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diff --git a/docs/netdata-agent/configuration.md b/docs/netdata-agent/configuration.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..853199843 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/netdata-agent/configuration.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +# Netdata Agent Configuration + +The main Netdata agent configuration is `netdata.conf`. + +## The Netdata config directory + +On most Linux systems, by using our [recommended one-line installation](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/packaging/installer/README.md#install-on-linux-with-one-line-installer), the **Netdata config +directory** will be `/etc/netdata/`. The config directory contains several configuration files with the `.conf` extension, a +few directories, and a shell script named `edit-config`. + +> Some operating systems will use `/opt/netdata/etc/netdata/` as the config directory. If you're not sure where yours +> is, navigate to `http://NODE:19999/netdata.conf` in your browser, replacing `NODE` with the IP address or hostname of +> your node, and find the `# config directory = ` setting. The value listed is the config directory for your system. + +All of Netdata's documentation assumes that your config directory is at `/etc/netdata`, and that you're running any scripts from inside that directory. + + +## edit `netdata.conf` + +To edit `netdata.conf`, run this on your terminal: + +```bash +cd /etc/netdata 2>/dev/null || cd /opt/netdata/etc/netdata +sudo ./edit-config netdata.conf +``` + +Your editor will open. + +## downloading `netdata.conf` + +The running version of `netdata.conf` can be downloaded from a running Netdata agent, at this URL: + +``` +http://agent-ip:19999/netdata.conf +``` + +You can save and use this version, using these commands: + +```bash +cd /etc/netdata 2>/dev/null || cd /opt/netdata/etc/netdata +curl -ksSLo /tmp/netdata.conf.new http://localhost:19999/netdata.conf && sudo mv -i /tmp/netdata.conf.new netdata.conf +``` + |