# General **URL:** https://community.netdata.cloud/c/general/29.md [Latest](https://community.netdata.cloud/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.netdata.cloud/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.netdata.cloud/tags.md) --- ## [How to Monitor with Netdata. A crash course for Absolute Beginners](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-to-monitor-with-netdata-a-crash-course-for-absolute-beginners/1461)
**Author:** [@OdysLam](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/OdysLam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-to-monitor-with-netdata-a-crash-course-for-absolute-beginners/1461 "2021-06-22T14:43:14Z")
How to monitor with Netdata, for absolute beginners Netdata offers a wealth of metrics and alerts out-of-the-box, enabling the user to get an in-depth understanding of their system without having to set up anything at al… --- ## [About the General category](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/about-the-general-category/2661)
**Author:** [@Tasos\_Katsoulas](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Tasos_Katsoulas)\ **Replies:** 0
Do you have something to discuss about Netdata? Here is your place! --- ## [Updates on Netdata Integrations (Collectors, Exporters)](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/updates-on-netdata-integrations-collectors-exporters/809)
**Author:** [@OdysLam](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/OdysLam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 11:44am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/updates-on-netdata-integrations-collectors-exporters/809 "2021-01-21T11:44:57Z")
Hey everyone, Here at Netdata, we are constantly shipping new collectors and exporters or updating existing ones. As we further augment the capabilities of our platform, I thought we could we have a long-standing thread… --- ## [Netdata Tips and Tricks: how-to's on product functionality 💡](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/netdata-tips-and-tricks-how-tos-on-product-functionality/130)
**Author:** [@Jennifer\_Briston](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Jennifer_Briston)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2020, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/netdata-tips-and-tricks-how-tos-on-product-functionality/130 "2020-10-30T14:49:51Z")
Hey all! This thread is dedicated to sharing tips and tricks on Netdata. We’ll be posting information on different functionalities for better usability. Have a tip or a trick you want to share? Feel free to chime in! --- ## [I’m trying to install the first parent of Netdata on Windows, and I want to move the cache database directory to a different disk.](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/i-m-trying-to-install-the-first-parent-of-netdata-on-windows-and-i-want-to-move-the-cache-database-directory-to-a-different-disk/7970)
**Author:** [@Call\_Center\_Tunaiku](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Call_Center_Tunaiku)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 6:44am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/i-m-trying-to-install-the-first-parent-of-netdata-on-windows-and-i-want-to-move-the-cache-database-directory-to-a-different-disk/7970 "2026-05-04T06:44:55Z")
I’m trying to install the first parent of Netdata on Windows, and I want to move the cache database directory to a different disk --- ## [Fan speed](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/fan-speed/7877)
**Author:** [@droidus](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/droidus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2025, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/fan-speed/7877 "2025-12-30T19:43:01Z")
I am running proxmox on a dell t320. I don’t see fan speed listed as a spec on the dashboard. Is this something that’s available? --- ## [Uninstalling Netdata and all traces - Ubuntu Server](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/uninstalling-netdata-and-all-traces-ubuntu-server/3653)
**Author:** [@servermatter](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/servermatter)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2025, 4:03am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/uninstalling-netdata-and-all-traces-ubuntu-server/3653 "2025-07-30T04:03:28Z")
I created a bash script for uninstalling / purging all things Netdata so you can start with a clean slate !#/bin/bash # completely uninstall / purge and remove all configs for netdata # Netdata installed through Kickst… --- ## [Creating health.d config cross referencing two charts as calc](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/creating-health-d-config-cross-referencing-two-charts-as-calc/7715)
**Author:** [@Eric\_dela\_Cruz](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Eric_dela_Cruz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 8:38pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/creating-health-d-config-cross-referencing-two-charts-as-calc/7715 "2025-07-25T20:38:46Z")
I have a chart created that exposes the nginx workers and it works just fine. However I wanted to create an alert that cross references two charts in the calculation Here is my alert - template: nginx\_connection\_alert… --- ## [Netdata Webpage Not Loading in Safari on Mac OS](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/netdata-webpage-not-loading-in-safari-on-mac-os/7599)
**Author:** [@Erik\_Von\_Schuessler](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Erik_Von_Schuessler)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/netdata-webpage-not-loading-in-safari-on-mac-os/7599 "2025-05-27T22:43:36Z")
Hey at some point Netdata updated on my Ubuntu Server and I can no longer view the web interface properly on Mac OS Safari. It works fine on Google Chrome and other browsers on the same Mac. The page loads but all the … --- ## [About Release 2.5 With MSSQL Metrics in Windows](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/about-release-2-5-with-mssql-metrics-in-windows/7545)
**Author:** [@Docarly\_Romero](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Docarly_Romero)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2025, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/about-release-2-5-with-mssql-metrics-in-windows/7545 "2025-05-14T22:38:44Z")
Today I installed the new release 2.5 and next update some MSSQL metrics are empty in Windows Server --- ## [Windows Exporter Metrics : cannot see all metrics](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/windows-exporter-metrics-cannot-see-all-metrics/5063)
**Author:** [@john.d](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/john.d)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/windows-exporter-metrics-cannot-see-all-metrics/5063 "2025-04-15T17:01:31Z")
Hi, After following the various documentation for adding a Windows node, I succeeded in creating a Windows node, but there are several problems: The Cloud dashboard doesn’t display the graphs in the Cloud Live view. M… --- ## [Make SSO available for lab plans](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/make-sso-available-for-lab-plans/7178)
**Author:** [@jallen-tech](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/jallen-tech)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2025, 9:51am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/make-sso-available-for-lab-plans/7178 "2025-01-25T09:51:44Z")
I stand corrected. I should have looked before I posted. --- ## [Monitoring Ethereum and Bitcoin Full Nodes with Netdata](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/monitoring-ethereum-and-bitcoin-full-nodes-with-netdata/1400)
**Author:** [@OdysLam](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/OdysLam)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 7:58pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/monitoring-ethereum-and-bitcoin-full-nodes-with-netdata/1400 "2025-01-15T19:58:35Z")
Hey everyone, Over the last few days, I have been doing some experiments around monitoring blockchain-related applications with Netdata, which I think it’s a natural fit. In case you are not familiar with space, here i… --- ## [Reading/Trending optical light levels](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/reading-trending-optical-light-levels/6081)
**Author:** [@James\_Harr](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/James_Harr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2024, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/reading-trending-optical-light-levels/6081 "2024-12-18T18:04:20Z")
Problem/Question ethtool can read optic light levels off of newer NICs (using I2C), can this be added to netData to trend? The Tx/Rx light levels of each channel as well as warning/alarm status are what I’m interested in… --- ## [status-based dashboards](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/status-based-dashboards/4104)
**Author:** [@Luis\_Johnstone](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Luis_Johnstone)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/status-based-dashboards/4104 "2024-09-20T12:18:36Z")
Hi guys, is there any plan to enable us to have (cloud) dashboards that contain statuses rather than just metrics? I have a few scenarios in mind: “Service status” pages, so people can know if a service (in the generi… --- ## [Concerned about the future of netdata (forced SSO/cloud?)](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/concerned-about-the-future-of-netdata-forced-sso-cloud/5771)
**Author:** [@nodiscc](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/nodiscc)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/concerned-about-the-future-of-netdata-forced-sso-cloud/5771 "2024-09-13T19:40:47Z")
Hi, I have just read this announcement Important Changes to the Netdata Agent Dashboard : netdata which seems to imply that signin through Netdata cloud will become mandatory in the future. I have been using Netdata wi… --- ## [Important Changes to the Netdata Agent Dashboard](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/important-changes-to-the-netdata-agent-dashboard/5693)
**Author:** [@aliki](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/aliki)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2024, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/important-changes-to-the-netdata-agent-dashboard/5693 "2024-08-12T13:19:42Z")
Important Notice: These changes ONLY impact users of the Netdata Agent Dashboard not connected to Netdata Cloud. Dear Netdata Community, We are writing to inform you of upcoming changes to the Netdata Agent Dashboard, … --- ## [Alerts in free onpremise version](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/alerts-in-free-onpremise-version/5668)
**Author:** [@johnny](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/johnny)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 7:27am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/alerts-in-free-onpremise-version/5668 "2024-08-06T07:27:41Z")
I’m trying to understand how the alert system works for the free on-premise version. From what I see, it seems that with the free version, you cannot define custom alerts or modify existing ones. Is that correct? --- ## [Netdata is spamming my nginx - how to cut back](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/netdata-is-spamming-my-nginx-how-to-cut-back/5609)
**Author:** [@josephjohnsonmvdexpr](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/josephjohnsonmvdexpr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/netdata-is-spamming-my-nginx-how-to-cut-back/5609 "2024-07-19T20:49:09Z")
Hi I am new to netdata and not a netdata programmer I have inherited a netdata configuration. I can see in my nginx/access.log that netdata makes up 99% of the requests. And I am getting an alert that I have too many … --- ## [Feature Request: Node ID and Space ID in web GUI](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/feature-request-node-id-and-space-id-in-web-gui/3044)
**Author:** [@Luis\_Johnstone](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Luis_Johnstone)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/feature-request-node-id-and-space-id-in-web-gui/3044 "2024-06-24T15:37:49Z")
I was recently troubleshooting an issue with Netdata and one of your team asked for the Space ID and NodeID of the affected agent. I had to ask about the Space ID because it’s merely an ID and not a GUID and so it’s the… --- ## [Netdata to keep previous stable versions](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/netdata-to-keep-previous-stable-versions/5496)
**Author:** [@yt1](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/yt1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 9:54am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/netdata-to-keep-previous-stable-versions/5496 "2024-05-29T09:54:43Z")
Problem We are using Netdata to power a mission and safety critical system (automated public vehicles) where updates are relatively scarse, well tested and documented. The older stable packages getting deleted on public … --- ## [Manage teams' access with SSO through Okta or OpenID integrations](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/manage-teams-access-with-sso-through-okta-or-openid-integrations/5421)
**Author:** [@hugo](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/hugo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2024, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/manage-teams-access-with-sso-through-okta-or-openid-integrations/5421 "2024-05-02T14:00:44Z")
:technologist:t2:Effortlessly manage your teams’ access with SSO through Okta or OpenID integrations. This feature ensures streamlined access and heightened security across your systems. We are now looking into buildin… --- ## [Questions about homelab and business subsriptions.](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/questions-about-homelab-and-business-subsriptions/5402)
**Author:** [@zsh2517](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/zsh2517)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2024, 1:47pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/questions-about-homelab-and-business-subsriptions/5402 "2024-04-29T13:47:54Z")
I am reaching out to obtain some clarity about subscription plans for an expanded set-up that I am envisioning and would appreciate your guidance. Currently, as a homelabber, I am managing a mix of VPS, NAS, router, and … --- ## [LXC wrong stats reported](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/lxc-wrong-stats-reported/5393)
**Author:** [@CvH](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/CvH)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2024, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/lxc-wrong-stats-reported/5393 "2024-04-27T18:01:30Z")
I have latest Netdata installed at a LXC container and get now apperently stats from the host instead of the LXC container. The LXC Container (named ansible) is hosted at a Proxmox installation and the ceph is used as c… --- ## [Connect Influxdb with netdata](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/connect-influxdb-with-netdata/4868)
**Author:** [@jony009](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/jony009)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2024, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/connect-influxdb-with-netdata/4868 "2024-04-24T12:06:36Z")
Hi everyone, I am just getting familiar with netdata. I am currently trying to connect an influxdb database to graph it with netdata. I have checked the documentation and it indicates that you need to use some plugins … --- ## [Historic data only going back 1 hour](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/historic-data-only-going-back-1-hour/5380)
**Author:** [@martino](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/martino)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2024, 9:38am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/historic-data-only-going-back-1-hour/5380 "2024-04-23T09:38:49Z")
Hi, I’m relatively new to Netdata and have noticed that historic data only goes back 1 hour. This wasn’t the case before we moved to k8s. What controls how much historic data is retained for troubleshooting, is it the … --- ## [Prometheus + Netdata Freelancers?](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/prometheus-netdata-freelancers/5265)
**Author:** [@Sasha\_s](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Sasha_s)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/prometheus-netdata-freelancers/5265 "2024-03-22T15:52:36Z")
Hi there, my company does a lot of ML work and has recently setup our own K8 cluster. We’re having some random shutdowns. I suspect it’s because of temps but I’m not entirely sure. We need to setup some dashboards for b… --- ## [Is there a REPL for alarms](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/is-there-a-repl-for-alarms/5234)
**Author:** [@wmertens](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/wmertens)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/is-there-a-repl-for-alarms/5234 "2024-03-08T16:08:03Z")
When trying to write trigger conditions, it’s just groping around in the dark hoping you get the syntax right. Is there some way to preview alarm syntax to see what the result of it is? --- ## [Improving Netdata Monitoring to Visualize Kubernetes Pod and Deployment Status](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/improving-netdata-monitoring-to-visualize-kubernetes-pod-and-deployment-status/5219)
**Author:** [@Tuburni](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Tuburni)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/improving-netdata-monitoring-to-visualize-kubernetes-pod-and-deployment-status/5219 "2024-03-05T18:04:33Z")
After connecting netdata to my cluster, netdata starts showing the status of the nodes. However, I want to view the status of the pods instead. For instance, if I have nginx running, upon connecting netdata to the server… --- ## [Cannot see War Rooms](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/cannot-see-war-rooms/5176)
**Author:** [@JB\_Walton](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/JB_Walton)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2024, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/cannot-see-war-rooms/5176 "2024-03-01T14:30:17Z")
Hi, I recently started using Netdata and it is quite impressive. I started using an free account and see all kind of metrics. I am trying to create a setup fo my webservers and while searching I see a lot about War Ro… [Next page](https://community.netdata.cloud/c/general/29.md?page=1)