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diff --git a/streaming/README.md b/streaming/README.md index 94ab1f2e8..7f74fb31f 100644 --- a/streaming/README.md +++ b/streaming/README.md @@ -6,19 +6,19 @@ custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/streaming/README # Streaming and replication -Each Netdata is able to replicate/mirror its database to another Netdata, by streaming collected -metrics, in real-time to it. This is quite different to [data archiving to third party time-series +Each Netdata is able to replicate/mirror its database to another Netdata, by streaming the collected +metrics in real-time to it. This is quite different to [data archiving to third party time-series databases](/exporting/README.md). When Netdata streams metrics to another Netdata, the receiving one is able to perform everything a Netdata instance is -capable of: +capable of. This includes the following: - Visualize metrics with a dashboard - Run health checks that trigger alarms and send alarm notifications -- Export metrics to a external time-series database +- Export metrics to an external time-series database The nodes that send metrics are called **child** nodes, and the nodes that receive metrics are called **parent** nodes. -There are also **proxies**, which collects metrics from a child and sends it to a parent. +There are also **proxy** nodes, which collects metrics from a child and sends it to a parent. ## Supported configurations |