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diff --git a/packaging/installer/README.md b/packaging/installer/README.md index b860b00f9..3d404e779 100644 --- a/packaging/installer/README.md +++ b/packaging/installer/README.md @@ -342,28 +342,31 @@ cd netdata ##### pfSense -To install Netdata on pfSense run the following commands (within a shell or under Diagnostics/Command Prompt within the pfSense web interface). +To install Netdata on pfSense, run the following commands (within a shell or under the **Diagnostics/Command** prompt within the pfSense web interface). -Change platform (i386/amd64, etc) and FreeBSD versions (10/11, etc) according to your environment and change Netdata version (1.10.0 in example) according to latest version present within the FreeSBD repository:- - -Note first three packages are downloaded from the pfSense repository for maintaining compatibility with pfSense, Netdata is downloaded from the FreeBSD repository. +Note that the first four packages are downloaded from the pfSense repository for maintaining compatibility with pfSense, Netdata and Python are downloaded from the FreeBSD repository. ```sh pkg install pkgconf pkg install bash pkg install e2fsprogs-libuuid -pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/latest/All/python36-3.6.8_2.txz -pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/latest/All/netdata-1.13.0.txz +pkg install libuv +pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/latest/All/python36-3.6.9.txz +pkg add http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/latest/All/netdata-1.15.0.txz ``` +**Note:** If you receive a ` Not Found` error during the last two commands above, you will either need to manually look in the [repo folder](http://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:11:amd64/latest/All/) for the latest available package and use its URL instead, or you can try manually changing the netdata version in the URL to the latest version. + +You must edit `/usr/local/etc/netdata/netdata.conf` and change `bind to = 127.0.0.1` to `bind to = 0.0.0.0`. + +To start Netdata manually, run `service netdata onestart` -To start Netdata manually run `service netdata onestart` +Visit the Netdata dashboard to confirm it's working: `http://<pfsenseIP>:19999` -To start Netdata automatically at each boot add `service netdata onestart` as a Shellcmd within the pfSense web interface (under **Services/Shellcmd**, which you need to install beforehand under **System/Package Manager/Available Packages**). -Shellcmd Type should be set to `Shellcmd`. +To start Netdata automatically every boot, add `service netdata onestart` as a Shellcmd entry within the pfSense web interface under **Services/Shellcmd**. You'll need to install the Shellcmd package beforehand under **System/Package Manager/Available Packages**. The Shellcmd Type should be set to `Shellcmd`.  Alternatively more information can be found in <https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Installing_FreeBSD_Packages>, for achieving the same via the command line and scripts. -If you experience an issue with `/usr/bin/install` absense on pfSense 2.3 or earlier, update pfSense or use workaround from <https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/6643> +If you experience an issue with `/usr/bin/install` being absent in pfSense 2.3 or earlier, update pfSense or use a workaround from <https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/6643> **Note:** In pfSense, the Netdata configuration files are located under `/usr/local/etc/netdata` |