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+# 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](/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 
+```
+