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diff --git a/packaging/installer/methods/manual.md b/packaging/installer/methods/manual.md index 6ece95240..aa49c81ac 100644 --- a/packaging/installer/methods/manual.md +++ b/packaging/installer/methods/manual.md @@ -178,15 +178,13 @@ yum install autoconf automake curl gcc git cmake libuuid-devel openssl-devel lib yum install -y http://mirror.centos.org/centos/8/PowerTools/x86_64/os/Packages/Judy-devel-1.0.5-18.module_el8.1.0+217+4d875839.x86_64.rpm ``` ---- - -### Install Netdata +## Install Netdata Do this to install and run Netdata: ```sh # download it - 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 # run script with root privileges to build, install, start Netdata @@ -201,11 +199,31 @@ cd netdata - If your server does not have access to the internet and you have manually put the installation directory on your server, you will need to pass the option `--disable-go` to the installer. The option will prevent the installer from attempting to download and install `go.d.plugin`. -Once the installer completes, the file `/etc/netdata/netdata.conf` will be created (if you changed the installation directory, the configuration will appear in that directory too). +## Optional parameters to alter your installation + +`netdata-installer.sh` accepts a few parameters to customize your installation: + +- `--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 install is detected, reinstall instead of trying to update it. Note that this + cannot be used to change installation types. +- `--local-files`: Used for [offline installations](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. + +### Claim node to Netdata Cloud during installation -You can edit this file to set options. One common option to tweak is `history`, which controls the size of the memory database Netdata will use. By default is `3600` seconds (an hour of data at the charts) which makes Netdata use about 10-15MB of RAM (depending on the number of charts detected on your system). Check **\[[Memory Requirements]]**. +Unlike the [`kickstart.sh`](/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart.md) or +[`kickstart-static64.sh`](/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart-64.md) methods, the `netdata-installer.sh` script does +not allow you to automatically [claim](/claim/README.md) your node to Netdata Cloud immediately after installation. -To apply the changes you made, you have to restart Netdata. +See the [claiming](/claim/README.md) doc for details on claiming a node with a manual installation of Netdata. ### 'nonrepresentable section on output' errors |