Observability Centralization Points

Netdata allows you to set up multiple Observability Centralization Points to aggregate metrics, logs, and metadata across your infrastructure.

Why Use Centralization Points?

• Ephemeral Systems:

  • Ideal for Kubernetes nodes or temporary VMs that frequently go offline.
  • Ensures metrics and logs remain available for analysis and troubleshooting.

• Limited Resources:

  • Offloads observability tasks from systems with low disk space, CPU, RAM, or I/O bandwidth.
  • Keeps production systems running efficiently without performance trade-offs.

• Multi-Node Dashboards Without Netdata Cloud:

  • Aggregates data from multiple nodes for centralized dashboards, similar to Netdata Cloud.

• Restricted Netdata Cloud Access:

  • Acts as a bridge when monitored systems can’t connect to Netdata Cloud due to firewall restrictions.

How Multiple Centralization Points Work

• With Netdata Cloud:
  • Queries all centralization points in parallel for a unified view of the infrastructure.
• Without Netdata Cloud:
  • Parent nodes consolidate data from connected systems, providing a local view of metrics and logs.