How to Install Netdata on Debian 11

Netdata is an open source tool designed to collect real-time metrics, such as CPU usage, disk activity, bandwidth usage, website visits, etc.

Update the Debian 11 system

To download the newest versions of packages and their dependencies

apt update

To list all available packages that can be upgraded

apt list --upgradable

To install all available packages and their versions.

apt upgrade

Downloading Netdata package

Now you can proceed further to install the Netdata on Debian.

To install Netdata run the following command on the server.

apt install netdata -y

The -y is used for the confirmation which will be prompted by the installer.

Netdata configuration file

We need to make a small change in the configuration file.

Open the configuration file by entering the following command.

vi /etc/netdata/netdata.conf 

The configuration file will look like this,

[global]
        run as user = netdata
        web files owner = root
        web files group = root
        # Netdata is not designed to be exposed to potentially hostile
        # networks. See https://github.com/netdata/netdata/issues/164
        bind socket to IP = 127.0.0.1

By default, the bind socket to IP is set to 127.0.0.1. To access the dashboard using the IP address, you need to replace the 127.0.0.1 with your server IP address.

[global]
        run as user = netdata
        web files owner = root
        web files group = root
        # Netdata is not designed to be exposed to potentially hostile
        # networks. See https://github.com/netdata/netdata/issues/164
        bind socket to IP = <Enter your IP address here>

Now save the file and restart the Netdata Service using the following command.

systemctl restart netdata 

Firewall

If the firewall is enabled, then allow the port using the following command.

ufw allow 19999

Output:

root@server:~# ufw allow 19999
Rule added
Rule added (v6)

Netdata Dashboard

Enter the following URL on the browser to access the Netdata dashboard. By default, netdata works on 19999 port.

http://:19999/

The dashboard will look like this.

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