{"id":17415,"date":"2026-03-02T09:39:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T04:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skynats.com\/blog\/?p=17415"},"modified":"2026-03-02T09:39:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T04:09:09","slug":"how-install-node-exporter-on-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skynats.com\/blog\/how-install-node-exporter-on-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"How Install node exporter on Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Node Exporter is a Prometheus<\/mark><\/a> exporter that exposes hardware and OS metrics such as CPU, memory, disk usage, and network statistics. Prometheus scrapes these metrics to monitor your server performance. Installing node exporter on ubuntu enables you to collect and visualize these system metrics efficiently for better infrastructure monitoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download Node Exporter<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Go to the official Prometheus download page: Prometheus Node Exporter Releases<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or use wget with the latest version link. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

# Replace VERSION with the latest stable version\nVERSION=\"1.7.2\"\nwget https:\/\/github.com\/prometheus\/node_exporter\/releases\/download\/v${VERSION}\/node_exporter-${VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz\nExtract Node Exporter\ntar xvfz node_exporter-version.linux-amd64.tar.gz\ncd node_exporter-version.linux-amd64<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
You will see the node_exporter binary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
 Create a Node Exporter User<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
For security, run Node Exporter under a non-root user:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sudo useradd -rs \/bin\/false node_exporter\nMove Binary to \/usr\/local\/bin\nsudo mv node_exporter \/usr\/local\/bin\/<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Check by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
node_exporter --version<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Create a Systemd Service<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Create a service file so Node Exporter can run in the background and start at boot:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sudo vim\/etc\/systemd\/system\/node_exporter.service<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Add the following content:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
[Unit]\nDescription=Node Exporter\nWants=network-online.target\nAfter=network-online.target\n\n[Service]\nUser=node_exporter\nGroup=node_exporter\nType=simple\nExecStart=\/usr\/local\/bin\/node_exporter\n\n[Install]\nWantedBy=multi-user.target\nStep 6: Reload Systemd and Start Node Exporter\nsudo systemctl daemon-reload\nsudo systemctl start node_exporter\nsudo systemctl enable node_exporter<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Check status:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sudo systemctl status node_exporter<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Verify Node Exporter<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Open your browser and navigate to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
http:\/\/<server-ip>:9100\/metrics<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
You should see Prometheus-formatted metrics like CPU usage, memory stats, disk IO, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Configure Prometheus to Scrape Node Exporter<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Edit Prometheus config file (prometheus.yml):<\/p>\n\n\n\n
scrape_configs:\n  - job_name: 'node_exporter'\n    static_configs:\n      - targets: ['<server-ip>:9100']<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Reload Prometheus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
systemctl restart prometheus<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Verify in Prometheus UI under Targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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