Netdata is a real-time performance monitoring tool that collects thousands of metrics per second with near-zero overhead. It provides a beautiful web dashboard out of the box with no configuration required. This guide installs Netdata on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

Tested and valid on:

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Prerequisites

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server
A user with sudo privileges

Step 1 – Install Netdata

Install using the official kickstart script:

bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh)

Step 2 – Start and Enable Netdata

Netdata starts automatically. Verify:

sudo systemctl status netdata

Step 3 – Access the Dashboard

Open a browser and visit:

http://your_server_ip:19999

The dashboard displays real-time CPU, memory, disk, network, and application metrics.

Step 4 – Configure Netdata Access

By default Netdata binds to all interfaces. Restrict to localhost and use Nginx as a proxy:

sudo nano /etc/netdata/netdata.conf

Set:

[web]
bind to = 127.0.0.1

Step 5 – Set Up Nginx Proxy

Create an Nginx server block for Netdata:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/netdata

Add:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name netdata.example.com;
    location / {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:19999;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
    }
}

Enable and reload:

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/netdata /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
sudo systemctl reload nginx

Step 6 – Enable Alarm Notifications

Edit the alarm notification config:

sudo nano /etc/netdata/health_alarm_notify.conf

Configure email or Slack notifications for alerts.

Step 7 – Update Netdata

Update to the latest version:

sudo /usr/libexec/netdata-updater.sh

Conclusion

Netdata is now monitoring your Ubuntu 24.04 LTS server in real time. It automatically detects and monitors Nginx, MySQL, Redis, and hundreds of other applications without any additional configuration.

How to Install Netdata on Ubuntu 24.04