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diff --git a/docs/collect/enable-configure.md b/docs/collect/enable-configure.md index 19e680c21..cd8960ac1 100644 --- a/docs/collect/enable-configure.md +++ b/docs/collect/enable-configure.md @@ -1,14 +1,18 @@ <!-- title: "Enable or configure a collector" description: "Every collector is highly configurable, allowing them to collect metrics from any node and any infrastructure." -custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/docs/collect/enable-configure.md +custom_edit_url: "https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/docs/collect/enable-configure.md" +sidebar_label: "Enable or configure a collector" +learn_status: "Published" +learn_topic_type: "Tasks" +learn_rel_path: "Setup" --> # Enable or configure a collector When Netdata starts up, each collector searches for exposed metrics on the default endpoint established by that service or application's standard installation procedure. For example, the [Nginx -collector](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/agent/collectors/go.d.plugin/modules/nginx) searches at +collector](https://github.com/netdata/go.d.plugin/blob/master/modules/nginx/README.md) searches at `http://127.0.0.1/stub_status` for exposed metrics in the correct format. If an Nginx web server is running and exposes metrics on that endpoint, the collector begins gathering them. @@ -20,7 +24,7 @@ enable or configure a collector to gather all available metrics from your system You can enable/disable collectors individually, or enable/disable entire orchestrators, using their configuration files. For example, you can change the behavior of the Go orchestrator, or any of its collectors, by editing `go.d.conf`. -Use `edit-config` from your [Netdata config directory](/docs/configure/nodes.md#the-netdata-config-directory) to open +Use `edit-config` from your [Netdata config directory](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/configure/nodes.md#the-netdata-config-directory) to open the orchestrator primary configuration file: ```bash @@ -33,14 +37,14 @@ enable/disable it with `yes` and `no` settings. Uncomment any line you change to start. After you make your changes, restart the Agent with `sudo systemctl restart netdata`, or the [appropriate -method](/docs/configure/start-stop-restart.md) for your system. +method](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/configure/start-stop-restart.md) for your system. ## Configure a collector -First, [find the collector](/collectors/COLLECTORS.md) you want to edit and open its documentation. Some software has +First, [find the collector](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/collectors/COLLECTORS.md) you want to edit and open its documentation. Some software has collectors written in multiple languages. In these cases, you should always pick the collector written in Go. -Use `edit-config` from your [Netdata config directory](/docs/configure/nodes.md#the-netdata-config-directory) to open a +Use `edit-config` from your [Netdata config directory](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/configure/nodes.md#the-netdata-config-directory) to open a collector's configuration file. For example, edit the Nginx collector with the following: ```bash @@ -53,16 +57,16 @@ configure that collector. Uncomment any line you change to ensure the collector' read it on start. After you make your changes, restart the Agent with `sudo systemctl restart netdata`, or the [appropriate -method](/docs/configure/start-stop-restart.md) for your system. +method](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/configure/start-stop-restart.md) for your system. ## What's next? -Read high-level overviews on how Netdata collects [system metrics](/docs/collect/system-metrics.md), [container -metrics](/docs/collect/container-metrics.md), and [application metrics](/docs/collect/application-metrics.md). +Read high-level overviews on how Netdata collects [system metrics](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/collect/system-metrics.md), [container +metrics](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/collect/container-metrics.md), and [application metrics](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/collect/application-metrics.md). If you're already collecting all metrics from your systems, containers, and applications, it's time to move into -Netdata's visualization features. [See an overview of your infrastructure](/docs/visualize/overview-infrastructure.md) +Netdata's visualization features. [See an overview of your infrastructure](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/visualize/overview-infrastructure.md) using Netdata Cloud, or learn how to [interact with dashboards and -charts](/docs/visualize/interact-dashboards-charts.md). +charts](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/visualize/interact-dashboards-charts.md). |