# First time installer

**URL:** <https://community.netdata.cloud/t/first-time-installer/1743>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [September 18, 2021, 12:40am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/first-time-installer/1743 "2021-09-18T00:40:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![drinkyT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@drinkyT](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/drinkyT)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2021, 12:40am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/first-time-installer/1743/1 "2021-09-18T00:40:35Z")

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I recently downloaded and installed Netdata onto one of my VM’s via Docker. Is there a way to get this application to monitor the server itself instead of the VM it is installed on? I wanted just the information for the overall server, and not just the host it is installed on. Thanks