# Disable Cloud Nags **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [June 10, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/disable-cloud-nags/2985 "2022-06-10T18:13:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![servermatter](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/servermatter/32/1844_2.png) [@servermatter](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/servermatter)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/disable-cloud-nags/2985/1 "2022-06-10T18:13:44Z")
Love the product and might utilize the cloud. That said, I’m building servers for clients and I am providing a Nginx virtual host link to their Netdata dashboard. They are laypeople. They don’t need a cloud anything. Is there a method to disable the initial popup “Learn About Netdata Cloud” and the “Sign In” button and the “Connection to Cloud” statements that are a constant presence? ---
**Author:** ![servermatter](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/servermatter/32/1844_2.png) [@servermatter](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/servermatter)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/disable-cloud-nags/2985/2 "2022-06-10T18:34:12Z")
Found my answer. Install via wget -O /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh [https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh](https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh) && sh /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh --non-interactive --disable-telemetry --disable-cloud I can always add the cloud when I am ready but it disables exactly what I needed to 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![servermatter](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/servermatter/32/1844_2.png) [@servermatter](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/servermatter)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2022, 2:52am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/disable-cloud-nags/2985/3 "2022-12-18T02:52:08Z")
> [@servermatter](#): > > –disable-cloud As it turns out, the --disable-cloud flag is ignored. The nag screen still occurs upon first opening. Entire statement: ```auto wget -O /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh && sh /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh --non-interactive --disable-telemetry --disable-cloud ``` ![netdata-nag-screen](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/netdata2/original/2X/6/62f24659f07f26ae5c27709285963ea9070a3afb.png) ---
**Author:** ![hugo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/hugo/32/3714_2.png) [@hugo](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/hugo)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/disable-cloud-nags/2985/4 "2022-12-20T17:40:18Z")
You are right, for this specific nudge the `--disable-cloud` isn’t taking any effect. It was a conscious decision to have it like that at the time this was released - this nudge proved and still proves as an effective mean to get more people to know about Netdata Cloud. We have plans to revisit the approach we have on Agent dashboard, so not sure we will make any changes on this. We will be discussing this internally and will update with some outcome. In the meantime, knowing it isn’t perfect, you can ask your customers to select “Remember my choice” and to stay on the agent dashboard. ---
**Author:** ![ilyam8](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/ilyam8/32/134_2.png) [@ilyam8](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/ilyam8)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/disable-cloud-nags/2985/5 "2022-12-20T19:03:13Z")
> [@servermatter](#): > > Is there a method to disable the initial popup “Learn About Netdata Cloud” and the “Sign In” button and the “Connection to Cloud” statements that are a constant presence? Actually, there are: - compile without Cloud support (when building from source). - set the `NETDATA_DISABLE_CLOUD` env var to 1 when creating a docker container (for docker containers). - I believe `--disable-cloud` supposed to work for native/static installs too ([soft\_disable\_cloud](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/0804995b0e45575411c860d243ded865cfbb1a16/packaging/installer/kickstart.sh#L1010) responsible for that). If that doesn’t work it is a bug. TL;DR Try to - create the `/var/lib/netdata/cloud.d/cloud.conf` (or `/opt/netdata//var/lib/netdata/cloud.d/cloud.conf` - depends on your install prefix) file with the following content: ```ini [global] enabled = no ``` - restart netdata service * * * > **screenshot with disabled Cloud** > > ![Screenshot 2022-12-20 at 21.03.37](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/netdata2/original/2X/3/3871931101b48cb1b989ba431677ea434d24871e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![hugo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/hugo/32/3714_2.png) [@hugo](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/hugo)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/disable-cloud-nags/2985/6 "2022-12-22T15:41:18Z")
@ilyam8 I think last point from @servermatter was on the initial modal popups > [@Disable Cloud Nags](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/disable-cloud-nags/2985/3): > > As it turns out, the --disable-cloud flag is ignored. The nag screen still occurs upon first opening. Entire statement: wget -O /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh && sh /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh --non-interactive --disable-telemetry --disable-cloud I know we did include the disabling of the top “tabs” mimicking Cloud from this bug [[Feat]: Disable "Discover the free benefits of Netdata Cloud" · Issue #429 · netdata/dashboard · GitHub](https://github.com/netdata/dashboard/issues/429) but I don’t recall us putting the initial modal popups to have been associated with this `--disable-cloud` option. I haven’t personally tested it so can’t confirm for sure ---
**Author:** ![ilyam8](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/ilyam8/32/134_2.png) [@ilyam8](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/ilyam8)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/disable-cloud-nags/2985/7 "2022-12-22T16:13:02Z")
I have nothing Cloud-related on my screenshot (see prev post), I think it is exactly what @servermatter is asking about. ---
**Author:** ![hugo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/hugo/32/3714_2.png) [@hugo](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/hugo)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 9:41am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/disable-cloud-nags/2985/8 "2022-12-23T09:41:52Z")
Ok, thanks for confirming I saw the screenshot but not sure it is representing the state right after opening the browser window (that’s when the popup will display). ---
**Author:** ![ilyam8](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/ilyam8/32/134_2.png) [@ilyam8](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/ilyam8)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/disable-cloud-nags/2985/9 "2022-12-23T12:21:49Z")
There is no popup when the cloud is disabled (`cloud-enabled` is false in `/api/v1/info` (the local dashboard does `/api/v1/info` request)). ---
**Author:** ![servermatter](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/servermatter/32/1844_2.png) [@servermatter](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/servermatter)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/disable-cloud-nags/2985/10 "2022-12-23T18:02:37Z")
To clarify, that was the very first opening of the browser ---
**Author:** ![Rush](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/rush/32/3478_2.png) [@Rush](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Rush)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 5:04am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/disable-cloud-nags/2985/11 "2024-02-14T05:04:30Z")
I properly have `"cloud-disabled": true` but I’m still seeing a “Sign in” button. Any ideas how to disable it? ---
**Author:** ![rkrisztian](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/rkrisztian/32/3939_2.png) [@rkrisztian](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/rkrisztian)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2024, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/disable-cloud-nags/2985/12 "2024-09-29T23:33:57Z")
The Sign In button should be removed when cloud features are disabled. As mentioned in [[Feat]: Disable "Discover the free benefits of Netdata Cloud" · Issue #429 · netdata/dashboard · GitHub](https://github.com/netdata/dashboard/issues/429), Netdata should fully respect the user’s decision to disable cloud features. ---
**Author:** ![servermatter](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/servermatter/32/1844_2.png) [@servermatter](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/servermatter)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 12:14am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/disable-cloud-nags/2985/13 "2024-11-02T00:14:07Z")
> [@rkrisztian](#): > > The Sign In button should be removed when cloud features are disabled. As mentioned in [[Feat]: Disable “Discover the free benefits of Netdata Cloud” · Issue #429 · netdata/dashboard · GitHub ](https://github.com/netdata/dashboard/issues/429), Netdata should fully respect the user’s decision to disable cloud features. Agreed. The signin button is evidently an alternative to the popup but still a nag screen and purposely obscured at the bottom of the field of dots. Not good. ---
**Author:** ![iliya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dbc845/32.png) [@iliya](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/iliya)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 1:06pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/disable-cloud-nags/2985/14 "2024-11-09T13:06:19Z")
How can disable cloud nags and massage nag about needs a subcription, but I don’t have any money? I don’t use cloud service I want to run locally without connection to cloud.