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-rw-r--r--system/Makefile.am131
-rw-r--r--system/cron/netdata-updater-daily.in (renamed from system/netdata.crontab.in)0
-rwxr-xr-xsystem/edit-config16
-rw-r--r--system/freebsd/rc.d/netdata.in (renamed from system/netdata-freebsd.in)0
-rw-r--r--system/initd/init.d/netdata.in (renamed from system/netdata-init-d.in)0
-rwxr-xr-xsystem/install-service.sh.in107
-rw-r--r--system/launchd/netdata.plist.in (renamed from system/netdata.plist.in)0
-rw-r--r--system/logrotate/netdata.in (renamed from system/netdata.logrotate.in)0
-rw-r--r--system/lsb/init.d/netdata.in (renamed from system/netdata-lsb.in)0
-rw-r--r--system/netdata.conf6
-rw-r--r--system/openrc/conf.d/netdata.in24
-rw-r--r--system/openrc/init.d/netdata.in (renamed from system/netdata-openrc.in)38
-rw-r--r--system/runit/run.in16
-rw-r--r--system/systemd/50-netdata.preset1
-rw-r--r--system/systemd/netdata-updater.service.in (renamed from system/netdata-updater.service.in)0
-rw-r--r--system/systemd/netdata-updater.timer (renamed from system/netdata-updater.timer)0
-rw-r--r--system/systemd/netdata.service.in (renamed from system/netdata.service.in)0
-rw-r--r--system/systemd/netdata.service.v235.in (renamed from system/netdata.service.v235.in)0
-rw-r--r--system/vnodes/vnodes.conf23
19 files changed, 278 insertions, 84 deletions
diff --git a/system/Makefile.am b/system/Makefile.am
index 1a1b41e26..13466639d 100644
--- a/system/Makefile.am
+++ b/system/Makefile.am
@@ -3,16 +3,18 @@
MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
CLEANFILES = \
- netdata-openrc \
- netdata.logrotate \
- netdata.service \
- netdata.service.v235 \
- netdata-init-d \
- netdata-lsb \
- netdata-freebsd \
- netdata.plist \
- netdata.crontab \
- netdata-updater.service \
+ cron/netdata-updater-daily \
+ freebsd/rc.d/netdata \
+ initd/init.d/netdata \
+ launchd/netdata.plist \
+ logrotate/netdata \
+ lsb/init.d/netdata \
+ openrc/conf.d/netdata \
+ openrc/init.d/netdata \
+ runit/run \
+ systemd/netdata.service \
+ systemd/netdata.service.v235 \
+ systemd/netdata-updater.service \
$(NULL)
include $(top_srcdir)/build/subst.inc
@@ -26,44 +28,107 @@ dist_config_DATA = \
.install-type \
$(NULL)
+libconfigvnodesdir=$(libconfigdir)/vnodes
+libsyscrondir=$(libsysdir)/cron
+libsysfreebsddir=$(libsysdir)/freebsd
+libsysfreebsdrcddir=$(libsysfreebsddir)/rc.d
+libsysinitddir=$(libsysdir)/initd
+libsysinitdinitddir=$(libsysinitddir)/init.d
+libsyslaunchddir=$(libsysdir)/launchd
+libsyslogrotatedir=$(libsysdir)/logrotate
+libsyslsbdir=$(libsysdir)/lsb
+libsyslsbinitddir=$(libsyslsbdir)/init.d
+libsysopenrcdir=$(libsysdir)/openrc
+libsysopenrcinitddir=$(libsysopenrcdir)/init.d
+libsysopenrcconfddir=$(libsysopenrcdir)/conf.d
+libsysrunitdir=$(libsysdir)/runit
+libsyssystemddir=$(libsysdir)/systemd
+
# Explicitly install directories to avoid permission issues due to umask
install-exec-local:
$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(configdir)
$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(libsysdir)
+ $(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(libsyscrondir)
+ $(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(libsysfreebsdrcddir)
+ $(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(libsysinitdinitddir)
+ $(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(libsyslaunchddir)
+ $(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(libsyslogrotatedir)
+ $(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(libsyslsbinitddir)
+ $(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(libsyssystemddir)
+ $(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(libsysopenrcinitddir)
+ $(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(libsysopenrcconfddir)
+ $(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(libsysrunitdir)
+ $(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(libconfigvnodesdir)
+
+dist_libconfigvnodes_DATA = \
+ vnodes/vnodes.conf
+ $(NULL)
libexecnetdatadir=$(libexecdir)/netdata
nodist_libexecnetdata_SCRIPTS = \
install-service.sh \
$(NULL)
-nodist_libsys_DATA = \
- netdata-openrc \
- netdata.logrotate \
- netdata.service \
- netdata.service.v235 \
- netdata-init-d \
- netdata-lsb \
- netdata-freebsd \
- netdata.plist \
- netdata.crontab \
- netdata-updater.service \
+nodist_libsyscron_DATA = \
+ cron/netdata-updater-daily \
+ $(NULL)
+
+nodist_libsysfreebsdrcd_DATA = \
+ freebsd/rc.d/netdata \
+ $(NULL)
+
+nodist_libsysinitdinitd_DATA = \
+ initd/init.d/netdata \
+ $(NULL)
+
+nodist_libsyslaunchd_DATA = \
+ launchd/netdata.plist \
+ $(NULL)
+
+nodist_libsyslogrotate_DATA = \
+ logrotate/netdata \
+ $(NULL)
+
+nodist_libsyslsbinitd_DATA = \
+ lsb/init.d/netdata \
+ $(NULL)
+
+nodist_libsysopenrcinitd_DATA = \
+ openrc/init.d/netdata \
+ $(NULL)
+
+nodist_libsysopenrcconfd_DATA = \
+ openrc/conf.d/netdata \
+ $(NULL)
+
+nodist_libsysrunit_DATA = \
+ runit/run \
+ $(NULL)
+
+nodist_libsyssystemd_DATA = \
+ systemd/netdata.service \
+ systemd/netdata.service.v235 \
+ systemd/netdata-updater.service \
$(NULL)
-dist_libsys_DATA = \
- netdata-updater.timer \
+dist_libsyssystemd_DATA = \
+ systemd/netdata-updater.timer \
+ systemd/50-netdata.preset
$(NULL)
dist_noinst_DATA = \
install-service.sh.in \
- netdata-openrc.in \
- netdata.logrotate.in \
- netdata.service.in \
- netdata.service.v235.in \
- netdata-init-d.in \
- netdata-lsb.in \
- netdata-freebsd.in \
- netdata.plist.in \
netdata.conf \
- netdata.crontab.in \
- netdata-updater.service.in \
+ cron/netdata-updater-daily.in \
+ freebsd/rc.d/netdata.in \
+ initd/init.d/netdata.in \
+ launchd/netdata.plist.in \
+ logrotate/netdata.in \
+ lsb/init.d/netdata.in \
+ openrc/conf.d/netdata.in \
+ openrc/init.d/netdata.in \
+ runit/run.in \
+ systemd/netdata.service.in \
+ systemd/netdata.service.v235.in \
+ systemd/netdata-updater.service.in \
$(NULL)
diff --git a/system/netdata.crontab.in b/system/cron/netdata-updater-daily.in
index 8f0527e0e..8f0527e0e 100644
--- a/system/netdata.crontab.in
+++ b/system/cron/netdata-updater-daily.in
diff --git a/system/edit-config b/system/edit-config
index 754f9374a..96ee82d4f 100755
--- a/system/edit-config
+++ b/system/edit-config
@@ -34,10 +34,20 @@ error() {
}
abspath() {
- if [ -d "${1}" ]; then
+ if [ -d "${1}/" ]; then
echo "$(cd "${1}" && /usr/bin/env PWD= pwd -P)/"
- else
+ elif [ -f "${1}" ]; then
echo "$(cd "$(dirname "${1}")" && /usr/bin/env PWD= pwd -P)/$(basename "${1}")"
+ elif echo "${1}" | grep -q '/'; then
+ if echo "${1}" | grep -q '^/'; then
+ mkdir -p "$(dirname "${1}")"
+ echo "$(cd "$(dirname "${1}")" && /usr/bin/env PWD= pwd -P)/$(basename "${1}")"
+ else
+ mkdir -p "${script_dir}/$(dirname "${1}")"
+ echo "${script_dir}/${1}"
+ fi
+ else
+ echo "${script_dir}/${1}"
fi
}
@@ -153,7 +163,7 @@ list_files() {
check_directories
handle_container
- if test -t; then
+ if test -t && command -v tput > /dev/null 2>&1; then
width="$(tput cols)"
fi
diff --git a/system/netdata-freebsd.in b/system/freebsd/rc.d/netdata.in
index fd544c86c..fd544c86c 100644
--- a/system/netdata-freebsd.in
+++ b/system/freebsd/rc.d/netdata.in
diff --git a/system/netdata-init-d.in b/system/initd/init.d/netdata.in
index c0257ffab..c0257ffab 100644
--- a/system/netdata-init-d.in
+++ b/system/initd/init.d/netdata.in
diff --git a/system/install-service.sh.in b/system/install-service.sh.in
index 59cff0a08..a885a8618 100755
--- a/system/install-service.sh.in
+++ b/system/install-service.sh.in
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ get_os_key() {
valid_types() {
case "${PLATFORM}" in
Linux)
- echo "detect systemd openrc lsb initd"
+ echo "detect ${LINUX_INIT_TYPES}"
;;
FreeBSD)
echo "detect freebsd"
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ valid_types() {
}
install_generic_service() {
- svc_type="${1}"
+ svc_path="${1}"
svc_type_name="${2}"
svc_file="${3}"
svc_enable_hook="${4}"
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ install_generic_service() {
ENABLE="enable"
fi
- if ! install -p -m 0755 -o 0 -g 0 "${SVC_SOURCE}/netdata-${svc_type}" "${svc_file}"; then
+ if ! install -p -m 0755 -o 0 -g 0 "${SVC_SOURCE}/${svc_path}/netdata" "${svc_file}"; then
error "Failed to install service file."
exit 4
fi
@@ -236,10 +236,12 @@ get_systemd_service_dir() {
}
install_systemd_service() {
- SRCFILE="${SVC_SOURCE}/netdata.service"
+ SRCFILE="${SVC_SOURCE}/systemd/netdata.service"
+ PRESET_FILE="${SVC_SOURCE}/systemd/50-netdata.preset"
+ SVCDIR="$(get_systemd_service_dir)"
if [ "$(systemctl --version | head -n 1 | cut -f 2 -d ' ')" -le 235 ]; then
- SRCFILE="${SVC_SOURCE}/netdata.service.v235"
+ SRCFILE="${SVC_SOURCE}/systemd/netdata.service.v235"
fi
if [ "${ENABLE}" = "auto" ]; then
@@ -255,18 +257,24 @@ install_systemd_service() {
fi
info "Installing systemd service..."
- if ! install -p -m 0644 -o 0 -g 0 "${SRCFILE}" "$(get_systemd_service_dir)/netdata.service"; then
+ if ! install -p -m 0644 -o 0 -g 0 "${SRCFILE}" "${SVCDIR}/netdata.service"; then
error "Failed to install systemd service file."
exit 4
fi
+ if [ -f "${PRESET_FILE}" ]; then
+ if ! install -p -m 0644 -o 0 -g 0 "${PRESET_FILE}" "${SVCDIR}-preset/50-netdata.preset"; then
+ warning "Failed to install netdata preset file."
+ fi
+ fi
+
if [ "$(check_systemd)" = "YES" ]; then
if ! systemctl daemon-reload; then
- warning "Failed to reload systemd unit files."
+ warning "Failed to reload systemd unit files."
fi
- if ! systemctl ${ENABLE} netdata; then
- warning "Failed to ${ENABLE} Netdata service."
+ if ! systemctl "${ENABLE}" netdata; then
+ warning "Failed to ${ENABLE} Netdata service."
fi
fi
}
@@ -290,6 +298,9 @@ _check_openrc() {
# if there is no /etc/init.d, it's not OpenRC
[ ! -d /etc/init.d ] && echo "NO" && return 0
+ # if there is no /etc/conf.d, it's not OpenRC
+ [ ! -d /etc/conf.d ] && echo "NO" && return 0
+
# if there is no rc-update command, it's not OpenRC
[ -z "$(command -v rc-update 2>/dev/null || true)" ] && echo "NO" && return 0
@@ -341,7 +352,15 @@ disable_openrc() {
}
install_openrc_service() {
- install_generic_service openrc OpenRC /etc/init.d/netdata enable_openrc disable_openrc
+ install_generic_service openrc/init.d OpenRC /etc/init.d/netdata enable_openrc disable_openrc
+
+ if [ ! -f /etc/conf.d/netdata ]; then
+ info "Installing OpenRC configuration file."
+
+ if ! install -p -m 0755 -o 0 -g 0 "${SVC_SOURCE}/openrc/conf.d/netdata" "/etc/conf.d/netdata"; then
+ warning "Failed to install configuration file, however the service will still work."
+ fi
+ fi
}
openrc_cmds() {
@@ -399,7 +418,7 @@ disable_lsb() {
}
install_lsb_service() {
- install_generic_service lsb LSB /etc/init.d/netdata enable_lsb disable_lsb
+ install_generic_service lsb/init.d LSB /etc/init.d/netdata enable_lsb disable_lsb
}
lsb_cmds() {
@@ -454,7 +473,7 @@ disable_initd() {
}
install_initd_service() {
- install_generic_service init-d init.d /etc/init.d/netdata enable_initd disable_initd
+ install_generic_service initd/init.d init.d /etc/init.d/netdata enable_initd disable_initd
}
initd_cmds() {
@@ -464,8 +483,6 @@ initd_cmds() {
# =====================================================================
# runit support functions
-#
-# Currently not supported, this exists to provide useful error messages.
_check_runit() {
# if there is no runsvdir command, then it's not runit
@@ -492,19 +509,61 @@ check_runit() {
}
install_runit_service() {
- error "Detected runit, which we do not currently support."
- exit 3
+ if [ -d /etc/sv ]; then
+ svc_dir="/etc/sv/netdata"
+ elif [ -d /etc/runit/sv ]; then
+ svc_dir="/etc/runit/sv/netdata"
+ else
+ error "Failed to locate service directory"
+ exit 4
+ fi
+
+ if [ -d /service ]; then
+ live_svc_dir="/service"
+ elif [ -d /var/service ]; then
+ live_svc_dir="/var/service"
+ elif [ -d /run/runit/service ]; then
+ live_svc_dir="/run/runit/service"
+ elif [ -d /etc/runit/runsvdir/default ]; then
+ live_svc_dir="/etc/runit/runsvdir/default"
+ else
+ error "Failed to locate live service directory"
+ exit 4
+ fi
+
+ svc_file="${svc_dir}/run"
+
+ info "Installing runit service file."
+ if [ ! -f "${svc_file}" ] && [ "${ENABLE}" = "auto" ]; then
+ ENABLE="enable"
+ fi
+
+ if ! install -D -p -m 0755 -o 0 -g 0 "${SVC_SOURCE}/runit/run" "${svc_file}"; then
+ error "Failed to install service file."
+ exit 4
+ fi
+
+ case ${ENABLE} in
+ enable)
+ if ! ln -s "${svc_dir}" "${live_svc_dir}"; then
+ warning "Failed to enable the Netdata service."
+ fi
+ ;;
+ disable)
+ if ! rm "${live_svc_dir}/netdata"; then
+ warning "Failed to disable the Netdata service."
+ fi
+ ;;
+ esac
}
runit_cmds() {
- error "Detected runit, which we do not currently support."
- exit 3
+ NETDATA_START_CMD="sv start netdata"
+ NETDATA_STOP_CMD="sv stop netdata"
}
# =====================================================================
# WSL support functions
-#
-# Cannot be supported, this exists to provide useful error messages.
_check_wsl() {
# If uname -r contains the string WSL, then it's WSL.
@@ -552,7 +611,7 @@ disable_freebsd() {
}
install_freebsd_service() {
- install_generic_service freebsd "FreeBSD rc.d" /usr/local/etc/rc.d/netdata enable_freebsd disable_freebsd
+ install_generic_service freebsd/rc.d "FreeBSD rc.d" /usr/local/etc/rc.d/netdata enable_freebsd disable_freebsd
}
freebsd_cmds() {
@@ -566,7 +625,7 @@ freebsd_cmds() {
install_darwin_service() {
info "Installing macOS plist file for launchd."
- if ! install -C -S -p -m 0644 -o 0 -g 0 system/netdata.plist /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.github.netdata.plist; then
+ if ! install -C -S -p -m 0644 -o 0 -g 0 system/launchd/netdata.plist /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.github.netdata.plist; then
error "Failed to copy plist file."
exit 4
fi
@@ -633,7 +692,7 @@ detect_linux_svc_type() {
install_linux_service() {
t="$(detect_linux_svc_type)"
- if [ -z "${t}" ]; then
+ if [ -z "${t}" ] || [ "${t}" = 'detect' ]; then
exit 2
fi
@@ -643,7 +702,7 @@ install_linux_service() {
linux_cmds() {
t="$(detect_linux_svc_type)"
- if [ -z "${t}" ]; then
+ if [ -z "${t}" ] || [ "${t}" = 'detect' ]; then
exit 2
fi
diff --git a/system/netdata.plist.in b/system/launchd/netdata.plist.in
index a969b3177..a969b3177 100644
--- a/system/netdata.plist.in
+++ b/system/launchd/netdata.plist.in
diff --git a/system/netdata.logrotate.in b/system/logrotate/netdata.in
index 2c4949e5f..2c4949e5f 100644
--- a/system/netdata.logrotate.in
+++ b/system/logrotate/netdata.in
diff --git a/system/netdata-lsb.in b/system/lsb/init.d/netdata.in
index e429ad1c9..e429ad1c9 100644
--- a/system/netdata-lsb.in
+++ b/system/lsb/init.d/netdata.in
diff --git a/system/netdata.conf b/system/netdata.conf
index 70edb0828..94d9ab82c 100644
--- a/system/netdata.conf
+++ b/system/netdata.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
# netdata configuration
#
-# You can download the latest version of this file, using:
+# You can get the latest version of this file, using:
+#
+# netdatacli dumpconfig > /etc/netdata/netdata.conf
+#
+# You can also download it using:
#
# wget -O /etc/netdata/netdata.conf http://localhost:19999/netdata.conf
# or
diff --git a/system/openrc/conf.d/netdata.in b/system/openrc/conf.d/netdata.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..92f882608
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/openrc/conf.d/netdata.in
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# The user netdata is configured to run as.
+# If you edit its configuration file to set a different user, set it
+# here too, to have its files switch ownership
+NETDATA_OWNER="@netdata_user_POST@:@netdata_user_POST@"
+
+# How long to wait for the agent to save it's database during shutdown.
+NETDATA_WAIT_EXIT_TIMEOUT=60
+
+# If set to 1, force an exit if we time out waiting for the agent to
+# save it's database during shutdown.
+NETDATA_FORCE_EXIT=0
+
+# If set to 1, use netdatacli when sending commands to the agent.
+# This should not be needed in most cases, but it can sometimes help
+# work around issues.
+#NETDATA_USE_NETDATACLI=1
+
+# Specify the path to the pidfile to be used when running in the
+# background.
+NETDATA_PIDFILE="@localstatedir_POST@/run/netdata/netdata.pid"
+
+# Uncomment the below line to run Netdata under OpenRC's native process
+# supervision.
+#supervisor="supervise-daemon"
diff --git a/system/netdata-openrc.in b/system/openrc/init.d/netdata.in
index 158878929..74242b3cb 100644
--- a/system/netdata-openrc.in
+++ b/system/openrc/init.d/netdata.in
@@ -1,37 +1,21 @@
#!/sbin/openrc-run
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-# The user netdata is configured to run as.
-# If you edit its configuration file to set a different
-# user, set it here too, to have its files switch ownership
-: "${NETDATA_OWNER:=@netdata_user_POST@:@netdata_user_POST@}"
+NETDATA_OWNER="@netdata_user_POST@:@netdata_user_POST@"
+NETDATA_PIDFILE="@localstatedir_POST@/run/netdata/netdata.pid"
-# The timeout in seconds to wait for netdata
-# to save its database on disk and exit.
-: "${NETDATA_WAIT_EXIT_TIMEOUT:=60}"
-
-# When set to 1, if netdata does not exit in
-# NETDATA_WAIT_EXIT_TIMEOUT, we will force it
-# to exit.
-: "${NETDATA_FORCE_EXIT:=0}"
-
-# When set to 1, we use netdatacli for reload/rotate/save commands instead of s-s-d.
-: "${NETDATA_USE_NETDATACLI:=0}"
-
-# Specifies the pidfile to use when running in the background.
-: "${NETDATA_PIDFILE:=@localstatedir_POST@/run/netdata/netdata.pid}"
+description="Run the Netdata system monitoring agent."
extra_started_commands="reload rotate save"
+description_reload="Reload health configuration."
+description_rotate="Reopen log files."
+description_save="Force sync of database to disk."
+
command_prefix="@sbindir_POST@"
command="${command_prefix}/netdata"
command_args="-P ${NETDATA_PIDFILE} ${NETDATA_EXTRA_ARGS}"
command_args_foreground="-D"
start_stop_daemon_args="-u ${NETDATA_OWNER}"
-if [ "${NETDATA_FORCE_EXIT}" -eq 1 ]; then
- retry="TERM/${NETDATA_WAIT_EXIT_TIMEOUT}/KILL/1"
-else
- retry="TERM/${NETDATA_WAIT_EXIT_TIMEOUT}"
-fi
depend() {
use logger
@@ -47,6 +31,14 @@ start_pre() {
fi
}
+stop_pre() {
+ if [ "0${NETDATA_FORCE_EXIT}" -eq 1 ]; then
+ retry="TERM/${NETDATA_WAIT_EXIT_TIMEOUT:-60}/KILL/1"
+ else
+ retry="TERM/${NETDATA_WAIT_EXIT_TIMEOUT:-60}"
+ fi
+}
+
run_cmd() {
cmd="${1}"
msg="${2}"
diff --git a/system/runit/run.in b/system/runit/run.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ea783cc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/runit/run.in
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+piddir="@localstatedir_POST@/run/netdata/netdata.pid"
+pidfile="${piddir}/netdata.pid"
+
+cachedir="@localstatedir_POST@/cache/netdata"
+
+command="@sbindir_POST@/netdata"
+command_args="-P ${pidfile} -D"
+
+[ ! -d "${piddir}" ] && mkdir -p "${piddir}"
+[ ! -d "${cachedir}" ] && mkdir -p "${cachedir}"
+chown -R @netdata_user_POST@ "${piddir}"
+chown -R @netdata_user_POST@ "${cachedir}"
+
+exec ${command} ${command_args}
diff --git a/system/systemd/50-netdata.preset b/system/systemd/50-netdata.preset
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe4e5a197
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/systemd/50-netdata.preset
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+enable netdata.service
diff --git a/system/netdata-updater.service.in b/system/systemd/netdata-updater.service.in
index d0bd4994c..d0bd4994c 100644
--- a/system/netdata-updater.service.in
+++ b/system/systemd/netdata-updater.service.in
diff --git a/system/netdata-updater.timer b/system/systemd/netdata-updater.timer
index 8b36e46ff..8b36e46ff 100644
--- a/system/netdata-updater.timer
+++ b/system/systemd/netdata-updater.timer
diff --git a/system/netdata.service.in b/system/systemd/netdata.service.in
index 25d95b2b8..25d95b2b8 100644
--- a/system/netdata.service.in
+++ b/system/systemd/netdata.service.in
diff --git a/system/netdata.service.v235.in b/system/systemd/netdata.service.v235.in
index e3232056f..e3232056f 100644
--- a/system/netdata.service.v235.in
+++ b/system/systemd/netdata.service.v235.in
diff --git a/system/vnodes/vnodes.conf b/system/vnodes/vnodes.conf
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+## This file is in YAML format.
+##
+## It contains a list of virtual nodes. Virtual node, defined with the following parameters:
+##
+## 1. hostname
+## The hostname of the virtual node. String. Required.
+## 2. guid
+## Uniquely identifies the node. String. Required.
+## 3. labels
+## The virtual node host labels. Dictionary in the form key: value. Optional.
+## Special labels that are used to set virtual host system information:
+## https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/improving-netdata---developers/external-plugins#host_label
+##
+## You can create GUIDs online: https://www.guidgen.com/
+## or generate with the linux command: uuidgen
+##
+## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#- hostname: HOSTNAME1
+# guid: GUID1
+#
+#- hostname: HOSTNAME2
+# guid: GUID2
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