How to install Netdata on Rocky Linux 8.6
To install Netdata on Rocky Linux 8.6
Introduction :
Netdata is an open source tool designed to collect real-time metrics including CPU usage, disk activity, bandwidth usage, website visits, etc., and then display them in live, easy-to-interpret charts.
Installation Procedure :
Step 1: Check the OS version by using the below command
[root@linuxhelp ~]# cat /etc/os-release
NAME="Rocky Linux"
VERSION="8.6 (Green Obsidian)"
ID="rocky"
ID_LIKE="rhel centos fedora"
VERSION_ID="8.6"
PLATFORM_ID="platform:el8"
PRETTY_NAME="Rocky Linux 8.6 (Green Obsidian)"
ANSI_COLOR="0;32"
CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:rocky:rocky:8:GA"
HOME_URL="https://rockylinux.org/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.rockylinux.org/"
ROCKY_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="Rocky Linux"
ROCKY_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION="8"
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="Rocky Linux"
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION="8"
Step 2: Next install the netdata by running the script mentioned below
[root@linuxhelp ~]# bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh)
/dev/fd/63: line 35: cd: pipe:[114197]: No such file or directory
--- Using /tmp/netdata-kickstart-rt18iMzqRi as a temporary directory. ---
--- Checking for existing installations of Netdata... ---
--- No existing installations of netdata found, assuming this is a fresh install. ---
--- Attempting to install using native packages... ---
--- Checking for availability of repository configuration package. ---
[/tmp/netdata-kickstart-rt18iMzqRi]# curl --fail -q -sSL --connect-timeout 10 --retry 3 --output /tmp/netdata-kickstart-rt18iMzqRi/netdata-repo-edge-1-2.noarch.rpm https://packagecloud.io/netdata/netdata-repoconfig/packages/el/8/netdata-repo-edge-1-2.noarch.rpm/download.rpm
OK
[/tmp/netdata-kickstart-rt18iMzqRi]# env dnf install /tmp/netdata-kickstart-rt18iMzqRi/netdata-repo-edge-1-2.noarch.rpm
Rocky Linux 8 - AppStream 6.6 kB/s | 4.8 kB 00:00
Rocky Linux 8 - AppStream 3.5 MB/s | 11 MB 00:03
Rocky Linux 8 - BaseOS 6.0 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
Rocky Linux 8 - BaseOS 3.3 MB/s | 7.9 MB 00:02
Rocky Linux 8 - Extras 4.6 kB/s | 3.5 kB 00:00
Rocky Linux 8 - Extras 13 kB/s | 12 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 9.2 kB/s | 8.5 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 2.9 MB/s | 13 MB 00:04
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 8.6 kB/s | 9.9 kB 00:01
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 501 kB/s | 733 kB 00:01
Remi's Modular repository for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 726 B/s | 833 B 00:01
Remi's Modular repository for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 453 kB/s | 1.1 MB 00:02
Safe Remi's RPM repository for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 526 B/s | 833 B 00:01
Safe Remi's RPM repository for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 774 kB/s | 2.3 MB 00:03
Dependencies resolved.
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Package Architecture Version Repository Size
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Installing:
netdata-repo-edge noarch 1-2 @commandline 6.9 k
Transaction Summary
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Install 1 Package
Total size: 6.9 k
Installed size: 580
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded.
Running transaction
Preparing : 1/1
Installing : netdata-repo-edge-1-2.noarch 1/1
Verifying : netdata-repo-edge-1-2.noarch 1/1
Installed:
netdata-repo-edge-1-2.noarch
Complete!
OK
Step 3: Run the env dnf command for further process.
[/tmp/netdata-kickstart-rt18iMzqRi]# env dnf makecache
Netdata Edge 182 B/s | 833 B 00:04
Netdata Edge 3.7 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:01
Importing GPG key 0x4B987DCC:
Userid : "https://packagecloud.io/netdata/netdata-edge (https://packagecloud.io/docs#gpg_signing) <support@packagecloud.io>"
Fingerprint: F3A9 5D59 F9CE 7471 B2D0 1381 98CC 3E6A 4B98 7DCC
From : https://packagecloud.io/netdata/netdata-edge/gpgkey
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Netdata Edge 2.6 kB/s | 14 kB 00:05
Netdata Repository Config 225 B/s | 833 B 00:03
Netdata Repository Config 3.7 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:01
Importing GPG key 0x9E85D1A8:
Userid : "https://packagecloud.io/netdata/netdata-repoconfig (https://packagecloud.io/docs#gpg_signing) <support@packagecloud.io>"
Fingerprint: 8D5A 60A4 8BBA 22E1 EE2B 670E 22B8 89B9 9E85 D1A8
From : https://packagecloud.io/netdata/netdata-repoconfig/gpgkey
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Netdata Repository Config 197 B/s | 1.3 kB 00:06
Rocky Linux 8 - AppStream 5.9 kB/s | 4.8 kB 00:00
Rocky Linux 8 - BaseOS 5.5 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
Rocky Linux 8 - Extras 4.2 kB/s | 3.5 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 12 kB/s | 8.5 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 13 kB/s | 9.9 kB 00:00
Remi's Modular repository for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 708 B/s | 833 B 00:01
Safe Remi's RPM repository for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 709 B/s | 833 B 00:01
Metadata cache created.
OK
Last metadata expiration check: 0:00:01 ago on Sat 24 Sep 2022 01:55:47 PM EDT.
Step 4: Install netdata by env dnf command
[/tmp/netdata-kickstart-rt18iMzqRi]# env dnf install netdata
Last metadata expiration check: 0:00:03 ago on Sat 24 Sep 2022 01:55:47 PM EDT.
Dependencies resolved.
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
netdata x86_64 1.36.0.144.nightly-1.el8 netdata-edge 41 M
Installing dependencies:
libatomic x86_64 8.5.0-10.1.el8_6 baseos 23 k
libuv x86_64 1:1.41.1-1.el8_4 appstream 155 k
protobuf x86_64 3.5.0-13.el8 appstream 891 k
python38 x86_64 3.8.12-1.module+el8.6.0+794+eba84017 appstream 78 k
python38-libs x86_64 3.8.12-1.module+el8.6.0+794+eba84017 appstream 8.3 M
python38-pip-wheel noarch 19.3.1-5.module+el8.6.0+794+eba84017 appstream 1.0 M
python38-setuptools-wheel noarch 41.6.0-5.module+el8.5.0+672+ab6eb015 appstream 303 k
Installing weak dependencies:
python38-pip noarch 19.3.1-5.module+el8.6.0+794+eba84017 appstream 1.8 M
python38-setuptools noarch 41.6.0-5.module+el8.5.0+672+ab6eb015 appstream 667 k
Enabling module streams:
python38 3.8
Transaction Summary
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Install 10 Packages
Total download size: 54 M
Installed size: 235 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/10): libuv-1.41.1-1.el8_4.x86_64.rpm 603 kB/s | 155 kB 00:00
(2/10): python38-3.8.12-1.module+el8.6.0+794+eba84017.x86_64.rpm 1.3 MB/s | 78 kB 00:00
(3/10): protobuf-3.5.0-13.el8.x86_64.rpm 2.0 MB/s | 891 kB 00:00
(4/10): python38-pip-19.3.1-5.module+el8.6.0+794+eba84017.noarch.rp 3.4 MB/s | 1.8 MB 00:00
(5/10): python38-pip-wheel-19.3.1-5.module+el8.6.0+794+eba84017.noa 3.0 MB/s | 1.0 MB 00:00
(6/10): python38-setuptools-41.6.0-5.module+el8.5.0+672+ab6eb015.no 2.9 MB/s | 667 kB 00:00
(7/10): python38-setuptools-wheel-41.6.0-5.module+el8.5.0+672+ab6eb 1.7 MB/s | 303 kB 00:00
(8/10): libatomic-8.5.0-10.1.el8_6.x86_64.rpm 284 kB/s | 23 kB 00:00
(9/10): python38-libs-3.8.12-1.module+el8.6.0+794+eba84017.x86_64.r 3.6 MB/s | 8.3 MB 00:02
(10/10): netdata-1.36.0.144.nightly-1.el8.x86_64.rpm 4.4 MB/s | 41 MB 00:09
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Total 5.2 MB/s | 54 MB 00:10
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded.
Running transaction
Preparing : 1/1
Installing : libatomic-8.5.0-10.1.el8_6.x86_64 1/10
Running scriptlet: libatomic-8.5.0-10.1.el8_6.x86_64 1/10
Installing : python38-setuptools-wheel-41.6.0-5.module+el8.5.0+672+ab6eb015.noarch 2/10
Installing : python38-pip-wheel-19.3.1-5.module+el8.6.0+794+eba84017.noarch 3/10
Installing : python38-libs-3.8.12-1.module+el8.6.0+794+eba84017.x86_64 4/10
Installing : python38-3.8.12-1.module+el8.6.0+794+eba84017.x86_64 5/10
Running scriptlet: python38-3.8.12-1.module+el8.6.0+794+eba84017.x86_64 5/10
Installing : python38-setuptools-41.6.0-5.module+el8.5.0+672+ab6eb015.noarch 6/10
Running scriptlet: python38-setuptools-41.6.0-5.module+el8.5.0+672+ab6eb015.noarch 6/10
Installing : python38-pip-19.3.1-5.module+el8.6.0+794+eba84017.noarch 7/10
Running scriptlet: python38-pip-19.3.1-5.module+el8.6.0+794+eba84017.noarch 7/10
Installing : protobuf-3.5.0-13.el8.x86_64 8/10
Installing : libuv-1:1.41.1-1.el8_4.x86_64 9/10
Running scriptlet: netdata-1.36.0.144.nightly-1.el8.x86_64 10/10
Installing : netdata-1.36.0.144.nightly-1.el8.x86_64 10/10
Running scriptlet: netdata-1.36.0.144.nightly-1.el8.x86_64 10/10
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/netdata.service → /usr/lib/systemd/system/netdata.service.
Verifying : netdata-1.36.0.144.nightly-1.el8.x86_64 1/10
Verifying : libuv-1:1.41.1-1.el8_4.x86_64 2/10
Verifying : protobuf-3.5.0-13.el8.x86_64 3/10
Verifying : python38-3.8.12-1.module+el8.6.0+794+eba84017.x86_64 4/10
Verifying : python38-libs-3.8.12-1.module+el8.6.0+794+eba84017.x86_64 5/10
Verifying : python38-pip-19.3.1-5.module+el8.6.0+794+eba84017.noarch 6/10
Verifying : python38-pip-wheel-19.3.1-5.module+el8.6.0+794+eba84017.noarch 7/10
Verifying : python38-setuptools-41.6.0-5.module+el8.5.0+672+ab6eb015.noarch 8/10
Verifying : python38-setuptools-wheel-41.6.0-5.module+el8.5.0+672+ab6eb015.noarch 9/10
Verifying : libatomic-8.5.0-10.1.el8_6.x86_64 10/10
Installed:
libatomic-8.5.0-10.1.el8_6.x86_64
libuv-1:1.41.1-1.el8_4.x86_64
netdata-1.36.0.144.nightly-1.el8.x86_64
protobuf-3.5.0-13.el8.x86_64
python38-3.8.12-1.module+el8.6.0+794+eba84017.x86_64
python38-libs-3.8.12-1.module+el8.6.0+794+eba84017.x86_64
python38-pip-19.3.1-5.module+el8.6.0+794+eba84017.noarch
python38-pip-wheel-19.3.1-5.module+el8.6.0+794+eba84017.noarch
python38-setuptools-41.6.0-5.module+el8.5.0+672+ab6eb015.noarch
python38-setuptools-wheel-41.6.0-5.module+el8.5.0+672+ab6eb015.noarch
Complete!
OK
Sat Sep 24 13:56:21 EDT 2022 : INFO: netdata-updater.sh: Auto-updating has been ENABLED through cron, updater script linked to /etc/cron.daily/netdata-updater\n
Sat Sep 24 13:56:21 EDT 2022 : INFO: netdata-updater.sh: If the update process fails and you have email notifications set up correctly for cron on this system, you should receive an email notification of the failure.
Sat Sep 24 13:56:21 EDT 2022 : INFO: netdata-updater.sh: Successful updates will not send an email.
Successfully installed the Netdata Agent.
Official documentation can be found online at https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/.
Looking to monitor all of your infrastructure with Netdata? Check out Netdata Cloud at https://app.netdata.cloud.
Join our community and connect with us on:
- GitHub: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/discussions
- Discord: https://discord.gg/5ygS846fR6
- Our community forums: https://community.netdata.cloud/
Step 5: Grep the port number if available
[root@linuxhelp ~]# netstat -tulnp | grep 19999
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:19999 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 39995/netdata
tcp6 0 0 :::19999 :::* LISTEN 39995/netdata
Step 6: Enable the netdata by using the below command
[root@linuxhelp ~]# systemctl enable netdata
Step 7: Check the status by using the below command
[root@linuxhelp ~]# systemctl status netdata
● netdata.service - Real time performance monitoring
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/netdata.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Sat 2022-09-24 13:56:20 EDT; 1min 13s ago
Main PID: 39995 (netdata)
Tasks: 37 (limit: 23328)
Memory: 99.1M
CGroup: /system.slice/netdata.service
├─39995 /usr/sbin/netdata -P /run/netdata/netdata.pid -D
├─40001 /usr/sbin/netdata --special-spawn-server
├─40772 bash /usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/tc-qos-helper.sh 1
├─40777 /usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/apps.plugin 1
└─40781 /usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/go.d.plugin 1
Sep 24 13:56:20 linuxhelp netdata[39995]: 2022-09-24 13:56:20: netdata INFO : MAIN : CONFIG: canno>
Sep 24 13:56:20 linuxhelp netdata[39995]: 2022-09-24 13:56:20: netdata INFO : MAIN : Found 0 legac>
Sep 24 13:56:20 linuxhelp netdata[39995]: 2022-09-24 13:56:20: netdata INFO : MAIN : Created file >
Sep 24 13:56:20 linuxhelp netdata[39995]: Found 0 legacy dbengines, setting multidb diskspace to 25>
Sep 24 13:56:20 linuxhelp netdata[39995]: Created file '/var/lib/netdata/dbengine_multihost_size' t>
Sep 24 13:56:22 linuxhelp ebpf.plugin[40779]: Does not have a configuration file inside `/etc/netda>
Sep 24 13:56:22 linuxhelp ebpf.plugin[40779]: Name resolution is disabled, collector will not parse>
Sep 24 13:56:22 linuxhelp ebpf.plugin[40779]: The network value of CIDR 127.0.0.1/8 was updated for>
Sep 24 13:56:22 linuxhelp ebpf.plugin[40779]: Cannot read process groups configuration file '/etc/n>
Sep 24 13:56:22 linuxhelp ebpf.plugin[40779]: ebpf.plugin should either run as root (now running wi>
Step 8: Start the service and check the status by using the below command
[root@linuxhelp ~]# systemctl start netdata
[root@linuxhelp ~]# systemctl status netdata
● netdata.service - Real time performance monitoring
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/netdata.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Sat 2022-09-24 13:56:20 EDT; 1min 40s ago
Main PID: 39995 (netdata)
Tasks: 37 (limit: 23328)
Memory: 99.1M
CGroup: /system.slice/netdata.service
├─39995 /usr/sbin/netdata -P /run/netdata/netdata.pid -D
├─40001 /usr/sbin/netdata --special-spawn-server
├─40772 bash /usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/tc-qos-helper.sh 1
├─40777 /usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/apps.plugin 1
└─40781 /usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/go.d.plugin 1
Sep 24 13:56:20 linuxhelp netdata[39995]: 2022-09-24 13:56:20: netdata INFO : MAIN : CONFIG: canno>
Sep 24 13:56:20 linuxhelp netdata[39995]: 2022-09-24 13:56:20: netdata INFO : MAIN : Found 0 legac>
Sep 24 13:56:20 linuxhelp netdata[39995]: 2022-09-24 13:56:20: netdata INFO : MAIN : Created file >
Sep 24 13:56:20 linuxhelp netdata[39995]: Found 0 legacy dbengines, setting multidb diskspace to 25>
Sep 24 13:56:20 linuxhelp netdata[39995]: Created file '/var/lib/netdata/dbengine_multihost_size' t>
Sep 24 13:56:22 linuxhelp ebpf.plugin[40779]: Does not have a configuration file inside `/etc/netda>
Sep 24 13:56:22 linuxhelp ebpf.plugin[40779]: Name resolution is disabled, collector will not parse>
Sep 24 13:56:22 linuxhelp ebpf.plugin[40779]: The network value of CIDR 127.0.0.1/8 was updated for>
Sep 24 13:56:22 linuxhelp ebpf.plugin[40779]: Cannot read process groups configuration file '/etc/n>
Sep 24 13:56:22 linuxhelp ebpf.plugin[40779]: ebpf.plugin should either run as root (now running wi>
Step 9: Allow the port in firewall and reload by using the below command
[root@linuxhelp ~]# firewall-cmd --add-port=19999/tcp --permanent
success
[root@linuxhelp ~]# firewall-cmd --reload
success
Step 10: Check the IP address by using the below command
[root@linuxhelp ~]# ifconfig
ens33: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 192.168.6.121 netmask 255.255.254.0 broadcast 192.168.7.255
inet6 fe80::20c:29ff:fe20:63bc prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20<link>
ether 00:0c:29:20:63:bc txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 270621 bytes 403279661 (384.5 MiB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 51247 bytes 3683075 (3.5 MiB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
lo: flags=73<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING> mtu 65536
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0
inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 scopeid 0x10<host>
loop txqueuelen 1000 (Local Loopback)
RX packets 3354 bytes 341332 (333.3 KiB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 3354 bytes 341332 (333.3 KiB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
virbr0: flags=4099<UP,BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 192.168.122.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.122.255
ether 52:54:00:f0:07:57 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
Step 11: Finally search the localhost with port number in the web browser. Here you can see the installed netdata monitoring tool as shown in the below image
Conclusion:
With this the process of Installing and configuring Netdata on Rocky Linux 8.6 has comes to an end.
Q
What is the command line for checking the status of netdata?
A
The command line for checking the status of netdata is systemctl status netdata.
Q
How do you restart the firewall?
A
To restart the firewall use ufw reload
Q
What is the default port number for Netdata on a firewall?
A
The default port number for Netdata on a firewall is ufw allow 19999/tcp
Q
What is the command line for checking the netdata running status using the port number?
A
The command line for checking the netdata running status using the port number is netstat -tulnp | grep 19999.
Q
How do you install netdata by running the script?
A
Bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh)