add specific info on how to access the dashboards (#15925)
* add specific info on how to access the dashboards * also added to README * add specific info on how to access the dashboards * also added to README * added suggestion from PR review * also reflected change on legacy doc * Update docs/category-overview-pages/accessing-netdata-dashboards.md Co-authored-by: Ilya Mashchenko <ilya@netdata.cloud> --------- Co-authored-by: Ilya Mashchenko <ilya@netdata.cloud>
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Check also the [Netdata Deployment Strategies](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/architecture/deployment-strategies) to decide how to deploy it in your infrastructure.
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+ By default, you will have immediately available a local dashboard. Netdata starts a web server for its dashboard at port `19999`. Open up your web browser of choice and
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+navigate to `http://NODE:19999`, replacing `NODE` with the IP address or hostname of your Agent. If installed on localhost, you can access it through `http://localhost:19999`.
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### 2. **Configure Collectors** :boom:
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Netdata auto-detects and auto-discovers most operating system data sources and applications. However, many data sources require some manual configuration, usually to allow Netdata to get access to the metrics.
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> ⚠️ Some sections of the dashboard, when accessed through the agent, may require the user to be signed in to Netdata Cloud or having the Agent claimed to Netdata Cloud for their full functionality. Examples include saving visualization settings on charts or custom dashboards, claiming the node to Netdata Cloud, or executing functions on an Agent.
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+## How to access the dashboards?
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+### Netdata Cloud
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+You can access the dashboard at https://app.netdata.cloud/ and [sign-in](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/cloud/manage/sign-in.md) with an account or [sign-up](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/cloud/manage/sign-in.md#dont-have-a-netdata-cloud-account-yet) if you don't have an account yet.
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+### Netdata Agent
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+Netdata starts a web server for its dashboard at port `19999`. Open up your web browser of choice and
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+navigate to `http://NODE:19999`, replacing `NODE` with the IP address or hostname of your Agent. If installed on localhost, you can access it through `http://localhost:19999`.
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Documentation for previous Agent dashboard can still be found [here](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/web/gui/README.md).
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overview](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/web/README.md).
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By default, Netdata starts a web server for its dashboard at port `19999`. Open up your web browser of choice and
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-navigate to `http://NODE:19999`, replacing `NODE` with the IP address or hostname of your Agent. If you're unsure, try
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-`http://localhost:19999` first.
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+navigate to `http://NODE:19999`, replacing `NODE` with the IP address or hostname of your Agent. If installed on localhost,
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+you can access it through `http://localhost:19999`.
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Netdata uses an [internal, static-threaded web server](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/web/server/README.md) to host the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
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files that make up the local Agent dashboard. You don't have to configure anything to access it, although you can adjust