import { OneLineInstallWget, OneLineInstallCurl } from '@site/src/components/OneLineInstall/' import { InstallRegexLink, InstallBoxRegexLink } from '@site/src/components/InstallRegexLink/' import Tabs from '@theme/Tabs'; import TabItem from '@theme/TabItem'; # Install Netdata This document will guide you through installing the open-source Netdata monitoring Agent on Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, and many others, often with one command. Netdata is very flexible and can be used to monitor all kinds of infrastructure. Read more about possible [Deployment strategies](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/category-overview-pages/deployment-strategies.md) to understand what better suites your needs. ## Get started Netdata is a free and open-source (FOSS) monitoring agent that collects thousands of hardware and software metrics from any physical or virtual system (we call them _nodes_). These metrics are organized in an easy-to-use and -navigate interface. Together with [Netdata Cloud](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/quickstart/infrastructure.md), you can monitor your entire infrastructure in real time and troubleshoot problems that threaten the health of your nodes. Netdata runs permanently on all your physical/virtual servers, containers, cloud deployments, and edge/IoT devices. It runs on Linux distributions (Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, and more), container/microservice platforms (Kubernetes clusters, Docker), and many other operating systems (FreeBSD, macOS), with no `sudo` required. To install Netdata in minutes on your platform: 1. Sign up to 2. You will be presented with an empty space, and a prompt to "Connect Nodes" with the install command for each platform 3. Select the platform you want to install Netdata to, copy and paste the script into your node's terminal, and run it Upon installation completing successfully, you should be able to see the node live in your Netdata Space and live charts in the Overview tab. [Read more about the cloud features](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/quickstart/infrastructure.md). Where you go from here is based on your use case, immediate needs, and experience with monitoring and troubleshooting, but we have some hints on what you might want to do next. ### What's next? Explore our [general advanced installation options and troubleshooting](#advanced-installation-options-and-troubleshooting), specific options for the [single line installer](#install-on-linux-with-one-line-installer), or [other installation methods](#other-installation-methods). #### Configuration Discover the recommended way to [configure Netdata's settings or behavior](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/configure/nodes.md) using our built-in `edit-config` script, then apply that knowledge to mission-critical tweaks, such as [changing how long Netdata stores metrics](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/store/change-metrics-storage.md). #### Data collection If Netdata didn't autodetect all the hardware, containers, services, or applications running on your node, you should learn more about [how data collectors work](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/collectors/README.md). If there's a [supported collector](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/collectors/COLLECTORS.md) for metrics you need, [configure the collector](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/collectors/REFERENCE.md) or read about its requirements to configure your endpoint to publish metrics in the correct format and endpoint. #### Alarms & notifications Netdata comes with hundreds of preconfigured alarms, designed by our monitoring gurus in parallel with our open-source community, but you may want to [edit alarms](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/health/REFERENCE.md) or [enable notifications](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/monitor/enable-notifications.md) to customize your Netdata experience. #### Make your deployment production ready Go through our [deployment strategies](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/docs/category-overview-pages/deployment-strategies.md), for suggested configuration changes for production deployments. ## Install on Linux with one-line installer The **recommended** way to install Netdata on a Linux node (physical, virtual, container, IoT) is our one-line [kickstart script](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/packaging/installer/methods/kickstart.md). This script automatically installs dependencies and builds Netdata from its source code. To install, copy the script, paste it into your node's terminal, and hit `Enter` to begin the installation process. wget> curl> > ### Note > > If you plan to also claim the node to Netdata Cloud, make sure to replace `YOUR_CLAIM_TOKEN` with the claim token of your space, and `YOUR_ROOM_ID` with the ID of the room you are claiming to. > You can leave the room id blank to have your node claimed to the default "All nodes" room. Jump up to [what's next](#whats-next) to learn how to view your new dashboard and take your next steps in monitoring and troubleshooting with Netdata. ## Other installation methods - [Native DEB/RPM packages](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/packaging/installer/methods/packages.md) - [Run with Docker](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/packaging/docker/README.md) - [Deploy on Kubernetes](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/packaging/installer/methods/kubernetes.md) - [Install on macOS](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/packaging/installer/methods/macos.md) - [Linux from Git](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/packaging/installer/methods/manual.md) - [Linux from source](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/packaging/installer/methods/source.md) - [Linux for offline nodes](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/packaging/installer/methods/offline.md) The full list of all installation methods for various systems is available in [Netdata Learn](https://learn.netdata.cloud), under [Installation](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/category-overview-pages/installation-overview.md). ## Advanced installation options and troubleshooting ### Automatic updates By default, Netdata's installation scripts enable automatic updates for both nightly and stable release channels. If you would prefer to update your Netdata agent manually, you can disable automatic updates by using the `--no-updates` option when you install or update Netdata using the [automatic one-line installation script](#automatic-one-line-installation-script). ```bash wget -O /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh && sh /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh --no-updates ``` With automatic updates disabled, you can choose exactly when and how you [update Netdata](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/packaging/installer/UPDATE.md). #### Network usage of Netdata’s automatic updater The auto-update functionality set up by the installation scripts requires working internet access to function correctly. In particular, it currently requires access to GitHub (to check if a newer version of the updater script is available or not, as well as potentially fetching build-time dependencies that are bundled as part of the install), and Google Cloud Storage (to check for newer versions of Netdata and download the sources if there is a newer version). Note that the auto-update functionality will check for updates to itself independently of updates to Netdata, and will try to use the latest version of the updater script whenever possible. This is intended to reduce the amount of effort required by users to get updates working again in the event of a bug in the updater code. ### Nightly vs. stable releases The Netdata team maintains two releases of the Netdata agent: **nightly** and **stable**. By default, Netdata's installation scripts will give you **automatic, nightly** updates, as that is our recommended configuration. **Nightly**: We create nightly builds every 24 hours. They contain fully-tested code that fixes bugs or security flaws, or introduces new features to Netdata. Every nightly release is a candidate for then becoming a stable release—when we're ready, we simply change the release tags on GitHub. That means nightly releases are stable and proven to function correctly in the vast majority of Netdata use cases. That's why nightly is the _best choice for most Netdata users_. **Stable**: We create stable releases whenever we believe the code has reached a major milestone. Most often, stable releases correlate with the introduction of new, significant features. Stable releases might be a better choice for those who run Netdata in _mission-critical production systems_, as updates will come more infrequently, and only after the community helps fix any bugs that might have been introduced in previous releases. **Pros of using nightly releases:** - Get the latest features and bug fixes as soon as they're available - Receive security-related fixes immediately - Use stable, fully-tested code that's always improving - Leverage the same Netdata experience our community is using **Pros of using stable releases:** - Protect yourself from the rare instance when major bugs slip through our testing and negatively affect a Netdata installation - Retain more control over the Netdata version you use ### Anonymous statistics Starting with v1.30, Netdata collects anonymous usage information by default and sends it to a self-hosted PostHog instance within the Netdata infrastructure. Read about the information collected, and learn how to-opt, on our [anonymous statistics](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/anonymous-statistics.md) page. The usage statistics are _vital_ for us, as we use them to discover bugs and prioritize new features. We thank you for _actively_ contributing to Netdata's future. ### Troubleshooting and known issues We are tracking a few issues related to installation and packaging. #### Older distributions (Ubuntu 14.04, Debian 8, CentOS 6) and OpenSSL If you're running an older Linux distribution or one that has reached EOL, such as Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Debian 8, or CentOS 6, your Agent may not be able to securely connect to Netdata Cloud due to an outdated version of OpenSSL. These old versions of OpenSSL cannot perform [hostname validation](https://wiki.openssl.org/index.php/Hostname_validation), which helps securely encrypt SSL connections. If you choose to continue using the outdated version of OpenSSL, your node will still connect to Netdata Cloud, albeit with hostname verification disabled. Without verification, your Netdata Cloud connection could be vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks. #### CentOS 6 and CentOS 8 To install the Agent on certain CentOS and RHEL systems, you must enable non-default repositories, such as EPEL or PowerTools, to gather hard dependencies. See the [CentOS 6](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/packaging/installer/methods/manual.md#centos--rhel-6x) and [CentOS 8](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/packaging/installer/methods/manual.md#centos--rhel-8x) sections for more information. #### Access to file is not permitted If you see an error similar to `Access to file is not permitted: /usr/share/netdata/web/index.html` when you try to visit the Agent dashboard at `http://NODE:19999`, you need to update Netdata's permissions to match those of your system. Run `ls -la /usr/share/netdata/web/index.html` to find the file's permissions. You may need to change this path based on the error you're seeing in your browser. In the below example, the file is owned by the user `root` and the group `root`. ```bash ls -la /usr/share/netdata/web/index.html -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 89377 May 5 06:30 /usr/share/netdata/web/index.html ``` These files need to have the same user and group used to install your netdata. Suppose you installed netdata with user `netdata` and group `netdata`, in this scenario you will need to run the following command to fix the error: ```bash # chown -R netdata:netdata /usr/share/netdata/web ``` #### Multiple versions of OpenSSL We've received reports from the community about issues with running the `kickstart.sh` script on systems that have both a distribution-installed version of OpenSSL and a manually-installed local version. The Agent's installer cannot handle both. #### Clang compiler on Linux Our current build process has some issues when using certain configurations of the `clang` C compiler on Linux. See [the section on `nonrepresentable section on output` errors](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/packaging/installer/methods/manual.md#nonrepresentable-section-on-output-errors) for a workaround.