+--auto-update} ${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS}; then
+    warning "Failed to install static build of Netdata on ${SYSARCH}."
+    run rm -rf /opt/netdata
+    return 2
+  fi
+
+  install_type_file="/opt/netdata/etc/netdata/.install-type"
+  if [ -f "${install_type_file}" ]; then
+    ${ROOTCMD} sh -c "cat \"${install_type_file}\" > \"${tmpdir}/install-type\""
+    ${ROOTCMD} chown "$(id -u)":"$(id -g)" "${tmpdir}/install-type"
+    # shellcheck disable=SC1091
+    . "${tmpdir}/install-type"
+    cat > "${tmpdir}/install-type" <<- EOF
+	INSTALL_TYPE='kickstart-static'
+	PREBUILT_ARCH='${PREBUILT_ARCH}'
+	EOF
+    ${ROOTCMD} chown netdata:netdata "${tmpdir}/install-type"
+    ${ROOTCMD} cp "${tmpdir}/install-type" "${install_type_file}"
+  fi
+}
+
+# ======================================================================
+# Local build install code
+
+set_source_archive_urls() {
+  if [ "$1" = "stable" ]; then
+    latest="$(get_redirect "https://github.com/netdata/netdata/releases/latest")"
+    export NETDATA_SOURCE_ARCHIVE_URL="https://github.com/netdata/netdata/releases/download/${latest}/netdata-${latest}.tar.gz"
+    export NETDATA_SOURCE_ARCHIVE_CHECKSUM_URL="https://github.com/netdata/netdata/releases/download/${latest}/sha256sums.txt"
   else
-    progress "Existing install appears to be handled manually or through the system package manager."
-    if [ -n "${NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN}" ] ; then
-      if [ "${ndprefix}" != '/' ] ; then
-        NETDATA_PREFIX="${ndprefix}"
-      fi
+    export NETDATA_SOURCE_ARCHIVE_URL="${NETDATA_TARBALL_BASEURL}/netdata-latest.tar.gz"
+    export NETDATA_SOURCE_ARCHIVE_CHECKSUM_URL="${NETDATA_TARBALL_BASEURL}/sha256sums.txt"
+  fi
+}
+
+install_local_build_dependencies() {
+  bash="$(command -v bash 2> /dev/null)"
+
+  if [ -z "${bash}" ] || [ ! -x "${bash}" ]; then
+    warning "Unable to find a usable version of \`bash\` (required for local build)."
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  progress "Fetching script to detect required packages..."
+  download "${PACKAGES_SCRIPT}" "${tmpdir}/install-required-packages.sh"
+
+  if [ ! -s "${tmpdir}/install-required-packages.sh" ]; then
+    warning "Downloaded dependency installation script is empty."
+  else
+    progress "Running downloaded script to detect required packages..."
 
-      claim
-      exit $?
-    elif [ -z "${NETDATA_ALLOW_DUPLICATE_INSTALL}" ] ; then
-      fatal "Existing installation detected which cannot be safely updated by this script. Refusing to continue." F0103
+    if [ "${INTERACTIVE}" -eq 0 ]; then
+      opts="--dont-wait --non-interactive"
+    fi
+
+    if [ "${SYSTYPE}" = "Darwin" ]; then
+      sudo=""
     else
-      progress "User explicitly requested duplicate install, proceeding."
+      sudo="${ROOTCMD}"
+    fi
+
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+    if ! run ${sudo} "${bash}" "${tmpdir}/install-required-packages.sh" ${opts} netdata; then
+      warning "It failed to install all the required packages, but installation might still be possible."
     fi
   fi
-fi
+}
 
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# install required system packages
+build_and_install() {
+  progress "Building netdata"
 
-ndtmpdir=$(create_tmp_directory)
-cd "${ndtmpdir}" || exit 1
+  echo "INSTALL_TYPE='kickstart-build'" > system/.install-type
 
-dependencies
+  opts="${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS}"
 
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# download netdata package
+  if [ "${INTERACTIVE}" -eq 0 ]; then
+    opts="${opts} --dont-wait"
+  fi
 
-if [ -z "${NETDATA_LOCAL_TARBALL_OVERRIDE}" ]; then
-  set_tarball_urls "${RELEASE_CHANNEL}"
+  if [ "${NETDATA_AUTO_UPDATES}" -eq 1 ]; then
+    opts="${opts} --auto-update"
+  fi
 
-  download "${NETDATA_TARBALL_CHECKSUM_URL}" "${ndtmpdir}/sha256sum.txt"
-  download "${NETDATA_TARBALL_URL}" "${ndtmpdir}/netdata-latest.tar.gz"
-else
-  progress "Installation sources were given as input, running installation using \"${NETDATA_LOCAL_TARBALL_OVERRIDE}\""
-  run cp "${NETDATA_LOCAL_TARBALL_OVERRIDE_CHECKSUM}" "${ndtmpdir}/sha256sum.txt"
-  run cp "${NETDATA_LOCAL_TARBALL_OVERRIDE}" "${ndtmpdir}/netdata-latest.tar.gz"
-fi
+  if [ "${RELEASE_CHANNEL}" = "stable" ]; then
+    opts="${opts} --stable-channel"
+  fi
 
-if ! grep netdata-latest.tar.gz "${ndtmpdir}/sha256sum.txt" | safe_sha256sum -c - > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-  fatal "Tarball checksum validation failed. Stopping Netdata Agent installation and leaving tarball in ${ndtmpdir}.\nUsually this is a result of an older copy of the file being cached somewhere upstream and can be resolved by retrying in an hour." F0005
-fi
-run tar -xf netdata-latest.tar.gz
-rm -rf netdata-latest.tar.gz > /dev/null 2>&1
-cd netdata-* || fatal "Cannot cd to netdata source tree" F0006
+  if [ "${NETDATA_REQUIRE_CLOUD}" -eq 1 ]; then
+    opts="${opts} --require-cloud"
+  elif [ "${NETDATA_DISABLE_CLOUD}" -eq 1 ]; then
+    opts="${opts} --disable-cloud"
+  fi
 
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# install netdata from source
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+  run ${ROOTCMD} ./netdata-installer.sh ${opts}
 
-install() {
-  progress "Installing netdata..."
-  run ${sudo} ./netdata-installer.sh ${NETDATA_UPDATES} ${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS}
   case $? in
     1)
       fatal "netdata-installer.sh exited with error" F0007
@@ -633,25 +1129,262 @@ install() {
       fatal "Insufficient RAM to install netdata" F0008
       ;;
   esac
-  if [ -d "${ndtmpdir}" ] && [ ! "${ndtmpdir}" = "/" ]; then
-    run ${sudo} rm -rf "${ndtmpdir}" > /dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+try_build_install() {
+  if ! install_local_build_dependencies; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  set_source_archive_urls "${RELEASE_CHANNEL}"
+
+  download "${NETDATA_SOURCE_ARCHIVE_CHECKSUM_URL}" "${tmpdir}/sha256sum.txt"
+  download "${NETDATA_SOURCE_ARCHIVE_URL}" "${tmpdir}/netdata-latest.tar.gz"
+
+  if ! grep netdata-latest.tar.gz "${tmpdir}/sha256sum.txt" | safe_sha256sum -c - > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    fatal "Tarball checksum validation failed. Usually this is a result of an older copy of the file being cached somewhere upstream and can be resolved by retrying in an hour." F0005
+  fi
+
+  run tar -xf "${tmpdir}/netdata-latest.tar.gz" -C "${tmpdir}"
+  rm -rf "${tmpdir}/netdata-latest.tar.gz" > /dev/null 2>&1
+  cd "$(find "${tmpdir}" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -name netdata-)" || fatal "Cannot cd to netdata source tree" F0006
+
+  if [ -x netdata-installer.sh ]; then
+    build_and_install || return 1
+  else
+    # This case is needed because some platforms produce an extra directory on the source tarball extraction.
+    if [ "$(find . -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | wc -l)" -eq 1 ] && [ -x "$(find . -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d)/netdata-installer.sh" ]; then
+      cd "$(find . -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d)" &&  build_and_install || return 1
+    else
+      fatal "Cannot install netdata from source (the source directory does not include netdata-installer.sh). Leaving all files in ${tmpdir}" F0009
+    fi
   fi
 }
 
-if [ -x netdata-installer.sh ]; then
-  echo "INSTALL_TYPE='kickstart-build'" > system/.install-type
-  install "$@"
-else
-  if [ "$(find . -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | wc -l)" -eq 1 ] && [ -x "$(find . -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d)/netdata-installer.sh" ]; then
-    cd "$(find . -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d)" && install "$@"
+# ======================================================================
+# Per system-type install logic
+
+install_on_linux() {
+  if [ "${NETDATA_ONLY_STATIC}" -ne 1 ] && [ "${NETDATA_ONLY_BUILD}" -ne 1 ]; then
+    SELECTED_INSTALL_METHOD="native"
+    try_package_install
+
+    case "$?" in
+      0)
+        NETDATA_INSTALL_SUCCESSFUL=1
+        ;;
+      1)
+        fatal "Unable to install on this system." F0300
+        ;;
+      2)
+        if [ "${NETDATA_ONLY_NATIVE}" -eq 1 ]; then
+          fatal "Could not install native binary packages." F0301
+        else
+          warning "Could not install native binary packages, falling back to alternative installation method."
+        fi
+        ;;
+    esac
+  fi
+
+  if [ "${NETDATA_ONLY_NATIVE}" -ne 1 ] && [ "${NETDATA_ONLY_BUILD}" -ne 1 ] && [ -z "${NETDATA_INSTALL_SUCCESSFUL}" ]; then
+    SELECTED_INSTALL_METHOD="static"
+    INSTALL_TYPE="kickstart-static"
+    try_static_install
+
+    case "$?" in
+      0)
+        NETDATA_INSTALL_SUCCESSFUL=1
+        INSTALL_PREFIX="/opt/netdata"
+        ;;
+      1)
+        fatal "Unable to install on this system." F0302
+        ;;
+      2)
+        if [ "${NETDATA_ONLY_STATIC}" -eq 1 ]; then
+          fatal "Could not install static build." F0303
+        else
+          warning "Could not install static build, falling back to alternative installation method."
+        fi
+        ;;
+    esac
+  fi
+
+  if [ "${NETDATA_ONLY_NATIVE}" -ne 1 ] && [ "${NETDATA_ONLY_STATIC}" -ne 1 ] && [ -z "${NETDATA_INSTALL_SUCCESSFUL}" ]; then
+    SELECTED_INSTALL_METHOD="build"
+    INSTALL_TYPE="kickstart-build"
+    try_build_install
+
+    case "$?" in
+      0)
+        NETDATA_INSTALL_SUCCESSFUL=1
+        ;;
+      *)
+        fatal "Unable to install on this system." F0304
+        ;;
+    esac
+  fi
+}
+
+install_on_macos() {
+  if [ "${NETDATA_ONLY_NATIVE}" -eq 1 ]; then
+    fatal "User requested native package, but native packages are not available for macOS. Try installing without \`--only-native\` option." F0305
+  elif [ "${NETDATA_ONLY_STATIC}" -eq 1 ]; then
+    fatal "User requested static build, but static builds are not available for macOS. Try installing without \`--only-static\` option." F0306
   else
-    fatal "Cannot install netdata from source (the source directory does not include netdata-installer.sh). Leaving all files in ${ndtmpdir}" F0009
-    exit 1
+    SELECTED_INSTALL_METHOD="build"
+    INSTALL_TYPE="kickstart-build"
+    try_build_install
+
+    case "$?" in
+      0)
+        NETDATA_INSTALL_SUCCESSFUL=1
+        ;;
+      *)
+        fatal "Unable to install on this system." F0307
+        ;;
+    esac
   fi
-fi
+}
+
+install_on_freebsd() {
+  if [ "${NETDATA_ONLY_NATIVE}" -eq 1 ]; then
+    fatal "User requested native package, but native packages are not available for FreeBSD. Try installing without \`--only-native\` option." F0308
+  elif [ "${NETDATA_ONLY_STATIC}" -eq 1 ]; then
+    fatal "User requested static build, but static builds are not available for FreeBSD. Try installing without \`--only-static\` option." F0309
+  else
+    SELECTED_INSTALL_METHOD="build"
+    INSTALL_TYPE="kickstart-build"
+    try_build_install
+
+    case "$?" in
+      0)
+        NETDATA_INSTALL_SUCCESSFUL=1
+        ;;
+      *)
+        fatal "Unable to install on this system." F030A
+        ;;
+    esac
+  fi
+}
+
+# ======================================================================
+# Main program
 
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+setup_terminal || echo > /dev/null
+
+while [ -n "${1}" ]; do
+  case "${1}" in
+    "--help")
+      usage
+      cleanup
+      trap - EXIT
+      exit 0
+      ;;
+    "--no-cleanup") NO_CLEANUP=1 ;;
+    "--dont-wait"|"--non-interactive") INTERACTIVE=0 ;;
+    "--interactive") INTERACTIVE=1 ;;
+    "--stable-channel") RELEASE_CHANNEL="stable" ;;
+    "--no-updates") NETDATA_AUTO_UPDATES=0 ;;
+    "--auto-update") NETDATA_AUTO_UPDATES="1" ;;
+    "--reinstall") NETDATA_REINSTALL=1 ;;
+    "--reinstall-even-if-unsafe") NETDATA_UNSAFE_REINSTALL=1 ;;
+    "--claim-only") NETDATA_CLAIM_ONLY=1 ;;
+    "--disable-cloud")
+      NETDATA_DISABLE_CLOUD=1
+      NETDATA_REQUIRE_CLOUD=0
+      ;;
+    "--require-cloud")
+      NETDATA_DISABLE_CLOUD=0
+      NETDATA_REQUIRE_CLOUD=1
+      ;;
+    "--dont-start-it")
+      NETDATA_NO_START=1
+      NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS="${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS} --dont-start-it"
+      ;;
+    "--disable-telemetry")
+      NETDATA_DISABLE_TELEMETRY="1"
+      NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS="${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS} --disable-telemetry"
+      ;;
+    "--install")
+      INSTALL_PREFIX="${2}"
+      shift 1
+      ;;
+    "--native-only")
+      NETDATA_ONLY_NATIVE=1
+      NETDATA_ONLY_STATIC=0
+      NETDATA_ONLY_BUILD=0
+      SELECTED_INSTALL_METHOD="native"
+      ;;
+    "--static-only")
+      NETDATA_ONLY_STATIC=1
+      NETDATA_ONLY_NATIVE=0
+      NETDATA_ONLY_BUILD=0
+      SELECTED_INSTALL_METHOD="static"
+      ;;
+    "--build-only")
+      NETDATA_ONLY_BUILD=1
+      NETDATA_ONLY_NATIVE=0
+      NETDATA_ONLY_STATIC=0
+      SELECTED_INSTALL_METHOD="build"
+      ;;
+    "--claim-token")
+      NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN="${2}"
+      shift 1
+      ;;
+    "--claim-rooms")
+      NETDATA_CLAIM_ROOMS="${2}"
+      shift 1
+      ;;
+    "--claim-url")
+      NETDATA_CLAIM_URL="${2}"
+      shift 1
+      ;;
+    "--claim-*")
+      optname="$(echo "${1}" | cut -d '-' -f 4-)"
+      case "${optname}" in
+        id|proxy|user|hostname)
+          NETDATA_CLAIM_EXTRA="${NETDATA_CLAIM_EXTRA} -${optname} ${2}"
+          shift 1
+          ;;
+        verbose|insecure|noproxy|noreload|daemon-not-running)
+          NETDATA_CLAIM_EXTRA="${NETDATA_CLAIM_EXTRA} -${optname}"
+          ;;
+        *)
+          warning "Ignoring unrecognized claiming option ${optname}"
+          ;;
+      esac
+      ;;
+    *)
+      warning "Passing unrecognized option '${1}' to installer script. If this is intended, please add it to \$NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS instead."
+      NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS="${NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS} ${1}"
+      ;;
+  esac
+  shift 1
+done
+
+check_claim_opts
+confirm_root_support
+get_system_info
+confirm_install_prefix
+
+tmpdir="$(create_tmp_directory)"
+progress "Using ${tmpdir} as a temporary directory."
+cd "${tmpdir}" || exit 1
+
+handle_existing_install
+
+case "${SYSTYPE}" in
+  Linux) install_on_linux ;;
+  Darwin) install_on_macos ;;
+  FreeBSD) install_on_freebsd ;;
+esac
 
 if [ -n "${NETDATA_CLAIM_TOKEN}" ]; then
   claim
+elif [ "${NETDATA_DISABLE_CLOUD}" -eq 1 ]; then
+  soft_disable_cloud
 fi
+
+telemetry_event INSTALL_SUCCESS "" ""
+cleanup
+trap - EXIT
diff --git a/packaging/installer/methods/alpine.md b/packaging/installer/methods/alpine.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 51c4b0ccd..000000000
--- a/packaging/installer/methods/alpine.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-<!--
-title: "Install Netdata on Alpine 3.x"
-custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/packaging/installer/methods/alpine.md
--->
-
-# Install Netdata on Alpine 3.x
-
-Execute these commands to install Netdata in Alpine Linux 3.x:
-
-```sh
-# install required packages
-apk add alpine-sdk bash curl libuv-dev zlib-dev util-linux-dev libmnl-dev gcc make git autoconf automake pkgconfig python3 logrotate
-
-# if you plan to run node.js Netdata plugins
-apk add nodejs
-
-# download Netdata - the directory 'netdata' will be created
-git clone https://github.com/netdata/netdata.git --depth=100 --recursive
-cd netdata
-
-# build it, install it, start it
-./netdata-installer.sh
-
-# make Netdata start at boot and stop at shutdown
-cat > /etc/init.d/netdata << EOF
-#!/sbin/openrc-run
-
-name="netdata"
-command="/usr/sbin/$SVCNAME"
-
-depend() {
-        need net localmount
-        after firewall
-}
-EOF
-```
-
-If you have installed Netdata in another directory, you have to change the content of the `command` variable in that script.
-
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diff --git a/packaging/installer/methods/cloud-providers.md b/packaging/installer/methods/cloud-providers.md
index 7b232f322..08c0ed9da 100644
--- a/packaging/installer/methods/cloud-providers.md
+++ b/packaging/installer/methods/cloud-providers.md
@@ -25,11 +25,7 @@ aims to document some of those steps for popular cloud providers.
 ## Recommended installation methods for cloud providers
 
 The best installation method depends on the instance's operating system, distribution, and version. For Linux instances,
-we recommend either the [`kickstart.sh` automatic installation script](kickstart.md) or [.deb/.rpm
-packages](packages.md).
-
-To see the full list of approved methods for each operating system/version we support, see our [distribution
-matrix](../../DISTRIBUTIONS.md). That table will guide you to the various supported methods for your cloud instance.
+we recommend the [`kickstart.sh` automatic installation script](kickstart.md).
 
 If you have issues with Netdata after installation, look to the sections below to find the issue you're experiencing,
 followed by the solution for your provider.
diff --git a/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart-64.md b/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart-64.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 176d63ad4..000000000
--- a/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart-64.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,116 +0,0 @@
-<!--
-title: "Install Netdata with kickstart-static64.sh"
-description: "The kickstart-static64.sh script installs a pre-compiled static binary, including all dependencies required to connect to Netdata Cloud, with one command."
-custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart-64.md
--->
-
-# Install Netdata with kickstart-static64.sh
-
-![](https://registry.my-netdata.io/api/v1/badge.svg?chart=web_log_nginx.requests_per_url&options=unaligned&dimensions=kickstart64&group=sum&after=-3600&label=last+hour&units=installations&value_color=orange&precision=0) ![](https://registry.my-netdata.io/api/v1/badge.svg?chart=web_log_nginx.requests_per_url&options=unaligned&dimensions=kickstart64&group=sum&after=-86400&label=today&units=installations&precision=0)
-
-This page covers detailed instructions on using and configuring the installation script named `kickstart-static64.sh`.
-
-This method uses a pre-compiled static binary to install Netdata on any Intel/AMD 64bit Linux system and on any Linux
-distribution, even those with a broken or unsupported package manager.
-
-To install Netdata from a static binary package, including all dependencies required to connect to Netdata Cloud, and
-get _automatic nightly updates_, run the following as your normal user:
-
-```bash
-bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart-static64.sh)
-```
-
-> This script installs Netdata at `/opt/netdata`.
-
-> See our [installation guide](/packaging/installer/README.md) for details about [automatic
-> updates](/packaging/installer/README.md#automatic-updates) or [nightly vs. stable
-> releases](/packaging/installer/README.md#nightly-vs-stable-releases).
-
-## What does `kickstart-static64.sh` do?
-
-The `kickstart.sh` script does the following after being downloaded and run:
-
--   Checks to see if there is an existing installation, and if there is updates that in preference to reinstalling.
--   Downloads the latest Netdata binary from the [binary-packages](https://github.com/netdata/binary-packages)
-    repository. You can also run any of these `.run` files with [makeself](https://github.com/megastep/makeself).
--   Installs Netdata by running `./netdata-installer.sh` from the source tree, including any options you might have
-    added.
--   Installs `netdata-updater.sh` to `cron.daily` to enable automatic updates, unless you added the `--no-updates`
-    option.
--   Prints a message about whether the installation succeeded for failed for QA purposes.
-
-If your shell fails to handle the above one-liner, you can download and run the `kickstart-static64.sh` script manually.
-
-```sh
-# download the script with curl
-curl https://my-netdata.io/kickstart-static64.sh >/tmp/kickstart-static64.sh
-
-# or, download the script with wget
-wget -O /tmp/kickstart-static64.sh https://my-netdata.io/kickstart-static64.sh
-
-# run the downloaded script (any sh is fine, no need for bash)
-sh /tmp/kickstart-static64.sh
-```
-
-## Optional parameters to alter your installation
-
-The `kickstart-static64.sh` script passes all its parameters to `netdata-installer.sh`, which you can use to customize
-your installation. Here are a few important parameters:
-
--   `--dont-wait`: Enable automated installs by not prompting for permission to install any required packages.
--   `--dont-start-it`: Prevent the installer from starting Netdata automatically.
--   `--stable-channel`: Automatically update only on the release of new major versions.
--   `--nightly-channel`: Automatically update on every new nightly build.
--   `--disable-telemetry`: Opt-out of [anonymous statistics](/docs/anonymous-statistics.md) we use to make
-    Netdata better.
--   `--no-updates`: Prevent automatic updates of any kind.
--   `--reinstall`: If an existing installation is detected, reinstall instead of attempting to update it. Note
-    that this cannot be used to switch between installation types.
--   `--local-files`: Used for [offline installations](/packaging/installer/methods/offline.md). Pass four file paths:
-    the Netdata tarball, the checksum file, the go.d plugin tarball, and the go.d plugin config tarball, to force
-    kickstart run the process using those files. This option conflicts with the `--stable-channel` option. If you set
-    this _and_ `--stable-channel`, Netdata will use the local files.
-
-### Connect node to Netdata Cloud during installation
-
-The `kickstart.sh` script accepts additional parameters to automatically [connect](/claim/README.md) your node to Netdata
-Cloud immediately after installation. Find the `token` and `rooms` strings by [signing in to Netdata
-Cloud](https://app.netdata.cloud/sign-in?cloudRoute=/spaces), then clicking on **Connect Nodes** in the [Spaces management
-area](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/cloud/spaces#manage-spaces).
-
-- `--claim-token`: The unique token associated with your Space in Netdata Cloud.
-- `--claim-rooms`: A comma-separated list of tokens for each War Room this node should appear in.
-- `--claim-proxy`: Should take the form of `socks5[h]://[user:pass@]host:ip` for a SOCKS5 proxy, or
-  `http://[user:pass@]host:ip` for an HTTP(S) proxy.See [connecting through a
-  proxy](/claim/README.md#connect-through-a-proxy) for details.
-- `--claim-url`: Defaults to `https://app.netdata.cloud`.
-
-For example:
-
-```bash
-bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart-static64.sh) --claim-token=TOKEN --claim-rooms=ROOM1,ROOM2
-```
-
-## Verify script integrity
-
-To use `md5sum` to verify the integrity of the `kickstart-static64.sh` script you will download using the one-line
-command above, run the following:
-
-```bash
-[ "78461a3055aee03011a577a716e2dee5" = "$(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart-static64.sh | md5sum | cut -d ' ' -f 1)" ] && echo "OK, VALID" || echo "FAILED, INVALID"
-```
-
-If the script is valid, this command will return `OK, VALID`.
-
-## What's next?
-
-When you're finished with installation, check out our [single-node](/docs/quickstart/single-node.md) or
-[infrastructure](/docs/quickstart/infrastructure.md) monitoring quickstart guides based on your use case.
-
-Or, skip straight to [configuring the Netdata Agent](/docs/configure/nodes.md).
-
-Read through Netdata's [documentation](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs), which is structured based on actions and
-solutions, to enable features like health monitoring, alarm notifications, long-term metrics storage, exporting to
-external databases, and more.
-
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diff --git a/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart.md b/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart.md
index 7792989ee..bc7c4de95 100644
--- a/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart.md
+++ b/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart.md
@@ -11,62 +11,74 @@ custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/packaging/instal
 This page covers detailed instructions on using and configuring the automatic one-line installation script named
 `kickstart.sh`.
 
-This method is fully automatic on all Linux distributions and macOS environments. To install Netdata from source, including all dependencies
-required to connect to Netdata Cloud, and get _automatic nightly updates_, run the following as your normal user:
+The kickstart script works on all Linux distributions and macOS environments. By default, automatic nightly updates are enabled. If you are installing on macOS, make sure to check the [install documentation for macOS](packaging/installer/methods/macos) before continuing.
 
-**Linux**
+> If you are unsure whether you want nightly or stable releases, read the [installation guide](/packaging/installer/README.md#nightly-vs-stable-releases). 
+> If you want to turn off [automatic updates](/packaging/installer/README.md#automatic-updates), use the `--no-updates` option. You can find more installation options below.
+
+To install Netdata, run the following as your normal user:
 
 ```bash
-bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh)
+wget -O ./kickstart.sh https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh && sh ./kickstart.sh
 ```
 
-**macOS**
+Or, if you have cURL but not wget (such as on macOS):
 
 ```bash
-bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh) --install /usr/local/
+curl https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh > /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh && sh /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh
 ```
 
-> See our [installation guide](/packaging/installer/README.md) for details about [automatic updates](/packaging/installer/README.md#automatic-updates) or
-> [nightly vs. stable releases](/packaging/installer/README.md#nightly-vs-stable-releases).
 
 ## What does `kickstart.sh` do?
 
-The `kickstart.sh` script does the following after being downloaded and run using `bash`:
+The `kickstart.sh` script does the following after being downloaded and run using `sh`:
 
--   Detects the Linux distribution and **installs the required system packages** for building Netdata. Unless you added
-    the `--dont-wait` option, it will ask for your permission first.
--   Checks for an existing installation, and if found updates that instead of creating a new install.
--   Downloads the latest Netdata source tree to `/usr/src/netdata.git`.
--   Installs Netdata by running `./netdata-installer.sh` from the source tree, using any [optional
-    parameters](#optional-parameters-to-alter-your-installation) you have specified.
--   Installs `netdata-updater.sh` to `cron.daily`, so your Netdata installation will be updated with new nightly
-    versions, unless you override that with an [optional parameter](#optional-parameters-to-alter-your-installation).
--   Prints a message whether installation succeeded or failed for QA purposes.
+- Determines what platform you are running on.
+- Checks for an existing installation, and if found updates that instead of creating a new install.
+- Attempts to install Netdata using our [official native binary packages](#native-packages).
+- If there are no official native binary packages for your system (or installing that way failed), tries to install
+  using a [static build of Netdata](#static-builds) if one is available.
+- If no static build is available, installs required dependencies and then attempts to install by 
+  [building Netdata locally](#local-builds) (by downloading the sources and building them directly).
+- Installs `netdata-updater.sh` to `cron.daily`, so your Netdata installation will be updated with new nightly
+  versions, unless you override that with an [optional parameter](#optional-parameters-to-alter-your-installation).
+- Prints a message whether installation succeeded or failed for QA purposes.
 
 ## Optional parameters to alter your installation
 
-The `kickstart.sh` script passes all its parameters to `netdata-installer.sh`, which you can use to customize your
-installation. Here are a few important parameters:
+The `kickstart.sh` script accepts a number of optional parameters to control how the installation process works:
 
+- `--non-interactive`: Don’t prompt for anything and assume yes whenever possible, overriding any automatic detection of an interactive run.
+- `--interactive`: Act as if running interactively, even if automatic detection indicates a run is non-interactive.
 - `--dont-wait`: Synonym for `--non-interactive`
-- `--non-interactive`: Don’t prompt for anything and assume yes whenever possible.
+- `--dont-start-it`: Don’t auto-start the daemon after installing. This parameter is not gauranteed to work.
+- `--nightly-channel`: Use a nightly build instead of a stable release (this is the default).
+- `--stable-channel`: Use a stable release instead of a nightly build.
+- `--auto-update`: Enable automatic updates (this is the default).
 - `--no-updates`: Disable automatic updates.
-- `--stable-channel`: Use a stable build instead of a nightly build.
+- `--disable-telemetry`: Disable anonymous statistics.
+- `--native-only`: Only install if native binary packages are available.
+- `--static-only`: Only install if a static build is available.
+- `--build-only`: Only install using a local build.
 - `--reinstall`: If an existing install is found, reinstall instead of trying to update it in place.
-- `--dont-start-it`: Don’t auto-start the daemon after installing. This parameter is not guaranteed to work.
-- `--install`: Specify an alternative install prefix. 
-- `--disable-cloud`: For local builds, don’t build any of the cloud code at all. For native packages and static builds, 
+- `--reinstall-even-if-unsafe`: Even try to reinstall if we don't think we can do so safely (implies `--reinstall`).
+- `--disable-cloud`: For local builds, don’t build any of the cloud code at all. For native packages and static builds,
     use runtime configuration to disable cloud support.
-- `--auto-update-type`: Specify how auto-updates are to be scheduled, overriding auto-detection. 
-- `--disable-telemetry`: Disable anonymous statistics. 
-- `--local-files`: Used for [offline installations](offline.md). Pass four file paths: the Netdata
-    tarball, the checksum file, the go.d plugin tarball, and the go.d plugin config tarball, to force kickstart run the
-    process using those files. This option conflicts with the `--stable-channel` option. If you set this _and_
-    `--stable-channel`, Netdata will use the local files.
--    `all`: Ask for all dependencies in the dependency handling script. 
-     
- > Note: The `all` and `--local-files` parameters are scheduled to be removed in a forthcoming update. 
- 
+- `--require-cloud`: Only install if Netdata Cloud can be enabled. Overrides `--disable-cloud`.
+- `--install`: Specify an installation prefix for local builds (by default, we use a sane prefix based on the type of system).
+
+Additionally, the following environment variables may be used to further customize how the script runs (most users
+should not need to use special values for any of these):
+
+- `TMPDIR`: Used to specify where to put temporary files. On most systems, the default we select automatically
+  should be fine. The user running the script needs to both be able to write files to the temporary directory,
+  and run files from that location.
+- `ROOTCMD`: Used to specify a command to use to run another command with root privileges if needed. By default
+  we try to use sudo, doas, or pkexec (in that order of preference), but if you need special options for one of
+  those to work, or have a different tool to do the same thing on your system, you can specify it here.
+- `DO_NOT_TRACK`: If set to a value other than 0, behave as if `--disable-telemetry` was specified.
+- `NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS`: Specifies extra options to pass to the static installer or local build script.
+
 ### Connect node to Netdata Cloud during installation
 
 The `kickstart.sh` script accepts additional parameters to automatically [connect](/claim/README.md) your node to Netdata
@@ -74,10 +86,10 @@ Cloud immediately after installation. Find the `token` and `rooms` strings by [s
 Cloud](https://app.netdata.cloud/sign-in?cloudRoute=/spaces), then clicking on **Connect Nodes** in the [Spaces management
 area](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/cloud/spaces#manage-spaces).
 
-- `--claim-token`: Specify a unique claiming token associated with your Space in Netdata Cloud to be used to connect to the node 
+- `--claim-token`: Specify a unique claiming token associated with your Space in Netdata Cloud to be used to connect to the node
   after the install.
 - `--claim-rooms`: Specify a comma-separated list of tokens for each War Room this node should appear in.
-- `--claim-proxy`: Specify a proxy to use when connecting to the cloud in the form of 
+- `--claim-proxy`: Specify a proxy to use when connecting to the cloud in the form of
   `socks5[h]://[user:pass@]host:ip` for a SOCKS5 proxy, or `http://[user:pass@]host:ip` for an HTTP(S) proxy.
   See [connecting through a proxy](/claim/README.md#connect-through-a-proxy) for details.
 - `--claim-url`: Specify a URL to use when connecting to the cloud. Defaults to `https://app.netdata.cloud`.
@@ -85,10 +97,42 @@ area](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/cloud/spaces#manage-spaces).
 For example:
 
 ```bash
-bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh) --claim-token=TOKEN --claim-rooms=ROOM1,ROOM2
+wget -O ./kickstart.sh https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh && sh ./kickstart.sh --claim-token=TOKEN --claim-rooms=ROOM1,ROOM2
 ```
 
-Please note that to run it you will either need to have root privileges or run it with the user that is running the agent, more details on the [Connect an agent without root privileges](#connect-an-agent-without-root-privileges) section.
+Please note that to run it you will either need to have root privileges or run it with the user that is running the agent, more details on the [Connect an agent without root privileges](/claim/README.md#connect-an-agent-without-root-privileges) section.
+
+### Native packages
+
+We publish official DEB/RPM packages for a number of common Linux distributions as part of our releases and nightly
+builds. These packages are available for 64-bit x86 systems. Depending on the distribution and release they may
+also be available for 32-bit x86, ARMv7, and AArch64 systems. If a native package is available, it will be used as the
+default installation method. This allows you to handle Netdata updates as part of your usual system update procedure.
+
+If you want to enforce the usage of native packages and have the installer return a failure if they are not available,
+you can do so by adding `--native-only` to the options you pass to the installer.
+
+### Static builds
+
+We publish pre-built static builds of Netdata for Linux systems. Currently, these are published for 64-bit x86, ARMv7,
+AArch64, and POWER8+ hardware. These static builds are able to operate in a mostly self-contained manner and only
+require a POSIX compliant shell and a supported init system. These static builds install under `/opt/netdata`. If
+you are on a platform which we provide static builds for but do not provide native packages for, a static build
+will be used by default for installation.
+
+If you want to enforce the usage of a static build and have the installer return a failure if one is not available,
+you can do so by adding `--static-only` to the options you pass to the installer.
+
+### Local builds
+
+For systems which do not have available native packages or static builds, we support building Netdata locally on
+the system it will be installed on. When using this approach, the installer will attempt to install any required
+dependencies for building Netdata, though this may not always work correctly.
+
+If you want to enforce the usage of a local build (perhaps because you require a custom installation prefix,
+which is not supported with native packages or static builds), you can do so by adding `--build-only` to the
+options you pass to the installer.
+
 
 ## Verify script integrity
 
@@ -96,7 +140,7 @@ To use `md5sum` to verify the integrity of the `kickstart.sh` script you will do
 run the following:
 
 ```bash
-[ "7e8b449ca44e49b7074b5b9d6022cbcc" = "$(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh | md5sum | cut -d ' ' -f 1)" ] && echo "OK, VALID" || echo "FAILED, INVALID"
+[ "dc50e88ee6e19f50dd395e1e5117a1fa" = "$(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh | md5sum | cut -d ' ' -f 1)" ] && echo "OK, VALID" || echo "FAILED, INVALID"
 ```
 
 If the script is valid, this command will return `OK, VALID`.
diff --git a/packaging/installer/methods/macos.md b/packaging/installer/methods/macos.md
index 48d53fd08..0ae1d9f23 100644
--- a/packaging/installer/methods/macos.md
+++ b/packaging/installer/methods/macos.md
@@ -6,31 +6,35 @@ custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/packaging/instal
 # Install Netdata on macOS
 
 Netdata works on macOS, albeit with some limitations. The number of charts displaying system metrics is limited, but you
-can use any of Netdata's [external plugins](../../../collectors/plugins.d/README.md) to monitor any services you might
+can use any of Netdata's [external plugins](/collectors/plugins.d/README.md) to monitor any services you might
 have installed on your macOS system. You could also use a macOS system as the parent node in a [streaming
 configuration](/streaming/README.md).
 
-We recommend you to **[install Netdata with the our automatic one-line installation script](#install-netdata-with-the-automatic-one-line-installation-script)**, 
+We recommend you to **[install Netdata with the our automatic one-line installation script](#install-netdata-with-our-automatic-one-line-installation-script)**, 
 
 
 As an alternative you also have community-created and -maintained [**Homebrew
 package**](#install-netdata-with-the-homebrew-package). 
 
--   [Install Netdata via the Homebrew package](#install-netdata-with-the-homebrew-package)
--   [Install Netdata from source](#install-netdata-from-source)
+- [Install Netdata via the Homebrew package](#install-netdata-with-the-homebrew-package)
+- [Install Netdata from source](#install-netdata-from-source)
 
 Being community-created and -maintained we don't guarantee that the features made available on our installation script will also be available or give support to it.
 
 ## Install Netdata with our automatic one-line installation script
 
-To install Netdata using our automatic [kickstart](/packaging/installer/#automatic-one-line-installation-script) script you will just need to run:
+To install Netdata using our automatic [kickstart](/packaging/installer/README.md#automatic-one-line-installation-script) script you will just need to run:
 
 ```bash
-bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh) --install /usr/local/
+wget -O /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh && sh /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh
 ```
 
 With this script, you are also able to connect your nodes directly to Netdata Cloud if you wish, see more details on [Connect an agent running in macOS](/claim/README.md#connect-an-agent-running-in-macos)
 
+This currently only supports building Netdata locally, and requires dependencies to be handled either via Homebrew
+or MacPorts (we preferentially use Homebrew if both are found). By default, this will install Netdata under
+`/usr/local/netdata`.
+
 ## Install Netdata with the Homebrew package
 
 If you don't have [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) installed already, begin with their installation script:
diff --git a/packaging/installer/methods/manual.md b/packaging/installer/methods/manual.md
index ae96dd954..73cedd24d 100644
--- a/packaging/installer/methods/manual.md
+++ b/packaging/installer/methods/manual.md
@@ -67,16 +67,16 @@ This is how to do it by hand:
 
 ```sh
 # Debian / Ubuntu
-apt-get install zlib1g-dev uuid-dev libuv1-dev liblz4-dev libjudy-dev libssl-dev libelf-dev libmnl-dev gcc make git autoconf autoconf-archive autogen automake pkg-config curl python cmake
+apt-get install zlib1g-dev uuid-dev libuv1-dev liblz4-dev libjudy-dev libssl-dev libelf-dev libmnl-dev libprotobuf-dev protobuf-compiler gcc g++ make git autoconf autoconf-archive autogen automake pkg-config curl python cmake
 
 # Fedora
-dnf install zlib-devel libuuid-devel libuv-devel lz4-devel Judy-devel openssl-devel elfutils-libelf-devel libmnl-devel gcc make git autoconf autoconf-archive autogen automake pkgconfig curl findutils python cmake
+dnf install zlib-devel libuuid-devel libuv-devel lz4-devel Judy-devel openssl-devel elfutils-libelf-devel libmnl-devel protobuf-devel protobuf-compiler gcc gcc-c++ make git autoconf autoconf-archive autogen automake pkgconfig curl findutils python cmake
 
 # CentOS / Red Hat Enterprise Linux
-yum install autoconf automake curl gcc git libmnl-devel libuuid-devel openssl-devel libuv-devel lz4-devel Judy-devel elfutils-libelf-devel make nc pkgconfig python zlib-devel cmake
+yum install autoconf automake curl gcc gcc-c++ git libmnl-devel libuuid-devel openssl-devel libuv-devel lz4-devel Judy-devel elfutils-libelf-devel protobuf protobuf-devel protobuf-compiler make nc pkgconfig python zlib-devel cmake
 
 # openSUSE
-zypper install zlib-devel libuuid-devel libuv-devel liblz4-devel judy-devel libopenssl-devel libelf-devel libmnl-devel gcc make git autoconf autoconf-archive autogen automake pkgconfig curl findutils python cmake
+zypper install zlib-devel libuuid-devel libuv-devel liblz4-devel judy-devel libopenssl-devel libelf-devel libmnl-devel protobuf-devel gcc gcc-c++ make git autoconf autoconf-archive autogen automake pkgconfig curl findutils python cmake
 ```
 
 Once Netdata is compiled, to run it the following packages are required (already installed using the above commands):
@@ -124,10 +124,11 @@ Netdata DB engine can be enabled when these are installed (they are optional):
 
 Netdata Cloud support may require the following packages to be installed:
 
-| package  | description
-|:--------:| -----------------------
-| `cmake` | Needed at build time if you aren't using your distribution's version of libwebsockets or are building on a platform other than Linux
-| `openssl` | Needed to secure communications with the Netdata Cloud
+|  package  | description                                                                                                                          |
+|:---------:|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+|  `cmake`  | Needed at build time if you aren't using your distribution's version of libwebsockets or are building on a platform other than Linux |
+| `openssl` | Needed to secure communications with the Netdata Cloud                                                                               |
+| `protobuf`| Used for the new Cloud<->Agent binary protocol
 
 *Netdata will greatly benefit if you have the above packages installed, but it will still work without them.*
 
diff --git a/packaging/installer/methods/packages.md b/packaging/installer/methods/packages.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 20dbaf060..000000000
--- a/packaging/installer/methods/packages.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-<!--
-title: "Install Netdata with .deb/.rpm packages"
-description: "Install the Netdata Agent with Linux packages that support Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, RHEL, CentOS, openSUSE, and more."
-custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/packaging/installer/methods/packages.md
--->
-
-# Install Netdata with .deb/.rpm packages
-
-Netdata provides our own flavour of binary packages for the most common operating systems that use with `.deb` and
-`.rpm` packaging formats.
-
-We provide two separate repositories, one for our stable releases and one for our nightly releases. Visit the repository
-pages and follow the quick set-up instructions to get started.
-
-1.  Stable releases: Our stable production releases are hosted in the 
-    [netdata/netdata](https://packagecloud.io/netdata/netdata) repository on packagecloud
-2.  Nightly releases: Our latest releases are hosted in the
-    [netdata/netdata-edge](https://packagecloud.io/netdata/netdata-edge) repository on packagecloud
-
-## Using caching proxies with packagecloud repositories
-
-packagecloud only provides HTTPS access to repositories they host, which means in turn that Netdata's package
-repositories are only accessible via HTTPS. This is known to cause issues with some setups that use a caching proxy for
-package downloads.
-
-If you are using such a setup, there are a couple of ways to work around this:
-
--   Configure your proxy to automatically pass through HTTPS connections without caching them. This is the simplest
-    solution, but means that downloads of Netdata packages will not be cached.
--   Mirror the repository locally on your proxy system, and use that mirror when installing on other systems. This
-    requires more setup and more disk space on the caching host, but it lets you cache the packages locally.
--   Some specific caching proxies may have alternative configuration options to deal with these issues. Find
-    such options in their documentation.
-
-## What's next?
-
-When you're finished with installation, check out our [single-node](/docs/quickstart/single-node.md) or
-[infrastructure](/docs/quickstart/infrastructure.md) monitoring quickstart guides based on your use case.
-
-Or, skip straight to [configuring the Netdata Agent](/docs/configure/nodes.md).
-
-Read through Netdata's [documentation](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs), which is structured based on actions and
-solutions, to enable features like health monitoring, alarm notifications, long-term metrics storage, exporting to
-external databases, and more.
-
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diff --git a/packaging/installer/methods/source.md b/packaging/installer/methods/source.md
index ba29a188d..5345a1a4c 100644
--- a/packaging/installer/methods/source.md
+++ b/packaging/installer/methods/source.md
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Additionally, the following build time features require additional dependencies:
     -   A recent version of CMake
     -   OpenSSL 1.0.2 or newer _or_ LibreSSL 3.0.0 or newer.
     -   JSON-C (may be provided by the user as shown below, or by the system)
+    -   protobuf (Google Protocol Buffers) and protoc compiler
 
 ## Preparing the source tree
 
diff --git a/packaging/installer/netdata-updater.sh b/packaging/installer/netdata-updater.sh
index be98079c8..964710058 100755
--- a/packaging/installer/netdata-updater.sh
+++ b/packaging/installer/netdata-updater.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ else
   script_source="${script_dir}/netdata-updater.sh"
 fi
 
+PATH="${PATH}:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin"
+
+if [ ! -t 1 ]; then
+  INTERACTIVE=0
+else
+  INTERACTIVE=1
+fi
+
 info() {
   echo >&3 "$(date) : INFO: " "${@}"
 }
@@ -60,12 +68,16 @@ if [ "${ENVIRONMENT_FILE}" = "THIS_SHOULD_BE_REPLACED_BY_INSTALLER_SCRIPT" ]; th
     if [ -r "${envpath}" ]; then
       ENVIRONMENT_FILE="${envpath}"
     else
-      error "Cannot find environment file, unable to update."
-      exit 1
+      fatal "Cannot find environment file, unable to update."
     fi
   fi
 fi
 
+str_in_list() {
+  printf "%s\n" "${2}" | tr ' ' "\n" | grep -qE "^${1}\$"
+  return $?
+}
+
 safe_sha256sum() {
   # Within the context of the installer, we only use -c option that is common between the two commands
   # We will have to reconsider if we start non-common options
@@ -181,10 +193,6 @@ get_netdata_latest_tag() {
     fatal "I need curl or wget to proceed, but neither of them are available on this system."
   fi
 
-  if echo "${tag}" | grep -vEq "^v[0-9]+\..+"; then
-    fatal "Cannot download latest stable tag from ${url}"
-  fi
-
   echo "${tag}" >"${dest}"
 }
 
@@ -261,6 +269,40 @@ get_latest_version() {
   fi
 }
 
+update_available() {
+  basepath="$(dirname "$(dirname "$(dirname "${NETDATA_LIB_DIR}")")")"
+  searchpath="${basepath}/bin:${basepath}/sbin:${basepath}/usr/bin:${basepath}/usr/sbin:${PATH}"
+  searchpath="${basepath}/netdata/bin:${basepath}/netdata/sbin:${basepath}/netdata/usr/bin:${basepath}/netdata/usr/sbin:${searchpath}"
+  ndbinary="$(PATH="${searchpath}" command -v netdata 2>/dev/null)"
+
+  if [ -z "${ndbinary}" ]; then
+    current_version=0
+  else
+    current_version="$(parse_version "$(${ndbinary} -v | cut -f 2 -d ' ')")"
+  fi
+
+  latest_tag="$(get_latest_version)"
+  latest_version="$(parse_version "${latest_tag}")"
+  path_version="$(echo "${latest_tag}" | cut -f 1 -d "-")"
+
+  # If we can't get the current version for some reason assume `0`
+  current_version="${current_version:-0}"
+
+  # If we can't get the latest version for some reason assume `0`
+  latest_version="${latest_version:-0}"
+
+  info "Current Version: ${current_version}"
+  info "Latest Version: ${latest_version}"
+
+  if [ "${latest_version}" -gt 0 ] && [ "${current_version}" -gt 0 ] && [ "${current_version}" -ge "${latest_version}" ]; then
+    info "Newest version (current=${current_version} >= latest=${latest_version}) is already installed"
+    return 1
+  else
+    info "Update available"
+    return 0
+  fi
+}
+
 set_tarball_urls() {
   extension="tar.gz"
 
@@ -270,7 +312,7 @@ set_tarball_urls() {
 
   if [ "$1" = "stable" ]; then
     latest="$(get_netdata_latest_tag /dev/stdout)"
-    export NETDATA_TARBALL_URL="https://github.com/netdata/netdata/releases/download/$latest/netdata-$latest.${extension}"
+    export NETDATA_TARBALL_URL="https://github.com/netdata/netdata/releases/download/$latest/netdata-latest.${extension}"
     export NETDATA_TARBALL_CHECKSUM_URL="https://github.com/netdata/netdata/releases/download/$latest/sha256sums.txt"
   else
     export NETDATA_TARBALL_URL="$NETDATA_NIGHTLIES_BASEURL/netdata-latest.${extension}"
@@ -278,44 +320,28 @@ set_tarball_urls() {
   fi
 }
 
-update() {
+update_build() {
   [ -z "${logfile}" ] && info "Running on a terminal - (this script also supports running headless from crontab)"
 
   RUN_INSTALLER=0
   ndtmpdir=$(create_tmp_directory)
   cd "$ndtmpdir" || exit 1
 
-  download "${NETDATA_TARBALL_CHECKSUM_URL}" "${ndtmpdir}/sha256sum.txt" >&3 2>&3
-
-  current_version="$(command -v netdata > /dev/null && parse_version "$(netdata -v | cut -f 2 -d ' ')")"
-  latest_tag="$(get_latest_version)"
-  latest_version="$(parse_version "${latest_tag}")"
-  path_version="$(echo "${latest_tag}" | cut -f 1 -d "-")"
-
-  # If we can't get the current version for some reason assume `0`
-  current_version="${current_version:-0}"
-
-  # If we can't get the latest version for some reason assume `0`
-  latest_version="${latest_version:-0}"
-
-  info "Current Version: ${current_version}"
-  info "Latest Version: ${latest_version}"
-
-  if [ "${latest_version}" -gt 0 ] && [ "${current_version}" -gt 0 ] && [ "${current_version}" -ge "${latest_version}" ]; then
-    info "Newest version (current=${current_version} >= latest=${latest_version}) is already installed"
-  elif [ -n "${NETDATA_TARBALL_CHECKSUM}" ] && grep "${NETDATA_TARBALL_CHECKSUM}" sha256sum.txt >&3 2>&3; then
-    info "Newest version is already installed"
-  else
+  if update_available; then
+    download "${NETDATA_TARBALL_CHECKSUM_URL}" "${ndtmpdir}/sha256sum.txt" >&3 2>&3
     download "${NETDATA_TARBALL_URL}" "${ndtmpdir}/netdata-latest.tar.gz"
-    if ! grep netdata-latest.tar.gz sha256sum.txt | safe_sha256sum -c - >&3 2>&3; then
-      fatal "Tarball checksum validation failed. Stopping netdata upgrade and leaving tarball in ${ndtmpdir}\nUsually this is a result of an older copy of the tarball or checksum file being cached somewhere upstream and can be resolved by retrying in an hour."
+    if [ -n "${NETDATA_TARBALL_CHECKSUM}" ] && grep "${NETDATA_TARBALL_CHECKSUM}" sha256sum.txt >&3 2>&3; then
+      info "Newest version is already installed"
+    else
+      if ! grep netdata-latest.tar.gz sha256sum.txt | safe_sha256sum -c - >&3 2>&3; then
+        fatal "Tarball checksum validation failed. Stopping netdata upgrade and leaving tarball in ${ndtmpdir}\nUsually this is a result of an older copy of the tarball or checksum file being cached somewhere upstream and can be resolved by retrying in an hour."
+      fi
+      NEW_CHECKSUM="$(safe_sha256sum netdata-latest.tar.gz 2> /dev/null | cut -d' ' -f1)"
+      tar -xf netdata-latest.tar.gz >&3 2>&3
+      rm netdata-latest.tar.gz >&3 2>&3
+      cd "$(find . -maxdepth 1 -name "netdata-${path_version}*" | head -n 1)" || exit 1
+      RUN_INSTALLER=1
     fi
-    NEW_CHECKSUM="$(safe_sha256sum netdata-latest.tar.gz 2> /dev/null | cut -d' ' -f1)"
-    tar -xf netdata-latest.tar.gz >&3 2>&3
-    rm netdata-latest.tar.gz >&3 2>&3
-    cd "$(find . -maxdepth 1 -name "netdata-${path_version}*" | head -n 1)" || exit 1
-    RUN_INSTALLER=1
-    cd "${NETDATA_LOCAL_TARBALL_OVERRIDE}" || exit 1
   fi
 
   # We got the sources, run the update now
@@ -325,7 +351,8 @@ update() {
     possible_pids=$(pidof netdata)
     do_not_start=
     if [ -n "${possible_pids}" ]; then
-      kill -USR1 "${possible_pids}"
+      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+      kill -USR1 ${possible_pids}
     else
       # netdata is currently not running, so do not start it after updating
       do_not_start="--dont-start-it"
@@ -367,6 +394,175 @@ update() {
   return 0
 }
 
+update_static() {
+  ndtmpdir="$(create_tmp_directory)"
+  PREVDIR="$(pwd)"
+
+  info "Entering ${ndtmpdir}"
+  cd "${ndtmpdir}" || exit 1
+
+  if update_available; then
+    sysarch="$(uname -m)"
+    download "${NETDATA_TARBALL_CHECKSUM_URL}" "${ndtmpdir}/sha256sum.txt"
+    download "${NETDATA_TARBALL_URL}" "${ndtmpdir}/netdata-${sysarch}-latest.gz.run"
+    if ! grep "netdata-${sysarch}-latest.gz.run" "${ndtmpdir}/sha256sum.txt" | safe_sha256sum -c - > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+      fatal "Static binary checksum validation failed. Stopping netdata installation and leaving binary in ${ndtmpdir}\nUsually this is a result of an older copy of the file being cached somewhere and can be resolved by simply retrying in an hour."
+    fi
+
+    if [ -e /opt/netdata/etc/netdata/.install-type ] ; then
+      install_type="$(cat /opt/netdata/etc/netdata/.install-type)"
+    else
+      install_type="INSTALL_TYPE='legacy-static'"
+    fi
+
+    # Do not pass any options other than the accept, for now
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+    if sh "${ndtmpdir}/netdata-${sysarch}-latest.gz.run" --accept -- ${REINSTALL_OPTIONS}; then
+      rm -r "${ndtmpdir}"
+    else
+      info "NOTE: did not remove: ${ndtmpdir}"
+    fi
+
+    echo "${install_type}" > /opt/netdata/etc/netdata/.install-type
+  fi
+
+  if [ -e "${PREVDIR}" ]; then
+    info "Switching back to ${PREVDIR}"
+    cd "${PREVDIR}"
+  fi
+  [ -n "${logfile}" ] && rm "${logfile}" && logfile=
+  exit 0
+}
+
+update_binpkg() {
+  os_release_file=
+  if [ -s "/etc/os-release" ] && [ -r "/etc/os-release" ]; then
+    os_release_file="/etc/os-release"
+  elif [ -s "/usr/lib/os-release" ] && [ -r "/usr/lib/os-release" ]; then
+    os_release_file="/usr/lib/os-release"
+  else
+    fatal "Cannot find an os-release file ..." F0401
+  fi
+
+  # shellcheck disable=SC1090
+  . "${os_release_file}"
+
+  DISTRO="${ID}"
+
+  supported_compat_names="debian ubuntu centos fedora opensuse"
+
+  if str_in_list "${DISTRO}" "${supported_compat_names}"; then
+    DISTRO_COMPAT_NAME="${DISTRO}"
+  else
+    case "${DISTRO}" in
+      opensuse-leap)
+        DISTRO_COMPAT_NAME="opensuse"
+        ;;
+      rhel)
+        DISTRO_COMPAT_NAME="centos"
+        ;;
+      *)
+        DISTRO_COMPAT_NAME="unknown"
+        ;;
+    esac
+  fi
+
+  if [ "${INTERACTIVE}" = "0" ]; then
+    interactive_opts="-y"
+    env="DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive"
+  else
+    interactive_opts=""
+    env=""
+  fi
+
+  case "${DISTRO_COMPAT_NAME}" in
+    debian)
+      pm_cmd="apt-get"
+      repo_subcmd="update"
+      upgrade_cmd="upgrade"
+      pkg_install_opts="${interactive_opts}"
+      repo_update_opts="${interactive_opts}"
+      pkg_installed_check="dpkg -l"
+      INSTALL_TYPE="binpkg-deb"
+      ;;
+    ubuntu)
+      pm_cmd="apt-get"
+      repo_subcmd="update"
+      upgrade_cmd="upgrade"
+      pkg_install_opts="${interactive_opts}"
+      repo_update_opts="${interactive_opts}"
+      pkg_installed_check="dpkg -l"
+      INSTALL_TYPE="binpkg-deb"
+      ;;
+    centos)
+      if command -v dnf > /dev/null; then
+        pm_cmd="dnf"
+        repo_subcmd="makecache"
+      else
+        pm_cmd="yum"
+      fi
+      upgrade_cmd="upgrade"
+      pkg_install_opts="${interactive_opts}"
+      repo_update_opts="${interactive_opts}"
+      pkg_installed_check="rpm -q"
+      INSTALL_TYPE="binpkg-rpm"
+      ;;
+    fedora)
+      if command -v dnf > /dev/null; then
+        pm_cmd="dnf"
+        repo_subcmd="makecache"
+      else
+        pm_cmd="yum"
+      fi
+      upgrade_cmd="upgrade"
+      pkg_install_opts="${interactive_opts}"
+      repo_update_opts="${interactive_opts}"
+      pkg_installed_check="rpm -q"
+      INSTALL_TYPE="binpkg-rpm"
+      ;;
+    opensuse)
+      pm_cmd="zypper"
+      repo_subcmd="--gpg-auto-import-keys refresh"
+      upgrade_cmd="upgrade"
+      pkg_install_opts="${interactive_opts} --allow-unsigned-rpm"
+      repo_update_opts=""
+      pkg_installed_check="rpm -q"
+      INSTALL_TYPE="binpkg-rpm"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      warning "We do not provide native packages for ${DISTRO}."
+      return 2
+      ;;
+  esac
+
+  if [ -n "${repo_subcmd}" ]; then
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+    env ${env} ${pm_cmd} ${repo_subcmd} ${repo_update_opts} || fatal "Failed to update repository metadata."
+  fi
+
+  for repopkg in netdata-repo netdata-repo-edge; do
+    if ${pkg_installed_check} ${repopkg} > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+      env ${env} ${pm_cmd} ${upgrade_cmd} ${pkg_install_opts} ${repopkg} || fatal "Failed to update Netdata repository config."
+      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+      env ${env} ${pm_cmd} ${repo_subcmd} ${repo_update_opts} || fatal "Failed to update repository metadata."
+    fi
+  done
+
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+  env ${env} ${pm_cmd} ${upgrade_cmd} ${pkg_install_opts} netdata || fatal "Failed to update Netdata package."
+}
+
+# Simple function to encapsulate original updater behavior.
+update_legacy() {
+  set_tarball_urls "${RELEASE_CHANNEL}" "${IS_NETDATA_STATIC_BINARY}"
+  if [ "${IS_NETDATA_STATIC_BINARY}" = "yes" ]; then
+    update_static && exit 0
+  else
+    update_build && exit 0
+  fi
+}
+
 logfile=
 ndtmpdir=
 
@@ -402,6 +598,11 @@ fi
 # shellcheck source=/dev/null
 . "${ENVIRONMENT_FILE}" || exit 1
 
+if [ -f "$(dirname "${ENVIRONMENT_FILE}")/.install-type" ]; then
+  # shellcheck source=/dev/null
+  . "$(dirname "${ENVIRONMENT_FILE}")/.install-type" || exit 1
+fi
+
 # We dont expect to find lib dir variable on older installations, so load this path if none found
 export NETDATA_LIB_DIR="${NETDATA_LIB_DIR:-${NETDATA_PREFIX}/var/lib/netdata}"
 
@@ -429,44 +630,35 @@ fi
 
 self_update
 
-set_tarball_urls "${RELEASE_CHANNEL}" "${IS_NETDATA_STATIC_BINARY}"
-
-if [ "${IS_NETDATA_STATIC_BINARY}" = "yes" ]; then
-  ndtmpdir="$(create_tmp_directory)"
-  PREVDIR="$(pwd)"
-
-  info "Entering ${ndtmpdir}"
-  cd "${ndtmpdir}" || exit 1
-
-  download "${NETDATA_TARBALL_CHECKSUM_URL}" "${ndtmpdir}/sha256sum.txt"
-  download "${NETDATA_TARBALL_URL}" "${ndtmpdir}/netdata-latest.gz.run"
-  if ! grep netdata-latest.gz.run "${ndtmpdir}/sha256sum.txt" | safe_sha256sum -c - > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    fatal "Static binary checksum validation failed. Stopping netdata installation and leaving binary in ${ndtmpdir}\nUsually this is a result of an older copy of the file being cached somewhere and can be resolved by simply retrying in an hour."
-  fi
-
-  if [ -e /opt/netdata/etc/netdata/.install-type ] ; then
-    install_type="$(cat /opt/netdata/etc/netdata/.install-type)"
-  else
-    install_type="INSTALL_TYPE='legacy-static'"
-  fi
-
-  # Do not pass any options other than the accept, for now
-  # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-  if sh "${ndtmpdir}/netdata-latest.gz.run" --accept -- ${REINSTALL_OPTIONS} >&3 2>&3; then
-    rm -rf "${ndtmpdir}" >&3 2>&3
-  else
-    info "NOTE: did not remove: ${ndtmpdir}"
-  fi
-
-  echo "${install_type}" > /opt/netdata/etc/netdata/.install-type
-
-  if [ -e "${PREVDIR}" ]; then
-    info "Switching back to ${PREVDIR}"
-    cd "${PREVDIR}"
-  fi
-  [ -n "${logfile}" ] && rm "${logfile}" && logfile=
-  exit 0
-else
-  # the installer updates this script - so we run and exit in a single line
-  update && exit 0
-fi
+# shellcheck disable=SC2153
+case "${INSTALL_TYPE}" in
+    *-build)
+      set_tarball_urls "${RELEASE_CHANNEL}" "${IS_NETDATA_STATIC_BINARY}"
+      update_build && exit 0
+      ;;
+    *-static*)
+      set_tarball_urls "${RELEASE_CHANNEL}" "${IS_NETDATA_STATIC_BINARY}"
+      update_static && exit 0
+      ;;
+    *binpkg*)
+      update_binpkg && exit 0
+      ;;
+    "") # Fallback case for no `.install-type` file. This just works like the old install type detection.
+      update_legacy
+      ;;
+    custom)
+      # At this point, we _should_ have a valid `.environment` file, but it0s best to just check.
+      # If we do, then behave like the legacy updater.
+      if [ -n "${RELEASE_CHANNEL}" ] && [ -n "${NETDATA_PREFIX}" ] && [ -n "${REINSTALL_OPTIONS}" ]; then
+        update_legacy
+      else
+        fatal "This script does not support updating custom installations."
+      fi
+      ;;
+    oci)
+      fatal "This script does not support updating Netdata inside our official Docker containers, please instead update the container itself."
+      ;;
+    *)
+      fatal "Unrecognized installation type (${INSTALL_TYPE}), unable to update."
+      ;;
+esac