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-# smartd_log
+<!--
+title: "Storage devices monitoring with Netdata"
+custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/collectors/python.d.plugin/smartd_log/README.md
+sidebar_label: "S.M.A.R.T. attributes"
+-->
-Module monitor `smartd` log files to collect HDD/SSD S.M.A.R.T attributes.
+# Storage devices monitoring with Netdata
-**Requirements:**
+Monitors `smartd` log files to collect HDD/SSD S.M.A.R.T attributes.
+
+## Requirements
- `smartmontools`
@@ -97,7 +103,15 @@ Otherwise, all the smartd `.csv` files may get written to `/var/lib/smartmontool
`smartd` appends logs at every run. It's strongly recommended to use `logrotate` for smartd files.
-## configuration
+## Configuration
+
+Edit the `python.d/smartd_log.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/smartd_log.conf
+```
```yaml
local: