# Do I have to use Netdata Cloud?

**URL:** <https://community.netdata.cloud/t/do-i-have-to-use-netdata-cloud/1064>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** cloud, faq\
**Created:** [March 11, 2021, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/do-i-have-to-use-netdata-cloud/1064 "2021-03-11T12:27:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![OdysLam](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/odyslam/32/98_2.png) [@OdysLam](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/OdysLam)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/do-i-have-to-use-netdata-cloud/1064/1 "2021-03-11T12:27:43Z")

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No. You can configure your Agent to [disable Cloud functionality](https://github.com/netdata/netdata-learn-docusaurus/blob/master/docs/agent/aclk#disable-the-aclk) either at installation or at runtime.

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**Author:** ![Chris\_Fedde](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/chris_fedde/32/899_2.png) [@Chris\_Fedde](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Chris_Fedde)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 9:41pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/do-i-have-to-use-netdata-cloud/1064/2 "2021-06-09T21:41:25Z")

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The provided link goes to a 404 page.

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**Author:** ![Wabaya](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/wabaya/32/1052_2.png) [@Wabaya](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Wabaya)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/do-i-have-to-use-netdata-cloud/1064/3 "2021-08-05T20:48:59Z")

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Hi, yes the right link is [learn/aclk.md at master · netdata/learn · GitHub](https://github.com/netdata/learn/blob/master/docs/agent/aclk.md#disable-the-aclk)