Can I configure Netdata with item-level overrides to the default config files rather than copying the entire config file and modifying it? For example, if I want to disable the python mysql plugin then I run./edit-config python.d.conf which copies /usr/lib/netdata/conf.d/python.d.conf to /etc/netda…

Hey, So, it is entirely possible to only “define” a subset of the configuration attributes, as the ones that are not defined, will have the default (the one which is commented). One you described, should work, so it would be best if you share the entire configuration file, so we can see what is hap…

What you wrote about comments being defaults is interesting. For example, in the Netdata original conf.d/python.d.conf the line enabled: yes is not a comment. Does this imply that python.d is disabled by default and that I have to keep that line in my python.d.conf file if I want it enabled?

Hi @thefsb You are correct, since you’ve created a config file you are responsible for its content and the appropriate stock configuration is no longer loaded. This is true not only for the plugin configuration file but for other configuration files too, that is a global pattern. When in future …

Question @ilyam8 , What do you mean with the following quote? No worries. You need no to sync anything.

I wasn’t aware of this @k0ste , thanks for pointing it out! @ilyam8 I am sensing the birth of an FAQ here. Can you help me clarify this?

[image] ilyam8: No worries. You need no to sync anything. If you can give me a specific example of when/why you need to sync it - I am all ears. Let’s say my config files were copies taken before this change . No problem with keeping my old configs?

setup module settings via .local files I wasn’t aware of this @k0ste I wasn’t aware too :thinking: What are those .local files? :man_shrugging: @thefsb no problem at all. Can only repeat I see a value in merging plugins user/stock configuration files ({python.d, go.d}.conf). I see no sens…

Correct! version 1.0 stock: apache: no nginx: yes user version 1.0: apache: yes result: apache: yes nginx: yes –version upgrade– version 1.5 stock: apache: yes nginx: no user old config from version 1.0: result: apache: yes nginx: no

Ok, that is easy to implement and that is not a breaking change. I think we will add it.

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@thefsb, currently netdata only can setup module settings via .local files, but can’t turn on/off modules in this manner: 'local' support for on/off plugins?

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