Application hosting

Hosting Netdata

A monitoring agent for collecting infrastructure and application metrics. It can run directly on a host or in a container, while an optional Cloud connection provides another way to view connected nodes.

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Understand the setup

Check runtime, storage and installation requirements before choosing a server.

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Budget your resources

Allow room for the operating system, database and your actual workload.

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Must have

Installation requirements

An installation method supported for the selected operating system.
Access to the host resources needed by the intended collectors.

Recommended

Planning guidance

Use the resource planner to size a server for your workload.

No official hardware minimum for Netdata

Resource use depends on collectors, retained metrics and query activity. Container monitoring requires specific mounts and privileges for full host visibility; rootless deployments have collection limitations.

Deploy with

Supported paths

Native host installation
Docker
Kubernetes

The host must provide

Runtime

Collectors: Integration requirements depend on the monitored service
Netdata Cloud: Optional connection; dashboard access and features depend on platform and plan

Storage

Persistent data

Preserve configuration and metrics when replacing a container. The Docker instructions use persistent configuration, library and cache volumes; set retention around the history the team needs.

Step by step

Plan a Netdata deployment

Select the installation path

Use the maintained instructions for the host OS or container environment. Avoid assuming all platforms have identical dashboard access.
Official instructions
Enable the needed collectors

Grant only the access needed by the selected integrations and confirm that the intended services appear.
Official instructions
Check access and retention

Verify the agent is running, choose the appropriate local or Cloud view, and preserve state during upgrades.
Official instructions

Security

Before you go public

Restrict dashboard access to the intended users and network.
Treat collector credentials and Cloud claim tokens as secrets.

Cost

Beyond the server price

Include metrics storage and any Cloud subscription separately.
Multi-node monitoring and dashboard capabilities should be checked against the selected plan.

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