Improve installation method for Alpine (#11035)
- the `python` package doesn't exist since Alpine 3.5 (dec 2016), use `python3` instead - create a proper start stript instead of using `/etc/local.d`
Sébastien Maccagnoni committed
May 6, 2021 at 10:24 UTC
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packaging/installer/methods/alpine.md
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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Execute these commands to install Netdata in Alpine Linux 3.x:
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```sh
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# install required packages
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-apk add alpine-sdk bash curl libuv-dev zlib-dev util-linux-dev libmnl-dev gcc make git autoconf automake pkgconfig python logrotate
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+apk add alpine-sdk bash curl libuv-dev zlib-dev util-linux-dev libmnl-dev gcc make git autoconf automake pkgconfig python3 logrotate
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# if you plan to run node.js Netdata plugins
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apk add nodejs
@@ -21,16 +21,20 @@ cd netdata
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# build it, install it, start it
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./netdata-installer.sh
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-# make Netdata start at boot
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-echo -e "#!/usr/bin/env bash\n/usr/sbin/netdata" >/etc/local.d/netdata.start
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-chmod 755 /etc/local.d/netdata.start
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+# make Netdata start at boot and stop at shutdown
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+cat > /etc/init.d/netdata << EOF
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+#!/sbin/openrc-run
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-# make Netdata stop at shutdown
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-echo -e "#!/usr/bin/env bash\nkillall netdata" >/etc/local.d/netdata.stop
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-chmod 755 /etc/local.d/netdata.stop
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+name="netdata"
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+command="/usr/sbin/$SVCNAME"
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-# enable the local service to start automatically
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-rc-update add local
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+depend() {
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+ need net localmount
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+ after firewall
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+}
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+EOF
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```
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+If you have installed Netdata in another directory, you have to change the content of the `command` variable in that script.
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