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diff --git a/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart-64.md b/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart-64.md deleted file mode 100644 index 176d63ad..00000000 --- a/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart-64.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,116 +0,0 @@ -<!-- -title: "Install Netdata with kickstart-static64.sh" -description: "The kickstart-static64.sh script installs a pre-compiled static binary, including all dependencies required to connect to Netdata Cloud, with one command." -custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart-64.md ---> - -# Install Netdata with kickstart-static64.sh - -  - -This page covers detailed instructions on using and configuring the installation script named `kickstart-static64.sh`. - -This method uses a pre-compiled static binary to install Netdata on any Intel/AMD 64bit Linux system and on any Linux -distribution, even those with a broken or unsupported package manager. - -To install Netdata from a static binary package, including all dependencies required to connect to Netdata Cloud, and -get _automatic nightly updates_, run the following as your normal user: - -```bash -bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart-static64.sh) -``` - -> This script installs Netdata at `/opt/netdata`. - -> See our [installation guide](/packaging/installer/README.md) for details about [automatic -> updates](/packaging/installer/README.md#automatic-updates) or [nightly vs. stable -> releases](/packaging/installer/README.md#nightly-vs-stable-releases). - -## What does `kickstart-static64.sh` do? - -The `kickstart.sh` script does the following after being downloaded and run: - -- Checks to see if there is an existing installation, and if there is updates that in preference to reinstalling. -- Downloads the latest Netdata binary from the [binary-packages](https://github.com/netdata/binary-packages) - repository. You can also run any of these `.run` files with [makeself](https://github.com/megastep/makeself). -- Installs Netdata by running `./netdata-installer.sh` from the source tree, including any options you might have - added. -- Installs `netdata-updater.sh` to `cron.daily` to enable automatic updates, unless you added the `--no-updates` - option. -- Prints a message about whether the installation succeeded for failed for QA purposes. - -If your shell fails to handle the above one-liner, you can download and run the `kickstart-static64.sh` script manually. - -```sh -# download the script with curl -curl https://my-netdata.io/kickstart-static64.sh >/tmp/kickstart-static64.sh - -# or, download the script with wget -wget -O /tmp/kickstart-static64.sh https://my-netdata.io/kickstart-static64.sh - -# run the downloaded script (any sh is fine, no need for bash) -sh /tmp/kickstart-static64.sh -``` - -## Optional parameters to alter your installation - -The `kickstart-static64.sh` script passes all its parameters to `netdata-installer.sh`, which you can use to customize -your installation. Here are a few important parameters: - -- `--dont-wait`: Enable automated installs by not prompting for permission to install any required packages. -- `--dont-start-it`: Prevent the installer from starting Netdata automatically. -- `--stable-channel`: Automatically update only on the release of new major versions. -- `--nightly-channel`: Automatically update on every new nightly build. -- `--disable-telemetry`: Opt-out of [anonymous statistics](/docs/anonymous-statistics.md) we use to make - Netdata better. -- `--no-updates`: Prevent automatic updates of any kind. -- `--reinstall`: If an existing installation is detected, reinstall instead of attempting to update it. Note - that this cannot be used to switch between installation types. -- `--local-files`: Used for [offline installations](/packaging/installer/methods/offline.md). Pass four file paths: - the Netdata tarball, the checksum file, the go.d plugin tarball, and the go.d plugin config tarball, to force - kickstart run the process using those files. This option conflicts with the `--stable-channel` option. If you set - this _and_ `--stable-channel`, Netdata will use the local files. - -### Connect node to Netdata Cloud during installation - -The `kickstart.sh` script accepts additional parameters to automatically [connect](/claim/README.md) your node to Netdata -Cloud immediately after installation. Find the `token` and `rooms` strings by [signing in to Netdata -Cloud](https://app.netdata.cloud/sign-in?cloudRoute=/spaces), then clicking on **Connect Nodes** in the [Spaces management -area](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/cloud/spaces#manage-spaces). - -- `--claim-token`: The unique token associated with your Space in Netdata Cloud. -- `--claim-rooms`: A comma-separated list of tokens for each War Room this node should appear in. -- `--claim-proxy`: Should take the form of `socks5[h]://[user:pass@]host:ip` for a SOCKS5 proxy, or - `http://[user:pass@]host:ip` for an HTTP(S) proxy.See [connecting through a - proxy](/claim/README.md#connect-through-a-proxy) for details. -- `--claim-url`: Defaults to `https://app.netdata.cloud`. - -For example: - -```bash -bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart-static64.sh) --claim-token=TOKEN --claim-rooms=ROOM1,ROOM2 -``` - -## Verify script integrity - -To use `md5sum` to verify the integrity of the `kickstart-static64.sh` script you will download using the one-line -command above, run the following: - -```bash -[ "78461a3055aee03011a577a716e2dee5" = "$(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart-static64.sh | md5sum | cut -d ' ' -f 1)" ] && echo "OK, VALID" || echo "FAILED, INVALID" -``` - -If the script is valid, this command will return `OK, VALID`. - -## What's next? - -When you're finished with installation, check out our [single-node](/docs/quickstart/single-node.md) or -[infrastructure](/docs/quickstart/infrastructure.md) monitoring quickstart guides based on your use case. - -Or, skip straight to [configuring the Netdata Agent](/docs/configure/nodes.md). - -Read through Netdata's [documentation](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs), which is structured based on actions and -solutions, to enable features like health monitoring, alarm notifications, long-term metrics storage, exporting to -external databases, and more. - -[](<>) |