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author | Paul Emm. Katsoulakis <34388743+paulkatsoulakis@users.noreply.github.com> | 2019-04-05 20:15:50 +0300 |
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committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2019-04-05 20:15:50 +0300 |
commit | cd570094da8cd0be50e972d771d726572d1ee9f0 (patch) | |
tree | 3ce1f8150eca576db7c3d82329c669acadef1f95 | |
parent | e77241c3cfc542e75042d24b94bc71d0773ae7b9 (diff) |
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
-rw-r--r-- | packaging/installer/README.md | 12 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/packaging/installer/README.md b/packaging/installer/README.md index 77a1048e5f..1fa8f14d56 100644 --- a/packaging/installer/README.md +++ b/packaging/installer/README.md @@ -56,10 +56,13 @@ The `kickstart.sh` script: 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). -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: +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. +You can also append `--stable-channel` to fetch and install only the official releases from GitHub, instead of the nightly builds. + +Example: ```bash - bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh) --dont-wait --dont-start-it + bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh) --dont-wait --dont-start-it --stable-channel ``` 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: *It should print `OK, VALID` if the script is the one we ship.* 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. +You can also append `--stable-channel` to fetch and install only the official releases from GitHub, instead of the nightly builds. Example: ```bash - bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart-static64.sh) --dont-wait --dont-start-it + bash <(curl -Ss https://my-netdata.io/kickstart-static64.sh) --dont-wait --dont-start-it --stable-channel ``` @@ -249,6 +253,8 @@ cd netdata * If you don't want to run it straight-away, add `--dont-start-it` option. +* You can also append `--stable-channel` to fetch and install only the official releases from GitHub, instead of the nightly builds. + * 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`. * 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`. |