# \#agent-installation

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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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## [./netdata-installer.sh: Permission denied](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/netdata-installer-sh-permission-denied/36)

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**Author:** [@ethaniel86](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/ethaniel86)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 9:58am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/netdata-installer-sh-permission-denied/36 "2023-01-24T09:58:54Z")

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/etc/cron.daily/netdata-updater: line 225: ./netdata-installer.sh: Permission denied Tue Nov 3 03:38:03 +08 2020 : ERROR: FAILED TO UPDATE NETDATA : FAILED TO COMPILE/INSTALL NETDATA /tmp is mounted as noexec on Cent…

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## [How to Uninstall Netdata](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-to-uninstall-netdata/153)

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**Author:** [@freebird317](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/freebird317)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2020, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-to-uninstall-netdata/153 "2020-08-03T12:41:42Z")

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how do i remove netdata off my MacOS Catalina? I followed for installations Install Netdata on macOS | Learn Netdata I am trying to unstall Uninstall Netdata | Learn Netdata but it is failing. I was not able to local …

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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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## [Why is it when I run the installation script on our server the compute resources are spiking and the installation is not being finished?](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/why-is-it-when-i-run-the-installation-script-on-our-server-the-compute-resources-are-spiking-and-the-installation-is-not-being-finished/2208)

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**Author:** [@driggsss](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/driggsss)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2021, 8:13am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/why-is-it-when-i-run-the-installation-script-on-our-server-the-compute-resources-are-spiking-and-the-installation-is-not-being-finished/2208 "2021-11-26T08:13:29Z")

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Basically when i run the script indicated on the netdata.cloud, the resources are shooting up and the installation will fail. This is when I try to claim production server which is a dedicated DB server only. any tips …

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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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## [Cannot reinstall Netdata using Brew on macOS...says no cask](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/cannot-reinstall-netdata-using-brew-on-macos-says-no-cask/1802)

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**Author:** [@JGamache](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/JGamache)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/cannot-reinstall-netdata-using-brew-on-macos-says-no-cask/1802 "2021-10-06T20:25:19Z")

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Had an issue with my MacOS server and had to reinstall Netdata using the Brew install netdata command it it came back with no formulae or casks with that name… Is Netdata no longer supported on MacOS via Brew?

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## [Netdata-updater freezes on 1 GB memory instance, needs at least 2 GB?](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/netdata-updater-freezes-on-1-gb-memory-instance-needs-at-least-2-gb/1756)

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**Author:** [@Tudvari](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Tudvari)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2021, 9:38am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/netdata-updater-freezes-on-1-gb-memory-instance-needs-at-least-2-gb/1756 "2021-09-28T09:38:16Z")

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Environment AWS t3a.micro instance Problem/Question My server froze every morning, and then I discovered that it’s due to the high consumption of memory by cc1plus processes started by netdata-updater.sh. I tried up…

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## [Installation crashes the entire machine (Ubuntu, Raspberry Pi 4)](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/installation-crashes-the-entire-machine-ubuntu-raspberry-pi-4/1665)

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**Author:** [@tayi-or](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/tayi-or)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2021, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/installation-crashes-the-entire-machine-ubuntu-raspberry-pi-4/1665 "2021-09-14T13:19:41Z")

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Environment Ubuntu Server running on a Raspberry Pi 4 1GB. Problem/Question Whenever I try to build Netdata on a Pi 4, it crashes the entire machine. My hunch is that it’s that Netdata always builds using 4 threads, bre…

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## [Agent installation on Oracle Linux 7Server](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/agent-installation-on-oracle-linux-7server/1711)

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**Author:** [@Mallesh\_Gowda](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Mallesh_Gowda)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2021, 10:18am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/agent-installation-on-oracle-linux-7server/1711 "2021-09-10T10:18:16Z")

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Environment Oracle Linux 7Server Problem/Question Unable to install Netdata agent on any of Oracle Linux 7Server. Did try manual installation of required libraries. But the issue is not resolved What I expected to happ…

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## [Ansible: Netdata agent deployment - inventory syntax](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/ansible-netdata-agent-deployment-inventory-syntax/1609)

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**Author:** [@Luis\_Johnstone](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Luis_Johnstone)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2021, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/ansible-netdata-agent-deployment-inventory-syntax/1609 "2021-08-26T13:52:46Z")

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Environment ansible 2.10.3 on WSL 2 (Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS) Problem/Question Possibly a dumb question but I’ve been testing deployment of Netdata using Ansible (as per https://github.com/netdata/community/tree/main/netdata…

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## [Does Netdata support R7000 with FreshTomato?](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/does-netdata-support-r7000-with-freshtomato/1623)

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**Author:** [@liwill](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/liwill)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2021, 6:22am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/does-netdata-support-r7000-with-freshtomato/1623 "2021-08-16T06:22:29Z")

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Hey NetData team, I’ve recently started using your monitoring product and absolutely love it! I’ve mostly focused on smaller devices that are generally more difficult to monitor, starting with Raspberry Pi and now movi…

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## [RPM netdata packages keep changing file structure](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/rpm-netdata-packages-keep-changing-file-structure/481)

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**Author:** [@shrabok\_cninc](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/shrabok_cninc)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2021, 8:56am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/rpm-netdata-packages-keep-changing-file-structure/481 "2021-07-15T08:56:28Z")

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Hello, We’ve been using ansible to install netdata agents using the netdata yum repository. There is a task in the playbook to configure the health\_alarm\_notify.conf file for slack notifications. The last version we i…

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## [Cannot move node](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/cannot-move-node/1452)

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**Author:** [@wmertens](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/wmertens)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/cannot-move-node/1452 "2021-07-07T14:19:58Z")

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I moved a VM to another host and I copied the /var/lib/netdata folder so that it would retain the cloud configuration. The agent is running, but it can’t connect to the cloud, and in the error log I see 2021-06-21 07:00…

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## [How to find the version of my Netdata Agent?](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-to-find-the-version-of-my-netdata-agent/1235)

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**Author:** [@OdysLam](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/OdysLam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2021, 12:35pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-to-find-the-version-of-my-netdata-agent/1235 "2021-04-29T12:35:55Z")

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Run netdata --version

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## [Netgate SG-3100 Node Setup Error](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/netgate-sg-3100-node-setup-error/46)

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**Author:** [@tr763](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/tr763)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2021, 11:05am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/netgate-sg-3100-node-setup-error/46 "2021-04-23T11:05:18Z")

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I am trying to setup my first cloud node on a Netgate SG-3100 but after following the directions below, I get this error and need some guidance. As noted in the directions I am not installing Python, only Judy and the ag…

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## [Installation problem: creating /var/cache/netdata](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/installation-problem-creating-var-cache-netdata/1188)

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**Author:** [@Gonzalo\_Vasquez](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Gonzalo_Vasquez)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2021, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/installation-problem-creating-var-cache-netdata/1188 "2021-04-15T18:08:33Z")

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Environment Amazon Linux 2 Problem Diagnose Installation using curl from https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh yields: systemctl status netdata.service ● netdata.service - Real time performance monitoring Loaded: loaded…

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## [How to compile a minimal netdata agent program through netdata source code](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-to-compile-a-minimal-netdata-agent-program-through-netdata-source-code/1182)

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**Author:** [@bwolf89](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/bwolf89)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-to-compile-a-minimal-netdata-agent-program-through-netdata-source-code/1182 "2021-04-14T13:57:55Z")

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We plan to transplant netdata to the embedded development board for use. The development board runs the netdata agent program, so we hope to be able to compile a minimal netdata agent program. Is there any reference mate…

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## [Netdata Agent failed to update](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/netdata-agent-failed-to-update/1148)

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**Author:** [@chris.pollock](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/chris.pollock)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2021, 8:13am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/netdata-agent-failed-to-update/1148 "2021-04-09T08:13:18Z")

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Ubuntu 20.04LTS, kernel 5.4.0-70-generic. During this mornings Anacron job to update Netdata the below was reported by the cronjob: /etc/cron.daily/netdata-updater: curl: (28) Resolving timed out after 10000 millisecond…

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## [Netdata-updater script does not run](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/netdata-updater-script-does-not-run/1083)

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**Author:** [@Luis\_Johnstone](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Luis_Johnstone)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/netdata-updater-script-does-not-run/1083 "2021-03-17T14:07:32Z")

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Environment This is for Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS on x86\_64 and also aarch64. Problem/Question From reading the docs I understand that by default the agent is set to auto-update. I also believe that this is done by executing …

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## [How do I update the Netdata Agent?](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-do-i-update-the-netdata-agent/1043)

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**Author:** [@OdysLam](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/OdysLam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-do-i-update-the-netdata-agent/1043 "2021-03-09T15:46:14Z")

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To update the Netdata Agent, please follow our documentation. By default, Netdata Agents have nightly auto-updates enabled. If your Agent version is stuck, try reinstalling.

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## [Cannot install netdata from source (the source directory does not include netdata-installer.sh). Leaving all files in /tmp/netdata-kickstart-L0Qm7RAAZ F](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/cannot-install-netdata-from-source-the-source-directory-does-not-include-netdata-installer-sh-leaving-all-files-in-tmp-netdata-kickstart-l0qm7raaz-f/826)

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**Author:** [@chaddy17](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/chaddy17)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2021, 12:02pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/cannot-install-netdata-from-source-the-source-directory-does-not-include-netdata-installer-sh-leaving-all-files-in-tmp-netdata-kickstart-l0qm7raaz-f/826 "2021-01-26T12:02:05Z")

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Trying to install the agent on a cloud server on Digitalocean using an Ubuntu 18.04 droplet, with OpenLiteSpeed installed, and CyberPanel; and the error above appears. Reinstalling does not help, same error. Cannot pos…

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## [Upgrade agents via ansible](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/upgrade-agents-via-ansible/20)

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**Author:** [@sticcino](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/sticcino)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2021, 10:22am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/upgrade-agents-via-ansible/20 "2021-01-07T10:22:36Z")

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Hi, I see there’s an agent update 1.26, doesn’t look like i enabled auto-update when I initially installed. is it possible to do the updates via an ansible script ?.. i have 15 linux servers i have to update… …

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## [Darwin 20.1.0 Install](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/darwin-20-1-0-install/32)

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**Author:** [@James\_Walker](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/James_Walker)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 10:56am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/darwin-20-1-0-install/32 "2020-12-23T10:56:36Z")

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I thought this would already be answered: Big Sur latest build. Netdata fails the BASH script for install. Has this issue ben reviewed ?

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## [I want to deploy a stateless scalable configured docker container of Netdata to many servers](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/i-want-to-deploy-a-stateless-scalable-configured-docker-container-of-netdata-to-many-servers/19)

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**Author:** [@Leopere](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Leopere)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/i-want-to-deploy-a-stateless-scalable-configured-docker-container-of-netdata-to-many-servers/19 "2020-11-24T12:30:43Z")

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I am wondering if I wanted to deploy a scaled Docker Swarm cluster of Netdata to all hosts in a Docker Swarm if I can set all of the configuration options as environment variables or if I’ll need to create my own contain…

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## [Main signal not enabling reaper](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/main-signal-not-enabling-reaper/106)

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**Author:** [@Samuel\_Salomon\_March](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Samuel_Salomon_March)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2020, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/main-signal-not-enabling-reaper/106 "2020-10-30T19:11:01Z")

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Hi i installed netdata it installed well, but when i restart or start it i get this errors: — We are done! — ^ |.-. .-. .-. .-. .-. . netdata .-. .- | ‘-’ ‘-’ ‘-’ ‘-’ ‘…

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## [No display (rpm installation on CentOS 7)](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/no-display-rpm-installation-on-centos-7/45)

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**Author:** [@mbulik](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/mbulik)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/no-display-rpm-installation-on-centos-7/45 "2020-10-28T16:02:21Z")

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Hi, I’ve just installed netdata on a CentOS 7 system using the rpm method : curl -s https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/netdata/netdata/script.rpm.sh | sudo bash yum install netdata.x86\_64 Netdata seems to b…

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## [Any idea how to use/compile netdata-cloud under archlinx?](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/any-idea-how-to-use-compile-netdata-cloud-under-archlinx/84)

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**Author:** [@zerberus893](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/zerberus893)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 11:34am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/any-idea-how-to-use-compile-netdata-cloud-under-archlinx/84 "2020-10-23T11:34:04Z")

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i have an important archlinux server which i wanna monitor with netdata. But building it with via the archlinux aur repo just gives me: “an with version of netdata isnt complied with netdata-cloud” etc. and so on. any…

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## [Cannot install netdata from source (the source directory does not include netdata-installer.sh). Leaving all files in /tmp/netdata-kickstart-RH8spBRm6P](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/cannot-install-netdata-from-source-the-source-directory-does-not-include-netdata-installer-sh-leaving-all-files-in-tmp-netdata-kickstart-rh8spbrm6p/52)

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**Author:** [@Kingdom\_of\_Heaven\_an](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Kingdom_of_Heaven_an)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 11:14am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/cannot-install-netdata-from-source-the-source-directory-does-not-include-netdata-installer-sh-leaving-all-files-in-tmp-netdata-kickstart-rh8spbrm6p/52 "2020-10-23T11:14:04Z")

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hello, unable to install. help figuring out what’s causing failure and sort it out would be appreciated. \[root@kingdom ~\]# bash \<(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh) /dev/fd/63: line 167: /tmp/netdata-test.PN…

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## [Automate the agent installation only](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/automate-the-agent-installation-only/99)

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**Author:** [@Tom\_Milostic](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Tom_Milostic)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/automate-the-agent-installation-only/99 "2020-10-22T13:07:49Z")

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Hey guys, I have the script that installs Netdata etc, I am in the process of automating the installation via bash, I have been successful in passing on the y/yes but the last input needed is “press return/enter”. I am…

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