Easily Install Netdata on Rocky Linux 9

In this tutorial, we intend to teach you How To Install Netdata on Rocky Linux 9. Netdata is distributed, real-time, performance and health monitoring for systems and applications. It is a highly optimized monitoring agent you install on all your systems and containers.

Netdata provides unparalleled insights, in real-time, of everything happening on the systems it runs (including web servers, databases, and applications), using highly interactive web dashboards. It can run autonomously, without any third-party components, or it can be integrated into existing monitoring toolchains.

Netdata is fast and efficient, designed to permanently run on all systems (physical & virtual servers, containers, IoT devices), without disrupting their core function.

Netdata is free, open-source software and it currently runs on Linux, FreeBSD, and macOS.

Now follow the steps below provided by the Orcacore website to Install and Configure Netdata on Rocky Linux 9.

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Steps To Install and Configure Netdata on Rocky Linux 9

To complete this guide, you must log in to your server as a non-root user with sudo privileges and set up a basic firewall. To do this, you can follow our guide on Initial Server Setup with Rocky Linux 9.

Install Netdata on Rocky Linux 9

First, you need to update your local package index with the command below:

sudo dnf update -y

Install Epel Repository

Then, you need to install the Epel repo on Rocky Linux 9 by using the command below:

sudo dnf install epel-release -y

Install Required Packages and Dependencies

Netdata installation on Rocky Linux 9 needs some required packages, install them with the command below:

sudo dnf install git libuuid-devel autoconf automake pkgconfig zlib-devel curl findutils libmnl gcc make -y

Here we install Netdata from Github.

Clone Netdata from GitHub

First, clone the Netdata on Rocky Linux with the following command:

sudo git clone https://github.com/netdata/netdata.git --depth=100

Then, switch to the Netdata directory with the command below:

cd netdata

Enable PowerTools (crb) on Rocky Linux 9

Here you need to enable the power tools with the following command:

sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled crb

Then, use the following commands to install the required packages:

# sudo dnf install autoconf-archive libuv-devel
# sudo ./packaging/installer/install-required-packages.sh --non-interactive --dont-wait netdata

Build and Install Netdata on Rocky Linux 9

Now run the script below to build and install Netdata on Rocky Linux:

sudo ./netdata-installer.sh

When your installation is completed, you will get the following output:

Output
 --- We are done! ---

  ^
  |.-.   .-.   .-.   .-.   .-.   .  netdata  .-.   .-.   .-.   .-.   .-.   .-
  |   '-'   '-'   '-'   '-'   '-'               '-'   '-'   '-'   '-'   '-'
  +----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+--->

 --- is installed and running now! ---
  enjoy real-time performance and health monitoring...

Start and Enable Netdata Service

At this point, you need to start and enable the Netdata service on Rocky Linux 9. To do this, run the commands below:

# sudo systemctl start netdata
# sudo systemctl enable netdata

Verify that Netdata is active and running on your server:

sudo systemctl status netdata

Output
● netdata.service - Real time performance monitoring
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/netdata.service; enabled; vendor p>
     Active: active (running) since Sun 2022-11-23 05:47:15 EDT; 6min ago
   Main PID: 41963 (netdata)
      Tasks: 75 (limit: 23609)
     Memory: 159.6M
        CPU: 14.746s
     CGroup: /system.slice/netdata.service
....

Configure Firewall For Netdata on Rocky Linux 9

By default, Netdata listens on port 19999. At this point, we assumed that you have enabled firewalld.

Now you need to allow traffic for Netdata through the Rocky Linux 9 firewall with the command below:

sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=19999/tcp

Then, reload the firewall to apply the new rules:

sudo firewall-cmd --reload

Access Netdata Dashboard From Web Interface

At this point, you have learned to Install Netdata on Rocky Linux 9. Here you can access the Netdata dashboard on Rocky Linux by typing your server’s IP address in your web browser followed by 19999:

http://server-ip-address:19999/

You will your system overview on the Netdata dashboard:

For more information, you can visit the Netdata Documentation page.

Conclusion

At this point, you have learned to Install Netdata on Rocky Linux 9. You can use Netdata for performance and health monitoring for systems and applications. Hope you enjoy using it.

FAQs

How do I start and enable the Netdata service on Rocky Linux 9?

You can start and enable the Netdata service with the following commands:
sudo systemctl start netdata sudo systemctl enable netdata

How can I access the Netdata web interface after installation on Rocky Linux 9?

You can access the Netdata dashboard on Rocky Linux by typing your server’s IP address in your web browser followed by 19999.

What ports need to be opened for Netdata on Rocky Linux 9?

By default, Netdata listens on port 19999. You need to open port 19999 through your firewall settings as we said in the guide steps on Install Netdata on Rocky Linux 9.