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How to Install Netdata on Linux Mint 21

Monitoring your system plays a vital role in keeping it working perfectly as one can not only rectify any encountered errors but can also predict any oncoming issues. There are a number of monitoring tools available online for free but unfortunately not all of them are up to mark.

However, there is one monitoring tool named Netdata that is a must try as it is lightweight and displays a lot of information about your Linux system. So, if looking for a good monitoring system for your Linux Mint then try Netdata and go through this guide for the process of its installation.

Installing Netdata a Monitoring Tool on Linux Mint

The main significance of having a monitoring tool is that it makes the information about the Linux system processes more readable and understandable, to install Netdata on Linux Mint 21 carefully go through the subsequent steps:

Step 1: To make the installation error free update the packages list of default package manager using:

$ sudo apt update

Step 2: Now use the default package manager of Linux Mint to install the Netdata monitoring tool:

$ sudo apt install netdata -y

Step 3: Next check the status of the service to see if it is active and running using:

$ sudo systemctl status netdata

Step 4: Next allow the traffic through the firewall using the port 1999 TCP using:

$ sudo ufw allow 19999/tcp

Step 5: Now get the IP address with the port 1999 through which Netdata is monitoring your Linux Mint system using:

$ ss -antpl | grep 19999

Step 6: Next enter the below mentioned address in the URL bar of the browser:

127.0.0.1:19999

So, this is how one can install Netdata on Linux Mint 21 and monitor the system processes, further to remove this monitoring tool use:

$ sudo apt purge netdata -y

Conclusion

Netdata primarily focuses on the CPU usage, storage performance and RAM of the system, it displays all kinds of information about these parameters on your browser. This tool is best for Linux systems as it is lightweight and is free to use, it can be installed using the default package manager of Linux Mint 21.

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Aaliyan Javaid

I am an electrical engineer and a technical blogger. My keen interest in embedded systems has led me to write and share my knowledge about them.