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diff --git a/packaging/installer/methods/alpine.md b/packaging/installer/methods/alpine.md deleted file mode 100644 index 51c4b0cc..00000000 --- a/packaging/installer/methods/alpine.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,40 +0,0 @@ -<!-- -title: "Install Netdata on Alpine 3.x" -custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/packaging/installer/methods/alpine.md ---> - -# Install Netdata on Alpine 3.x - -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 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 --recursive -cd netdata - -# build it, install it, start it -./netdata-installer.sh - -# make Netdata start at boot and stop at shutdown -cat > /etc/init.d/netdata << EOF -#!/sbin/openrc-run - -name="netdata" -command="/usr/sbin/$SVCNAME" - -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. - -[](<>) diff --git a/packaging/installer/methods/cloud-providers.md b/packaging/installer/methods/cloud-providers.md index 7b232f32..08c0ed9d 100644 --- a/packaging/installer/methods/cloud-providers.md +++ b/packaging/installer/methods/cloud-providers.md @@ -25,11 +25,7 @@ aims to document some of those steps for popular cloud providers. ## Recommended installation methods for cloud providers The best installation method depends on the instance's operating system, distribution, and version. For Linux instances, -we recommend either the [`kickstart.sh` automatic installation script](kickstart.md) or [.deb/.rpm -packages](packages.md). - -To see the full list of approved methods for each operating system/version we support, see our [distribution -matrix](../../DISTRIBUTIONS.md). That table will guide you to the various supported methods for your cloud instance. +we recommend the [`kickstart.sh` automatic installation script](kickstart.md). If you have issues with Netdata after installation, look to the sections below to find the issue you're experiencing, followed by the solution for your provider. 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. - -[](<>) diff --git a/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart.md b/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart.md index 7792989e..bc7c4de9 100644 --- a/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart.md +++ b/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart.md @@ -11,62 +11,74 @@ custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/packaging/instal This page covers detailed instructions on using and configuring the automatic one-line installation script named `kickstart.sh`. -This method is fully automatic on all Linux distributions and macOS environments. To install Netdata from source, including all dependencies -required to connect to Netdata Cloud, and get _automatic nightly updates_, run the following as your normal user: +The kickstart script works on all Linux distributions and macOS environments. By default, automatic nightly updates are enabled. If you are installing on macOS, make sure to check the [install documentation for macOS](packaging/installer/methods/macos) before continuing. -**Linux** +> If you are unsure whether you want nightly or stable releases, read the [installation guide](/packaging/installer/README.md#nightly-vs-stable-releases). +> If you want to turn off [automatic updates](/packaging/installer/README.md#automatic-updates), use the `--no-updates` option. You can find more installation options below. + +To install Netdata, run the following as your normal user: ```bash -bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh) +wget -O ./kickstart.sh https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh && sh ./kickstart.sh ``` -**macOS** +Or, if you have cURL but not wget (such as on macOS): ```bash -bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh) --install /usr/local/ +curl https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh > /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh && sh /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh ``` -> 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.sh` do? -The `kickstart.sh` script does the following after being downloaded and run using `bash`: +The `kickstart.sh` script does the following after being downloaded and run using `sh`: -- Detects the Linux distribution and **installs the required system packages** for building Netdata. Unless you added - the `--dont-wait` option, it will ask for your permission first. -- Checks for an existing installation, and if found updates that instead of creating a new install. -- Downloads the latest Netdata source tree to `/usr/src/netdata.git`. -- Installs Netdata by running `./netdata-installer.sh` from the source tree, using any [optional - parameters](#optional-parameters-to-alter-your-installation) you have specified. -- Installs `netdata-updater.sh` to `cron.daily`, so your Netdata installation will be updated with new nightly - versions, unless you override that with an [optional parameter](#optional-parameters-to-alter-your-installation). -- Prints a message whether installation succeeded or failed for QA purposes. +- Determines what platform you are running on. +- Checks for an existing installation, and if found updates that instead of creating a new install. +- Attempts to install Netdata using our [official native binary packages](#native-packages). +- If there are no official native binary packages for your system (or installing that way failed), tries to install + using a [static build of Netdata](#static-builds) if one is available. +- If no static build is available, installs required dependencies and then attempts to install by + [building Netdata locally](#local-builds) (by downloading the sources and building them directly). +- Installs `netdata-updater.sh` to `cron.daily`, so your Netdata installation will be updated with new nightly + versions, unless you override that with an [optional parameter](#optional-parameters-to-alter-your-installation). +- Prints a message whether installation succeeded or failed for QA purposes. ## Optional parameters to alter your installation -The `kickstart.sh` script passes all its parameters to `netdata-installer.sh`, which you can use to customize your -installation. Here are a few important parameters: +The `kickstart.sh` script accepts a number of optional parameters to control how the installation process works: +- `--non-interactive`: Don’t prompt for anything and assume yes whenever possible, overriding any automatic detection of an interactive run. +- `--interactive`: Act as if running interactively, even if automatic detection indicates a run is non-interactive. - `--dont-wait`: Synonym for `--non-interactive` -- `--non-interactive`: Don’t prompt for anything and assume yes whenever possible. +- `--dont-start-it`: Don’t auto-start the daemon after installing. This parameter is not gauranteed to work. +- `--nightly-channel`: Use a nightly build instead of a stable release (this is the default). +- `--stable-channel`: Use a stable release instead of a nightly build. +- `--auto-update`: Enable automatic updates (this is the default). - `--no-updates`: Disable automatic updates. -- `--stable-channel`: Use a stable build instead of a nightly build. +- `--disable-telemetry`: Disable anonymous statistics. +- `--native-only`: Only install if native binary packages are available. +- `--static-only`: Only install if a static build is available. +- `--build-only`: Only install using a local build. - `--reinstall`: If an existing install is found, reinstall instead of trying to update it in place. -- `--dont-start-it`: Don’t auto-start the daemon after installing. This parameter is not guaranteed to work. -- `--install`: Specify an alternative install prefix. -- `--disable-cloud`: For local builds, don’t build any of the cloud code at all. For native packages and static builds, +- `--reinstall-even-if-unsafe`: Even try to reinstall if we don't think we can do so safely (implies `--reinstall`). +- `--disable-cloud`: For local builds, don’t build any of the cloud code at all. For native packages and static builds, use runtime configuration to disable cloud support. -- `--auto-update-type`: Specify how auto-updates are to be scheduled, overriding auto-detection. -- `--disable-telemetry`: Disable anonymous statistics. -- `--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. -- `all`: Ask for all dependencies in the dependency handling script. - - > Note: The `all` and `--local-files` parameters are scheduled to be removed in a forthcoming update. - +- `--require-cloud`: Only install if Netdata Cloud can be enabled. Overrides `--disable-cloud`. +- `--install`: Specify an installation prefix for local builds (by default, we use a sane prefix based on the type of system). + +Additionally, the following environment variables may be used to further customize how the script runs (most users +should not need to use special values for any of these): + +- `TMPDIR`: Used to specify where to put temporary files. On most systems, the default we select automatically + should be fine. The user running the script needs to both be able to write files to the temporary directory, + and run files from that location. +- `ROOTCMD`: Used to specify a command to use to run another command with root privileges if needed. By default + we try to use sudo, doas, or pkexec (in that order of preference), but if you need special options for one of + those to work, or have a different tool to do the same thing on your system, you can specify it here. +- `DO_NOT_TRACK`: If set to a value other than 0, behave as if `--disable-telemetry` was specified. +- `NETDATA_INSTALLER_OPTIONS`: Specifies extra options to pass to the static installer or local build script. + ### Connect node to Netdata Cloud during installation The `kickstart.sh` script accepts additional parameters to automatically [connect](/claim/README.md) your node to Netdata @@ -74,10 +86,10 @@ Cloud immediately after installation. Find the `token` and `rooms` strings by [s 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`: Specify a unique claiming token associated with your Space in Netdata Cloud to be used to connect to the node +- `--claim-token`: Specify a unique claiming token associated with your Space in Netdata Cloud to be used to connect to the node after the install. - `--claim-rooms`: Specify a comma-separated list of tokens for each War Room this node should appear in. -- `--claim-proxy`: Specify a proxy to use when connecting to the cloud in the form of +- `--claim-proxy`: Specify a proxy to use when connecting to the cloud in 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`: Specify a URL to use when connecting to the cloud. Defaults to `https://app.netdata.cloud`. @@ -85,10 +97,42 @@ area](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/cloud/spaces#manage-spaces). For example: ```bash -bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh) --claim-token=TOKEN --claim-rooms=ROOM1,ROOM2 +wget -O ./kickstart.sh https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh && sh ./kickstart.sh --claim-token=TOKEN --claim-rooms=ROOM1,ROOM2 ``` -Please note that to run it you will either need to have root privileges or run it with the user that is running the agent, more details on the [Connect an agent without root privileges](#connect-an-agent-without-root-privileges) section. +Please note that to run it you will either need to have root privileges or run it with the user that is running the agent, more details on the [Connect an agent without root privileges](/claim/README.md#connect-an-agent-without-root-privileges) section. + +### Native packages + +We publish official DEB/RPM packages for a number of common Linux distributions as part of our releases and nightly +builds. These packages are available for 64-bit x86 systems. Depending on the distribution and release they may +also be available for 32-bit x86, ARMv7, and AArch64 systems. If a native package is available, it will be used as the +default installation method. This allows you to handle Netdata updates as part of your usual system update procedure. + +If you want to enforce the usage of native packages and have the installer return a failure if they are not available, +you can do so by adding `--native-only` to the options you pass to the installer. + +### Static builds + +We publish pre-built static builds of Netdata for Linux systems. Currently, these are published for 64-bit x86, ARMv7, +AArch64, and POWER8+ hardware. These static builds are able to operate in a mostly self-contained manner and only +require a POSIX compliant shell and a supported init system. These static builds install under `/opt/netdata`. If +you are on a platform which we provide static builds for but do not provide native packages for, a static build +will be used by default for installation. + +If you want to enforce the usage of a static build and have the installer return a failure if one is not available, +you can do so by adding `--static-only` to the options you pass to the installer. + +### Local builds + +For systems which do not have available native packages or static builds, we support building Netdata locally on +the system it will be installed on. When using this approach, the installer will attempt to install any required +dependencies for building Netdata, though this may not always work correctly. + +If you want to enforce the usage of a local build (perhaps because you require a custom installation prefix, +which is not supported with native packages or static builds), you can do so by adding `--build-only` to the +options you pass to the installer. + ## Verify script integrity @@ -96,7 +140,7 @@ To use `md5sum` to verify the integrity of the `kickstart.sh` script you will do run the following: ```bash -[ "7e8b449ca44e49b7074b5b9d6022cbcc" = "$(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh | md5sum | cut -d ' ' -f 1)" ] && echo "OK, VALID" || echo "FAILED, INVALID" +[ "dc50e88ee6e19f50dd395e1e5117a1fa" = "$(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh | md5sum | cut -d ' ' -f 1)" ] && echo "OK, VALID" || echo "FAILED, INVALID" ``` If the script is valid, this command will return `OK, VALID`. diff --git a/packaging/installer/methods/macos.md b/packaging/installer/methods/macos.md index 48d53fd0..0ae1d9f2 100644 --- a/packaging/installer/methods/macos.md +++ b/packaging/installer/methods/macos.md @@ -6,31 +6,35 @@ custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/packaging/instal # Install Netdata on macOS Netdata works on macOS, albeit with some limitations. The number of charts displaying system metrics is limited, but you -can use any of Netdata's [external plugins](../../../collectors/plugins.d/README.md) to monitor any services you might +can use any of Netdata's [external plugins](/collectors/plugins.d/README.md) to monitor any services you might have installed on your macOS system. You could also use a macOS system as the parent node in a [streaming configuration](/streaming/README.md). -We recommend you to **[install Netdata with the our automatic one-line installation script](#install-netdata-with-the-automatic-one-line-installation-script)**, +We recommend you to **[install Netdata with the our automatic one-line installation script](#install-netdata-with-our-automatic-one-line-installation-script)**, As an alternative you also have community-created and -maintained [**Homebrew package**](#install-netdata-with-the-homebrew-package). -- [Install Netdata via the Homebrew package](#install-netdata-with-the-homebrew-package) -- [Install Netdata from source](#install-netdata-from-source) +- [Install Netdata via the Homebrew package](#install-netdata-with-the-homebrew-package) +- [Install Netdata from source](#install-netdata-from-source) Being community-created and -maintained we don't guarantee that the features made available on our installation script will also be available or give support to it. ## Install Netdata with our automatic one-line installation script -To install Netdata using our automatic [kickstart](/packaging/installer/#automatic-one-line-installation-script) script you will just need to run: +To install Netdata using our automatic [kickstart](/packaging/installer/README.md#automatic-one-line-installation-script) script you will just need to run: ```bash -bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh) --install /usr/local/ +wget -O /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh && sh /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh ``` With this script, you are also able to connect your nodes directly to Netdata Cloud if you wish, see more details on [Connect an agent running in macOS](/claim/README.md#connect-an-agent-running-in-macos) +This currently only supports building Netdata locally, and requires dependencies to be handled either via Homebrew +or MacPorts (we preferentially use Homebrew if both are found). By default, this will install Netdata under +`/usr/local/netdata`. + ## Install Netdata with the Homebrew package If you don't have [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) installed already, begin with their installation script: diff --git a/packaging/installer/methods/manual.md b/packaging/installer/methods/manual.md index ae96dd95..73cedd24 100644 --- a/packaging/installer/methods/manual.md +++ b/packaging/installer/methods/manual.md @@ -67,16 +67,16 @@ This is how to do it by hand: ```sh # Debian / Ubuntu -apt-get install zlib1g-dev uuid-dev libuv1-dev liblz4-dev libjudy-dev libssl-dev libelf-dev libmnl-dev gcc make git autoconf autoconf-archive autogen automake pkg-config curl python cmake +apt-get install zlib1g-dev uuid-dev libuv1-dev liblz4-dev libjudy-dev libssl-dev libelf-dev libmnl-dev libprotobuf-dev protobuf-compiler gcc g++ make git autoconf autoconf-archive autogen automake pkg-config curl python cmake # Fedora -dnf install zlib-devel libuuid-devel libuv-devel lz4-devel Judy-devel openssl-devel elfutils-libelf-devel libmnl-devel gcc make git autoconf autoconf-archive autogen automake pkgconfig curl findutils python cmake +dnf install zlib-devel libuuid-devel libuv-devel lz4-devel Judy-devel openssl-devel elfutils-libelf-devel libmnl-devel protobuf-devel protobuf-compiler gcc gcc-c++ make git autoconf autoconf-archive autogen automake pkgconfig curl findutils python cmake # CentOS / Red Hat Enterprise Linux -yum install autoconf automake curl gcc git libmnl-devel libuuid-devel openssl-devel libuv-devel lz4-devel Judy-devel elfutils-libelf-devel make nc pkgconfig python zlib-devel cmake +yum install autoconf automake curl gcc gcc-c++ git libmnl-devel libuuid-devel openssl-devel libuv-devel lz4-devel Judy-devel elfutils-libelf-devel protobuf protobuf-devel protobuf-compiler make nc pkgconfig python zlib-devel cmake # openSUSE -zypper install zlib-devel libuuid-devel libuv-devel liblz4-devel judy-devel libopenssl-devel libelf-devel libmnl-devel gcc make git autoconf autoconf-archive autogen automake pkgconfig curl findutils python cmake +zypper install zlib-devel libuuid-devel libuv-devel liblz4-devel judy-devel libopenssl-devel libelf-devel libmnl-devel protobuf-devel gcc gcc-c++ make git autoconf autoconf-archive autogen automake pkgconfig curl findutils python cmake ``` Once Netdata is compiled, to run it the following packages are required (already installed using the above commands): @@ -124,10 +124,11 @@ Netdata DB engine can be enabled when these are installed (they are optional): Netdata Cloud support may require the following packages to be installed: -| package | description -|:--------:| ----------------------- -| `cmake` | Needed at build time if you aren't using your distribution's version of libwebsockets or are building on a platform other than Linux -| `openssl` | Needed to secure communications with the Netdata Cloud +| package | description | +|:---------:|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| +| `cmake` | Needed at build time if you aren't using your distribution's version of libwebsockets or are building on a platform other than Linux | +| `openssl` | Needed to secure communications with the Netdata Cloud | +| `protobuf`| Used for the new Cloud<->Agent binary protocol *Netdata will greatly benefit if you have the above packages installed, but it will still work without them.* diff --git a/packaging/installer/methods/packages.md b/packaging/installer/methods/packages.md deleted file mode 100644 index 20dbaf06..00000000 --- a/packaging/installer/methods/packages.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -<!-- -title: "Install Netdata with .deb/.rpm packages" -description: "Install the Netdata Agent with Linux packages that support Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, RHEL, CentOS, openSUSE, and more." -custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/packaging/installer/methods/packages.md ---> - -# Install Netdata with .deb/.rpm packages - -Netdata provides our own flavour of binary packages for the most common operating systems that use with `.deb` and -`.rpm` packaging formats. - -We provide two separate repositories, one for our stable releases and one for our nightly releases. Visit the repository -pages and follow the quick set-up instructions to get started. - -1. Stable releases: Our stable production releases are hosted in the - [netdata/netdata](https://packagecloud.io/netdata/netdata) repository on packagecloud -2. Nightly releases: Our latest releases are hosted in the - [netdata/netdata-edge](https://packagecloud.io/netdata/netdata-edge) repository on packagecloud - -## Using caching proxies with packagecloud repositories - -packagecloud only provides HTTPS access to repositories they host, which means in turn that Netdata's package -repositories are only accessible via HTTPS. This is known to cause issues with some setups that use a caching proxy for -package downloads. - -If you are using such a setup, there are a couple of ways to work around this: - -- Configure your proxy to automatically pass through HTTPS connections without caching them. This is the simplest - solution, but means that downloads of Netdata packages will not be cached. -- Mirror the repository locally on your proxy system, and use that mirror when installing on other systems. This - requires more setup and more disk space on the caching host, but it lets you cache the packages locally. -- Some specific caching proxies may have alternative configuration options to deal with these issues. Find - such options in their documentation. - -## 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. - -[]() diff --git a/packaging/installer/methods/source.md b/packaging/installer/methods/source.md index ba29a188..5345a1a4 100644 --- a/packaging/installer/methods/source.md +++ b/packaging/installer/methods/source.md @@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Additionally, the following build time features require additional dependencies: - A recent version of CMake - OpenSSL 1.0.2 or newer _or_ LibreSSL 3.0.0 or newer. - JSON-C (may be provided by the user as shown below, or by the system) + - protobuf (Google Protocol Buffers) and protoc compiler ## Preparing the source tree |