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docs: add DO_NOT_TRACK environment variable to telemetry documentation (#22076)

* docs: add DO_NOT_TRACK environment variable documentation Add DO_NOT_TRACK=1 as an alternative to DISABLE_TELEMETRY for disabling anonymous telemetry. Update Docker, installer methods, and verification section to document both options. * Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Fotis Voutsas <fotis@netdata.cloud> * Update docs/netdata-agent/configuration/anonymous-telemetry-events.md * Update anonymous-telemetry-events.md * Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Fotis Voutsas <fotis@netdata.cloud> * Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Fotis Voutsas <fotis@netdata.cloud> --------- Co-authored-by: nedi-app[bot] <bot@netdata.cloud> Co-authored-by: Fotis Voutsas <fotis@netdata.cloud> Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

nedi-app[bot] committed Apr 3, 2026 at 11:30 UTC da75d422de8b978c104c62f33f504fd6122796ed
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docs/netdata-agent/configuration/anonymous-telemetry-events.md
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@@ -167,6 +167,12 @@ environment:
167 - DISABLE_TELEMETRY=1
168 ```
169
170 +:::note
171 +
172 +You can also use `DO_NOT_TRACK=1` as an alternative to `DISABLE_TELEMETRY=1`.
173 +
174 +:::
175 +
176 See the [Docker installation guide](/packaging/docker/README.md#create-a-new-netdata-agent-container) for complete configuration.
177
178 </details>
@@ -189,6 +195,12 @@ export DISABLE_TELEMETRY=1
195 ./kickstart.sh
196 ```
197
198 +:::note
199 +
200 +You can also use `DO_NOT_TRACK=1` as an alternative to `DISABLE_TELEMETRY=1` when using Netdata installer scripts.
201 +
202 +:::
203 +
204 See the [installation documentation](/packaging/installer/README.md) for available installer scripts.
205
206 </details>
@@ -209,9 +221,13 @@ See the [installation documentation](/packaging/installer/README.md) for availab
221 To confirm that telemetry is disabled:
222
223 1. Check that the `.opt-out-from-anonymous-statistics` file exists in your config directory, **OR**
212 -2. Verify that the `DISABLE_TELEMETRY` environment variable is set
224 +2. Verify that the `DISABLE_TELEMETRY` environment variable is set in the environment used to start the Netdata daemon
225
214 -The Agent dashboard will no longer send PostHog events, and the backend statistics script will not execute.
226 +:::note
227 +
228 +If you used `DO_NOT_TRACK=1` with Docker or a Netdata installer script, confirm that it resulted in the `.opt-out-from-anonymous-statistics` file being created. The Agent dashboard will no longer send PostHog events, and the backend statistics script will not execute.
229 +
230 +:::
231
232 ## Related documentation
233