# \#agent-configuration

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## [Receive data ONLY from specific containers](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/receive-data-only-from-specific-containers/2458)

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**Author:** [@Dimitris](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Dimitris)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 6:53am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/receive-data-only-from-specific-containers/2458 "2022-01-26T06:53:59Z")

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Hi all ! I’m running netdata as a docker container. The goal is to monitor containers only, but without monitoring the whole host at the same time. Alternatively, I don’t mind monitoring the host, as long as I don’t rec…

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## [Alarm has wrong link](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/alarm-has-wrong-link/1649)

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**Author:** [@tuaris](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/tuaris)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/alarm-has-wrong-link/1649 "2022-08-29T12:58:20Z")

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Environment Ubuntu 18.04 netdata/bionic,now 1.9.0+dfsg-1 amd64 \[installed\] Problem/Question The email notification’s “View Netdata” button takes me to https://registry.my-netdata.io/… How can I change that? What I ex…

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## [Unable to obtain continuous perf data](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/unable-to-obtain-continuous-perf-data/2382)

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**Author:** [@wtkhysm5](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/wtkhysm5)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/unable-to-obtain-continuous-perf-data/2382 "2022-01-18T17:33:46Z")

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Environment OS：CentOS-7.6-4.14.0-115.el7a.0.1.aarch64 Netdata：v1.31.0-242-gb0b0fbd Problem/Question I use the perf.plugins and want to collect all the data every second. It works very well when I do nothing. But when I…

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## [Add Plugin to many installed Agent](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/add-plugin-to-many-installed-agent/2321)

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**Author:** [@Maximilien](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Maximilien)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2022, 10:15am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/add-plugin-to-many-installed-agent/2321 "2022-01-06T10:15:15Z")

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Dear users, I would like to use Application Monitoring apps.plugin for all of my 20 installed agents. How I can do modification one time for all my 20 agents in /etc/netdata/edit-config apps\_groups.conf ? Now, I am fa…

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## [Constant alerts when forwarding all http to https](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/constant-alerts-when-forwarding-all-http-to-https/2293)

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**Author:** [@Davii](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Davii)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/constant-alerts-when-forwarding-all-http-to-https/2293 "2021-12-14T15:21:42Z")

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Evening all, I’m sorry if this has been asked elsewhere. I assumed it would be a common question, but have trawled the interwebs, and failed to find anything. I have a Raspberry Pi with Apache and Nextcloud installed. …

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## [Monitor Netdata of XCP-ng host and its VMs as child](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/monitor-netdata-of-xcp-ng-host-and-its-vms-as-child/2275)

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**Author:** [@msofronidis](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/msofronidis)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2021, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/monitor-netdata-of-xcp-ng-host-and-its-vms-as-child/2275 "2021-12-10T19:28:46Z")

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Hello, I have installed the netdata on a XCP-ng host (Xen Server Orchestra) and I can see all its data and those of its VMs when I access it from its own website (https://127.0.0.1:19999). When I try to set it up though…

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## [Can't get Parent/child config. behind nginx with SSL streaming working.](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/cant-get-parent-child-config-behind-nginx-with-ssl-streaming-working/2267)

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**Author:** [@gaelteractys](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/gaelteractys)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 10:15am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/cant-get-parent-child-config-behind-nginx-with-ssl-streaming-working/2267 "2021-12-08T10:15:17Z")

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Hello Environment Ubuntu 20.04 kickstart install Parent/child config working Problem/Question Using this configuration : netdata.conf : ssl key = /etc/netdata/key.pem ssl certificate = /etc/netdata/cert.pem bind to …

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## [How to override default netdata.conf when using the docker container](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-to-override-default-netdata-conf-when-using-the-docker-container/2235)

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**Author:** [@ei70](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/ei70)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-to-override-default-netdata-conf-when-using-the-docker-container/2235 "2021-12-02T18:16:16Z")

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I’ve been using Netdata for a while, and now I want to specify some custom options in netdata.conf. However, I use Netdata on Unraid from the official docker image, and I’d prefer not to modify the default netdata.conf …

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## [Whm shared hosting monitoring](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/whm-shared-hosting-monitoring/1898)

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**Author:** [@wiziekid](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/wiziekid)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2021, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/whm-shared-hosting-monitoring/1898 "2021-11-04T19:18:37Z")

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Hello, I’ve installed netdata on serveral of our servers and now i’m wondering if i’ve missed something. Most of our servers are centos 7 with WHM and i was wondering how to monitor disk,cpu,ram and mysql usage per acc…

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## [Netdata container fails to collect MySQL stats after MariaDB restart when connecting via UNIX socket](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/netdata-container-fails-to-collect-mysql-stats-after-mariadb-restart-when-connecting-via-unix-socket/1819)

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**Author:** [@John](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/John)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2021, 9:35am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/netdata-container-fails-to-collect-mysql-stats-after-mariadb-restart-when-connecting-via-unix-socket/1819 "2021-10-22T09:35:52Z")

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Problem/Question Hi All, My netdata container collects MySQL stats as expected from the MariaDB database on the host, as long as netdata is started while MariaDB is running. The problem is when the database is restarte…

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## [Cannot view the Hamburger icon](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/cannot-view-the-hamburger-icon/1853)

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**Author:** [@msofronidis](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/msofronidis)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2021, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/cannot-view-the-hamburger-icon/1853 "2021-10-19T19:45:13Z")

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Hello, I have setup my parent node and child node properly and by hitting the http://parent-host:parent-port/host/child-host/ URL I can view the child node dashboard. In my parent node dashboard though I cannot view the…

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## [Help to get fping visual in dashboard](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/help-to-get-fping-visual-in-dashboard/1629)

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**Author:** [@edusandovall](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/edusandovall)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/help-to-get-fping-visual-in-dashboard/1629 "2021-10-14T16:23:03Z")

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Hello! Please I need help, First I’ve created an Hyper-V UbuntuServer Focal, I’ve installed netdata and fping with no problems, it’s functional and I can see it in dashboard. My problems come when I deployed the netdat…

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## [Minimim memory usage for netdata?](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/minimim-memory-usage-for-netdata/1725)

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**Author:** [@wmertens](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/wmertens)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2021, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/minimim-memory-usage-for-netdata/1725 "2021-09-28T17:15:36Z")

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I’m running netdata on 1GB VMs and I noticed that it uses 100MB resident memory, so 10%. I tried to limit it by setting the configuration memory mode=dbengine dbengine multihost disk space=512 page cache size=8 but tha…

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## [Customize alarm\_id](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/customize-alarm-id/1632)

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**Author:** [@Vasanthakumarmurugan](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Vasanthakumarmurugan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2021, 5:32am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/customize-alarm-id/1632 "2021-09-21T05:32:36Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to define custom alarm\_id. But i could not find a way. Please share if there is a possibility to define or configure alarm\_id in some configurations files? Thanks, Vasanth

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## [Netdata - Nginx Plus API](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/netdata-nginx-plus-api/1552)

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**Author:** [@nmarantos](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/nmarantos)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2021, 9:00am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/netdata-nginx-plus-api/1552 "2021-07-26T09:00:04Z")

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Hello, We are facing an issue with netdata configuration about Nginx Plus and API. We have installed nginx plus \[ nginx/1.19.10 (nginx-plus-r24-p1) \] , we have updated netdata to the version 1.31.0 and we have tried wi…

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## [How to stor the metrics data to local disk and what is the logic of Netdata’s local storage?](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-to-stor-the-metrics-data-to-local-disk-and-what-is-the-logic-of-netdata-s-local-storage/1482)

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**Author:** [@Asaame](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Asaame)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2021, 9:07am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-to-stor-the-metrics-data-to-local-disk-and-what-is-the-logic-of-netdata-s-local-storage/1482 "2021-06-29T09:07:51Z")

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Hi, As I read from the Netdata docs, the metrics data is stored on the local nodes. And there is an option that you could choose to write the data to RAM or local disk. But currently I could not find where to set it (to…

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## [LTSV parsing problem with the Go Weblog plugin](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/ltsv-parsing-problem-with-the-go-weblog-plugin/1431)

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**Author:** [@danmichaelo](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/danmichaelo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2021, 11:06am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/ltsv-parsing-problem-with-the-go-weblog-plugin/1431 "2021-06-15T11:06:01Z")

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I’m trying to get Netdata to parse LTSV log entries from Apache. Starting with a minimal example: LogFormat "time:%t\\trequest\_method:%m\\tstatus:%\>s\\thost:%{Host}i" ltsv which produces log entries like these: time:\[14/…

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## [How to disable clear emails?](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-to-disable-clear-emails/1409)

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**Author:** [@Gino\_Schreuders](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Gino_Schreuders)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2021, 8:28am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-to-disable-clear-emails/1409 "2021-06-09T08:28:06Z")

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Dear, I’ve get some alarm notification via email when it get to warning or critical: I also get this email when the alarm is resolved: How do I disable this resolved/clear email message individualy? kind regard…

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## [How to monitor if a specific program(NX-Witness) is running?](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-to-monitor-if-a-specific-program-nx-witness-is-running/1366)

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**Author:** [@Gino\_Schreuders](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Gino_Schreuders)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2021, 5:49am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-to-monitor-if-a-specific-program-nx-witness-is-running/1366 "2021-05-28T05:49:22Z")

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Dear, I’ve been trying to monitor wheter a program(NX-Witness)is active. The intention is to get an alert when NX-Witness goes offline. I already tried it myself but I can’t figure it out :confused: Maybe one…

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## [How to monitor if a specific program(NX Witness) is running?](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-to-monitor-if-a-specific-program-nx-witness-is-running/1358)

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**Author:** [@Gino\_Schreuders](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Gino_Schreuders)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-to-monitor-if-a-specific-program-nx-witness-is-running/1358 "2021-05-26T14:20:19Z")

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Dear, I’ve been trying to monitor wether a program(NX-Witness) is running or not. I’ve already tried editing the apps\_groups.conf with the following: However this didn’t do anything for me :confused: I also want t…

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## [How to get only memory usage and disk space of a machine](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-to-get-only-memory-usage-and-disk-space-of-a-machine/1355)

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**Author:** [@driggsss](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/driggsss)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2021, 10:46am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-to-get-only-memory-usage-and-disk-space-of-a-machine/1355 "2021-05-26T10:46:54Z")

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I just want to limit the metrics to get only memory usage and disk space. Our VM is running on Azure and they do not have that kind of monitoring on their portal.

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## [Problem specifically with nvidia-smi collection](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/problem-specifically-with-nvidia-smi-collection/1315)

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**Author:** [@sizz0p](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/sizz0p)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 7:13am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/problem-specifically-with-nvidia-smi-collection/1315 "2021-05-18T07:13:03Z")

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Arch Linux - installed from kickstart script after purging old (working) netdata instance from AURepo Hi. When I try to enable nvidia-smi collection in python.d.conf , none of the python collectors work. When nvidia-smi …

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## [Where to find file edit-config script](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/where-to-find-file-edit-config-script/1289)

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**Author:** [@\_Gamer](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/_Gamer)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/where-to-find-file-edit-config-script/1289 "2021-05-12T22:21:28Z")

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Hello! I excidently deleted the script edit-config from netdata. Can you please send me where, i can download it? Waiting for your reply!

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## [Access on localhost but not ip](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/access-on-localhost-but-not-ip/1202)

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**Author:** [@LostAndDead](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/LostAndDead)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2021, 9:15am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/access-on-localhost-but-not-ip/1202 "2021-04-20T09:15:07Z")

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Ubuntu 18 and fresh install of netdata So im rather now to all this and I recently installed netdata using the installer script which all seemed to work fine, I have opened the port 19999 with ufw, and if I curl the loc…

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## [Netdata data location & spigotmc](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/netdata-data-location-spigotmc/1150)

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**Author:** [@crafter2345](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/crafter2345)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2021, 10:53am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/netdata-data-location-spigotmc/1150 "2021-04-12T10:53:01Z")

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Hello! Where does netdata save its data? Can I connect more than one spigotmc server to netdata over the same port? How can I deactivate some graphs I dont need?

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## [Not starting - error](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/not-starting-error/1144)

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**Author:** [@DEPSTRCZ](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/DEPSTRCZ)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2021, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/not-starting-error/1144 "2021-04-08T12:31:56Z")

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This is freshly installed NetData… I run systemctl start netdata and then systemctl status netdata And got this: ● netdata.service - Real time performance monitoring Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/netdata.servi…

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## ["cgroups to match as systemd services" config parameter - how to confirm it evaluates?](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/cgroups-to-match-as-systemd-services-config-parameter-how-to-confirm-it-evaluates/995)

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**Author:** [@simpki](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/simpki)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/cgroups-to-match-as-systemd-services-config-parameter-how-to-confirm-it-evaluates/995 "2021-03-09T16:21:31Z")

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Environment netdata 1.29.x on Ubuntu Problem/Question We have modified which cgroups to match as systemd services as follows cgroups to match as systemd services = /system.slice/system-h\*.slice/\*.service !/system.slic…

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## [Per host configuration](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/per-host-configuration/918)

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**Author:** [@Techno\_Magos](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Techno_Magos)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/per-host-configuration/918 "2021-02-09T21:23:21Z")

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Hi Does netdata configuration allows config files to differ per host name? I went via docs + google search but could not find anything like this This could even be done via e.g. a directory such, e.g. conf.d.HOSTNAME/g…

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## [Running netdata with cpu affinity](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/running-netdata-with-cpu-affinity/864)

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**Author:** [@shohamd](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/shohamd)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2021, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/running-netdata-with-cpu-affinity/864 "2021-02-05T12:29:43Z")

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Hi, I want to start using netdata to monitor my servers. I’m planning to run netdata with docker. Most of my servers are running other docker containers that are running latency-critical processes that are running on …

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## [Netdata with Jitsi (SSL)](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/netdata-with-jitsi-ssl/856)

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**Author:** [@TrackMeDown](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/TrackMeDown)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/netdata-with-jitsi-ssl/856 "2021-02-01T19:25:54Z")

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Hi, I’ve jsut setup a new box to use Jitsi on it, but before that I’ve installed Netdata. Everything was working as expected. During the installation of Jitsi, you will get asked to either provide a certificate or use …

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