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diff --git a/packaging/installer/UPDATE.md b/packaging/installer/UPDATE.md index 3df84023..492f464e 100644 --- a/packaging/installer/UPDATE.md +++ b/packaging/installer/UPDATE.md @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ The exact update method to use depends on the install type: Starting with netdata v1.33.0, you can use Netdata itself to determine the installation type by running: ```bash -netdata -W buildinfo | grep 'Install type:' +netdata -W buildinfo | grep -E 'Installation Type|Install type:' ``` If you are using an older version of Netdata, or the above command produces no output, you can run our one-line @@ -166,3 +166,19 @@ and: ```bash /opt/netdata/usr/libexec/netdata/netdata-updater.sh --disable-auto-updates ``` + +## Control runtime behavior of the updater script. + +Starting with v1.40.0, the `netdata-updater.sh` script supports a config file called `netdata-updater.conf`, +located in the same directory as the main `netdata.conf` file. This file uses POSIX shell script syntax to define +variables that are used by the updater. + +This configuration file can be edited [using our `edit-config` +script](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/configure/nodes.md). + +The following configuration options are currently supported: + +- `NETDATA_UPDATER_JITTER`: Sets an upper limit in seconds on the random delay in the updater script when running + as a scheduled task. This random delay helps avoid issues resulting from too many nodes trying to reconnect to + the Cloud at the same time. The default value is 3600, which corresponds to one hour. Most users should not ever + need to change this. |