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diff --git a/web/README.md b/web/README.md index 8e59ca5fd..c110ef651 100644 --- a/web/README.md +++ b/web/README.md @@ -1,22 +1,22 @@ -# Web Dashboards Overview +# Web dashboards overview The default port is 19999; for example, to access the dashboard on localhost, use: http://localhost:19999 -To view netdata collected data you access its **[REST API v1](api/)**. +To view Netdata collected data you access its **[REST API v1](api/)**. -For our convenience, netdata provides 2 more layers: +For our convenience, Netdata provides 2 more layers: 1. The `dashboard.js` javascript library that allows us to design custom dashboards using plain HTML. For information on creating custom dashboards, see **[Custom Dashboards](gui/custom/)** and **[Atlassian Confluence Dashboards](gui/confluence/)** -2. Ready to be used web dashboards that render all the charts a netdata server maintains. +2. Ready to be used web dashboards that render all the charts a Netdata server maintains. -## customizing the standard dashboards +## Customizing the standard dashboards Charts information is stored at /usr/share/netdata/web/[dashboard_info.js](gui/dashboard_info.js). This file includes information that is rendered on the dashboard, controls chart colors, section and subsection heading, titles, etc. -If you change that file, your changes will be overwritten when netdata is updated. You can preserve your settings by creating a new such file (there is /usr/share/netdata/web/[dashboard_info_custom.example.js](gui/dashboard_info_custom_example.js) you can use to start with). +If you change that file, your changes will be overwritten when Netdata is updated. You can preserve your settings by creating a new such file (there is /usr/share/netdata/web/[dashboard_info_custom.example.js](gui/dashboard_info_custom_example.js) you can use to start with). -You have to copy the example file under a new name, so that it will not be overwritten with netdata updates. +You have to copy the example file under a new name, so that it will not be overwritten with Netdata updates. To configure your info file set in netdata.conf: @@ -24,3 +24,5 @@ To configure your info file set in netdata.conf: [web] custom dashboard_info.js = your_file_name.js ``` + +[]() |