netdata/packaging/installer: Update README (#5811)
* netdata/packaging/installer: Update README to let our users know about stable channel * netdata/packaging/installer: documentation update based on feedback from PR
Paul Emm. Katsoulakis committed
Apr 5, 2019 at 20:15 UTC
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@@ -56,10 +56,13 @@ The `kickstart.sh` script:
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The `kickstart.sh` script passes all its parameters to `netdata-installer.sh`, so you can add more parameters to change the installation directory, enable/disable plugins, etc (check below).
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-For automated installs, append a space + `--dont-wait` to the command line. You can also append `--dont-start-it` to prevent the installer from starting Netdata. Example:
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+For automated installs, append a space + `--dont-wait` to the command line. You can also append `--dont-start-it` to prevent the installer from starting Netdata.
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+You can also append `--stable-channel` to fetch and install only the official releases from GitHub, instead of the nightly builds.
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+Example:
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```bash
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- bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh) --dont-wait --dont-start-it
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+ bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh) --dont-wait --dont-start-it --stable-channel
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```
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If you don't want to receive automatic updates, add `--no-updates` when executing `kickstart.sh` script.
@@ -102,12 +105,13 @@ Verify the integrity of the script with this:
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*It should print `OK, VALID` if the script is the one we ship.*
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For automated installs, append a space + `--dont-wait` to the command line. You can also append `--dont-start-it` to prevent the installer from starting Netdata.
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+You can also append `--stable-channel` to fetch and install only the official releases from GitHub, instead of the nightly builds.
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Example:
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```bash
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- bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart-static64.sh) --dont-wait --dont-start-it
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+ bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart-static64.sh) --dont-wait --dont-start-it --stable-channel
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```
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@@ -249,6 +253,8 @@ cd netdata
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* If you don't want to run it straight-away, add `--dont-start-it` option.
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+* You can also append `--stable-channel` to fetch and install only the official releases from GitHub, instead of the nightly builds.
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* If you don't want to install it on the default directories, you can run the installer like this: `./netdata-installer.sh --install /opt`. This one will install Netdata in `/opt/netdata`.
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* If your server does not have access to the internet and you have manually put the installation directory on your server, you will need to pass the option `--disable-go` to the installer. The option will prevent the installer from attempting to download and install `go.d.plugin`.