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@@ -9,28 +9,32 @@ Execute these commands to install Netdata in Alpine Linux 3.x:
```sh
# install required packages
-apk add alpine-sdk bash curl libuv-dev zlib-dev util-linux-dev libmnl-dev gcc make git autoconf automake pkgconfig python logrotate
+apk add alpine-sdk bash curl libuv-dev zlib-dev util-linux-dev libmnl-dev gcc make git autoconf automake pkgconfig python3 logrotate
# if you plan to run node.js Netdata plugins
apk add nodejs
# download Netdata - the directory 'netdata' will be created
-git clone https://github.com/netdata/netdata.git --depth=100
+git clone https://github.com/netdata/netdata.git --depth=100 --recursive
cd netdata
# build it, install it, start it
./netdata-installer.sh
-# make Netdata start at boot
-echo -e "#!/usr/bin/env bash\n/usr/sbin/netdata" >/etc/local.d/netdata.start
-chmod 755 /etc/local.d/netdata.start
+# make Netdata start at boot and stop at shutdown
+cat > /etc/init.d/netdata << EOF
+#!/sbin/openrc-run
-# make Netdata stop at shutdown
-echo -e "#!/usr/bin/env bash\nkillall netdata" >/etc/local.d/netdata.stop
-chmod 755 /etc/local.d/netdata.stop
+name="netdata"
+command="/usr/sbin/$SVCNAME"
-# enable the local service to start automatically
-rc-update add local
+depend() {
+ need net localmount
+ after firewall
+}
+EOF
```
+If you have installed Netdata in another directory, you have to change the content of the `command` variable in that script.
+
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