How to Install Netdata on Ubuntu 22.10

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Netdata is an Open Source real-time server monitoring tool. It collects real-time data like CPU usage, RAM usage, Load, SWAP usage, Bandwidth usage, Disk usage, etc.

Update the Server

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Update the server using the following command.

apt update 

Downloading the Netdata package

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Now you can proceed further to install the Netdata on the server. Run the following command on the server.

apt install netdata -y

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

Netdata configuration file

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We need a small change in the configuration file.

nano /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

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

ufw allow 19999

Netdata Dashboard

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

http://<Enter Your IP Here>:19999/

The dashboard will look like this.