# Install Netdata Monitoring Tool on Arch Linux

> URL: https://www.atlantic.net/dedicated-server-hosting/install-netdata-monitoring-tool-on-arch-linux/ | Published: 2023-01-26 | Updated: 2023-11-16 | Author: Hitesh Jethva

Netdata is an open-source monitoring tool that collects all possible metrics from systems and applications and displays them via a web-based interface. With Netdata, you can collect real-time metrics such as CPU usage, disk activity, bandwidth usage, website visits, etc. It helps a system administrator to diagnose anomalies and slowdowns in your system with insightful analysis. Netdata runs its collectors every second to collect rich data and store them in a database.

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install the Netdata monitoring tool on Arch Linux.

## Step 1 – Configure Repository

By default, the default repository is outdated in Arch Linux, so you will need to modify the default mirror list. You can do it by editing the mirrorlist configuration file:

```
nano  /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
```

Remove all lines and add the following lines:

```
## Score: 0.7, United States
Server = http://mirror.us.leaseweb.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Score: 0.8, United States
Server = http://lug.mtu.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirror.nl.leaseweb.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Score: 0.9, United Kingdom
Server = http://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Score: 1.5, United Kingdom
Server = http://mirrors.manchester.m247.com/arch-linux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://archlinux.dcc.fc.up.pt/$repo/os/$arch
## Score: 6.6, United States
Server = http://mirror.cs.pitt.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Score: 6.7, United States
Server = http://mirrors.acm.wpi.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Score: 6.8, United States
Server = http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Score: 7.1, India
Server = http://mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Score: 10.1, United States
Server = http://mirrors.xmission.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
```

Save and close the file, then update all the package indexes with the following command:

```
pacman -Syu
```

## Step 2 – Install Netdata Monitoring Tool

By default, the Netdata package is included in the Arch Linux default repository. You can install it easily with the following command.

```
pacman -S netdata
```

Once installed, start and enable the Netdata service using the following command.

```
systemctl start netdata
systemctl enable netdata
```

You can verify the Netdata service status with the following command.

```
systemctl status netdata
```

You will get the following output.

```
● netdata.service - Real time performance monitoring
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/netdata.service; disabled; preset: disabled)
     Active: active (running) since Wed 2023-01-04 23:03:23 EST; 34s ago
   Main PID: 73567 (netdata)
      Tasks: 54 (limit: 2362)
     Memory: 66.2M
     CGroup: /system.slice/netdata.service
             ├─73567 /usr/sbin/netdata -D
             ├─73569 /usr/bin/netdata --special-spawn-server
             ├─73715 bash /usr/lib/netdata/plugins.d/tc-qos-helper.sh 1
             ├─73720 /usr/lib/netdata/plugins.d/nfacct.plugin 1
             └─73723 /usr/lib/netdata/plugins.d/apps.plugin 1
```

## Step 3 – Access Netdata Monitoring Dashboard

At this point, Netdata is started and listens on port 19999. You can check it with the following command.

```
ss -antpl | grep 19999
```

You should see the following output.

```
LISTEN 0      0            0.0.0.0:19999      0.0.0.0:*    users:(("netdata",pid=73567,fd=6))                                                                         
LISTEN 0      0                  *:19999            *:*    users:(("netdata",pid=73567,fd=7))
```

Now, open your web browser and access the Netdata web interface using the URL **http://your-server-ip:19999.** You should see the Netdata dashboard on the following screen.

**System Overview**

![netdata system overview](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/p1-5.png)

 

**Disk Usage**

![netdata disk usage](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/p2-3.png)

**Memory Usage**

![netdata memory usage](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/p3-3.png)

**Networking State**

![netdata network usage](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/p4-3.png)

**IPv4 Networking**

![netdata ipv4 usage](https://www.atlantic.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/p5-2.png)

## Conclusion

In this guide, we explained how to install the Netdata monitoring tool on Arch Linux. You can now install the Netdata agent on the client machine and start monitoring them via the Netdata dashboard. You can now deploy the Netdata monitoring tool on [dedicated server hosting](https://www.atlantic.net/dedicated-server-hosting/) from Atlantic.Net!