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-# Collect system metrics with Netdata
-
-Netdata collects thousands of metrics directly from the operating systems of physical and virtual systems, IoT/edge
-devices, and [containers](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/collect/container-metrics.md) with zero configuration.
-
-To gather system metrics, Netdata uses roughly a dozen plugins, each of which has one or more collectors for very
-specific metrics exposed by the host. The system metrics Netdata users interact with most for health monitoring and
-performance troubleshooting are collected and visualized by `proc.plugin`, `cgroups.plugin`, and `ebpf.plugin`.
-
-[**proc.plugin**](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/collectors/proc.plugin/README.md) gathers metrics from the `/proc` and `/sys` folders in Linux
-systems, along with a few other endpoints, and is responsible for the bulk of the system metrics collected and
-visualized by Netdata. It collects CPU, memory, disks, load, networking, mount points, and more with zero configuration.
-It even allows Netdata to monitor its own resource utilization!
-
-[**cgroups.plugin**](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/collectors/cgroups.plugin/README.md) collects rich metrics about containers and virtual machines
-using the virtual files under `/sys/fs/cgroup`. By reading cgroups, Netdata can instantly collect resource utilization
-metrics for systemd services, all containers (Docker, LXC, LXD, Libvirt, systemd-nspawn), and more. Learn more in the
-[collecting container metrics](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/collect/container-metrics.md) doc.
-
-[**ebpf.plugin**](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/collectors/ebpf.plugin/README.md): Netdata's extended Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF) collector
-monitors Linux kernel-level metrics for file descriptors, virtual filesystem IO, and process management. You can use our
-eBPF collector to analyze how and when a process accesses files, when it makes system calls, whether it leaks memory or
-creating zombie processes, and more.
-
-While the above plugins and associated collectors are the most important for system metrics, there are many others. You
-can find all system collectors in our [supported collectors list](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/collectors/COLLECTORS.md#system-collectors).
-
-## Collect Windows system metrics
-
-Netdata is also capable of monitoring Windows systems. The [Windows
-collector](https://github.com/netdata/go.d.plugin/blob/master/modules/windows/README.md) integrates with
-[windows_exporter](https://github.com/prometheus-community/windows_exporter), a small Go-based binary that you can run
-on Windows systems. The Windows collector then gathers metrics from an endpoint created by windows_exporter, for more
-details see [the requirements](https://github.com/netdata/go.d.plugin/blob/master/modules/windows/README.md#requirements).
-
-Next, [configure](https://github.com/netdata/go.d.plugin/blob/master/modules/windows/README.md#configuration) the Windows
-collector to point to the URL and port of your exposed endpoint. Restart Netdata with `sudo systemctl restart netdata`, or the [appropriate
-method](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/configure/start-stop-restart.md) for your system. You'll start seeing Windows system metrics, such as CPU
-utilization, memory, bandwidth per NIC, number of processes, and much more.
-
-For information about collecting metrics from applications _running on Windows systems_, see the [application metrics
-doc](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/collect/application-metrics.md#collect-metrics-from-applications-running-on-windows).
-
-## What's next?
-
-Because there's some overlap between system metrics and [container metrics](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/collect/container-metrics.md), you
-should investigate Netdata's container compatibility if you use them heavily in your infrastructure.
-
-If you don't use containers, skip ahead to collecting [application metrics](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/collect/application-metrics.md) with
-Netdata.
-
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