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-# chrony
+<!--
+title: "Chrony monitoring with Netdata"
+custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/collectors/python.d.plugin/chrony/README.md
+sidebar_label: "Chrony"
+-->
-This module monitors the precision and statistics of a local chronyd server.
+# Chrony monitoring with Netdata
-It produces:
+Monitors the precision and statistics of a local chronyd server, and produces:
- frequency
- last offset
@@ -13,11 +17,33 @@ It produces:
- skew
- system time
-**Requirements:**
+## Requirements
+
Verify that user Netdata can execute `chronyc tracking`. If necessary, update `/etc/chrony.conf`, `cmdallow`.
+## Enable the collector
+
+The `chrony` collector is disabled by default. To enable it, use `edit-config` from the Netdata [config
+directory](/docs/configure/nodes.md), which is typically at `/etc/netdata`, to edit the `python.d.conf` file.
+
+```bash
+cd /etc/netdata # Replace this path with your Netdata config directory, if different
+sudo ./edit-config python.d.conf
+```
+
+Change the value of the `chrony` setting to `yes`. Save the file and restart the Netdata Agent with `sudo systemctl
+restart netdata`, or the appropriate method for your system, to finish enabling the `chrony` collector.
+
## Configuration
+Edit the `python.d/chrony.conf` configuration file using `edit-config` from the Netdata [config
+directory](/docs/configure/nodes.md), which is typically at `/etc/netdata`.
+
+```bash
+cd /etc/netdata # Replace this path with your Netdata config directory, if different
+sudo ./edit-config python.d/chrony.conf
+```
+
Sample:
```yaml
@@ -29,6 +55,7 @@ local:
command: 'chronyc -n tracking'
```
----
+Save the file and restart the Netdata Agent with `sudo systemctl restart netdata`, or the appropriate method for your
+system, to finish configuring the `chrony` collector.
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