# What is Cloud/Agent?

**URL:** <https://community.netdata.cloud/t/what-is-cloud-agent/96>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** cloud\
**Created:** [September 21, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/what-is-cloud-agent/96 "2020-09-21T19:27:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Nocera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ed655f/32.png) [@Nocera](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Nocera)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/what-is-cloud-agent/96/1 "2020-09-21T19:27:57Z")

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I have installed the Agent on my ubuntu Server, now I’d like to add more devices to it and start managing the whole company, What do I have to do next? What is the cloud different from the Agent? Was not the agent supposed to be the payload i deploy in any device i need my server to see? I am confused in here, sorry guys 🙂

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**Author:** ![Manos\_Saratsis](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/manos_saratsis/32/158_2.png) [@Manos\_Saratsis](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Manos_Saratsis)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 8:15am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/what-is-cloud-agent/96/2 "2020-09-29T08:15:12Z")

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@Nocera please have in mind that we are working on a new Cloud Overview screen that will let users have a lot of ready made ready made composite charts with the use of metrics from nodes within a War Room. Feel free to organize your nodes in War Rooms in the meanwhile.

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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:** [September 28, 2020, 8:33am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/what-is-cloud-agent/96/3 "2020-09-28T08:33:28Z")

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Hey @nocera,

Sorry for getting back to you so late, did you manage to create an account 😅 ? We are working hard on a number of features, and the sign-in story is high on a priority!

If you have any question, please shoot away.

best,  
odysseas

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**Author:** ![Nocera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ed655f/32.png) [@Nocera](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Nocera)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/what-is-cloud-agent/96/4 "2020-09-22T16:50:12Z")

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@OdysLam Amazing answers! I am in the process of creating a NetData Cloud account, I have no idea What to do for get approved, I have already selected Sign in and chosen my Work E-mail.

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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:** [September 22, 2020, 9:00am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/what-is-cloud-agent/96/5 "2020-09-22T09:00:49Z")

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Hey @nocera,

Welcome to our forums! These are all great questions, so let’s try to answer them all:

1. You install the agent on all the machines that you want to monitor. Then you create a Netdata Cloud account and you [claim](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/agent/claim/#remove-and-reclaim-a-node) your nodes.
2. You create your own [dashboards](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/cloud/visualize/dashboards) for your nodes, so you can get any number of charts from any node in one dashboard.
3. You can monitor a windows machine using the windows\_exporter, we have detailed [documentation](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/agent/collectors/go.d.plugin/modules/wmi) about it

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**Author:** ![Nocera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ed655f/32.png) [@Nocera](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Nocera)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 12:28am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/what-is-cloud-agent/96/6 "2020-09-22T00:28:40Z")

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I guess my question here is How can I manage more Netdata servers and keep it in one dashboard for access, or I cannot?  
I also checked it is not possible to manage a Windows Server for instance, is it?
