Streaming Netdata metrics from TrueNAS SCALE
When you install TrueNAS SCALE your NAS runs a Netdata. You can verify that by executing systemctl status netdata in the TrueNAS shell. I use Netdata to monitor my homelab and have a parent set up for long term metric storage. I’d love to configure the NAS to also push metrics to a parent, so that I can access them all from a single place. Normally, if you want to set up streaming in Netdata it’s enough to edit /etc/netdata/stream.conf. However, I wouldn’t recommend doing this on a TrueNAS install for a couple of reasons. Firstly, this is not a recommended way of adjusting configuration and that is clearly evident when you open up the TrueNAS shell: ...