# How do I rename a node? **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Tags:** cloud, agent, faq, cloud-ui, how-to\ **Created:** [March 11, 2021, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-do-i-rename-a-node/1068 "2021-03-11T12:30:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**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, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-do-i-rename-a-node/1068/1 "2021-03-11T12:30:53Z")
A node’s name cannot be changed from within Netdata Cloud. To change the name that appears in Netdata Cloud, you can either [change the node’s hostname](https://www.tecmint.com/set-hostname-permanently-in-linux/), or you can [edit that node’s `netdata.conf` file](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/configure/nodes) and change the [`hostname` setting](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/agent/daemon). Once finished, restart the node with `sudo systemctl netdata restart` , or the appropriate method for your system, to see the changed name reflected in Netdata Cloud. ---
**Author:** ![handygadget](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/handygadget/32/930_2.png) [@handygadget](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/handygadget)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-do-i-rename-a-node/1068/2 "2021-06-17T16:53:46Z")
Unfortunately for me, someone who wants to learn how to rename a Netdata node, all the links pointing to GitHub pages where I might learn how, are all failing with a 404 error. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2021, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-do-i-rename-a-node/1068/3 "2021-06-17T18:33:24Z")
Hey @handygadget, I am so sorry for this. I edited the links to the correct url. Thank you for the feedback 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shyam](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/shyam/32/1510_2.png) [@Shyam](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Shyam)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-do-i-rename-a-node/1068/4 "2022-11-17T12:22:45Z")
For future reference, here’s how to do this in 3 steps. 1. Edit `netdata.conf` (usually found in `/etc/netdata`) 2. Add `hostname="ENTER_NEW_NODE_NAME"` under `[global]` 3. Restart netdata with `sudo systemctl restart netdata` or the relevant command for your system. ---
**Author:** ![anas.xrt](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/anas.xrt/32/1817_2.png) [@anas.xrt](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/anas.xrt)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-do-i-rename-a-node/1068/5 "2022-11-17T16:33:31Z")
simple using linux command on node > hostnamectl set-hostname “myhostname” \*\* on “myhostname” you type you new hostname without quote ---
**Author:** ![Juan\_Jose\_Garcia\_Gon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/juan_jose_garcia_gon/32/1802_2.png) [@Juan\_Jose\_Garcia\_Gon](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Juan_Jose_Garcia_Gon)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-do-i-rename-a-node/1068/6 "2022-11-18T22:42:15Z")
If you deploy on a container you must add in the yml the value hostname example: version: ‘3’ services: netdata: image: netdata/netdata:\<\>\> container\_name: netdata hostname: \<\<[example.contoso.com](http://example.contoso.com)\>\>\> ports: - 19999:19999 restart: on-failure ---
**Author:** ![pietro\_campio](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/pietro_campio/32/2404_2.png) [@pietro\_campio](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/pietro_campio)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-do-i-rename-a-node/1068/7 "2022-12-06T16:57:17Z")
Hello, it works on ubuntu server, but i tried on Amazon Linux 2 and it doesn’t work. I can change the hostname on the config file, but the node name shown on the dashboard remains the same as before ---
**Author:** ![anas.xrt](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/anas.xrt/32/1817_2.png) [@anas.xrt](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/anas.xrt)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2022, 3:59am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-do-i-rename-a-node/1068/8 "2022-12-08T03:59:06Z")
have you restart netdata service on the node? ---
**Author:** ![pietro\_campio](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/pietro_campio/32/2404_2.png) [@pietro\_campio](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/pietro_campio)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 8:51am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-do-i-rename-a-node/1068/9 "2022-12-12T08:51:17Z")
Yes i restarted the service and the server too ---
**Author:** ![pietro\_campio](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/pietro_campio/32/2404_2.png) [@pietro\_campio](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/pietro_campio)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2022, 3:45pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-do-i-rename-a-node/1068/10 "2022-12-13T15:45:51Z")
I reinstalled netdata and now it works!