Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This full course will teach you everything you need to know to monitor your server's resource health with Netdata. Discover how to install it, view graphs, set up alerts, view logs, and more! In this episode, we'll take a look at getting Netdata installed.

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🕐 Time Codes

00:00 - Intro
01:00 - Quick Episode 1 Recap
02:03 - Lab setup
05:26 - Installation considerations
07:47 - Installing Netdata with "kickstart.sh"
12:29 - Accessing the Netdata Dashboard
13:55 - First look at the Netdata Dashboard
14:53 - Security Considerations
16:33 - Notes about alternative install methods
18:24 - Checking Netdata's Systemd service
20:26 - Netdata's configuration file

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