Common Netdata Tasks

Update Netdata Renaming a Node You can change the node name in the Netdata web interface. Instead you can change hostname of the node directly on the node. Sometimes the node name doesn’t use the entire hostname, to override the hostname you can edit the /etc/netdata/netdata.conf and uncomment the hostname section and provide the correct … Read more

NetData Installation or Upgrade – Permission Denied Temp Directory not Executable

You might have run into the following issue at some point when trying to install or upgrade Netdata. It’s usually related to your /tmp folder is mounted without execution permission and doesn’t allow execution of programs from this location. A simple work around is to set the $TMPDIR location in your shell to a place … Read more

Litespeed Web Server Statistics in Netdata Including Fixes

Showing MySQL Metrics in Netdata

It’s pretty simple to get this done, as there’s a plugin built in. As per this guide on the Netdata website. https://app.netdata.cloud/spaces/lmtca-space/rooms/general/nodes/34d04048-ab58-11ea-81cb-5600029faf80#chartName=menu_ebpf&after=-900&before=0 You simple need to run the following commands to create the necessary configuration. You then update a single line at the bottom of the file. Set path to /tmp/lshttpd/ After restarting Netdata you … Read more

Setting up MySQL Statistics in Netdata

MySQL Metrics in Netdata

You might noticed MySQL statistics aren’t being show in Netdata. Here’s what I ran into. Error: “MySQLdb or PyMySQL module is needed to use mysql.chart.py plugin” The required python libraries for MySQL are missing, so you simply need to install them. For Ubuntu/Debian the following command should correct it. Setting up Netdata MySQL User You … Read more