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Self-Hosting Netdata: Real-Time Server Monitoring

Netdata collects thousands of metrics per second with zero configuration. The fastest way to monitor your server.

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What Is Netdata?


Netdata is a real-time monitoring agent that collects thousands of metrics per second. Install it — it auto-detects everything and starts monitoring immediately.


Zero Configuration


Netdata auto-detects:

  • System metrics (CPU, RAM, disk, network)
  • Running services (Nginx, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker)
  • Applications (per-process resource usage)
  • Hardware sensors (temperature, fans)

    • Features


    Metrics

  • 1-second granularity (most tools do 15-60 seconds)
  • Thousands of metrics per server
  • Per-second collection with low overhead

    • Dashboard

  • Real-time, interactive charts
  • Zero-delay rendering
  • Drill down into any metric
  • Composite charts across dimensions

    • Alerting

  • Pre-configured alerts (300+ built-in)
  • Custom alert conditions
  • Email, Slack, Discord, PagerDuty
  • Health check dashboard

    • Netdata vs Prometheus + Grafana


  • Netdata: Zero config, real-time, per-server
  • Prometheus + Grafana: Configurable, long-term storage, multi-server
  • Netdata for instant monitoring. Prometheus + Grafana for infrastructure-scale observability.

    • Resource Usage


    Netdata uses ~1% CPU and ~100 MB RAM. Negligible for the amount of data it collects.


    Deployment


    Deploy on TinyPod or install directly on your server. Resources: 1 CPU, 256 MB RAM.


    Netdata is the fastest path from zero to full server visibility.