STEP-1-HOW-TO-SETUP-NODE-EXPORTER

# IN THIS MODULE YOU'LL LEARN HOW TO SET UP A "NODE EXPORTER" TO GET THE SYSTEM METRICS IN PROMETHEUS
## FAIRLY EASY JUST COPY AND PASTE THE BELOW COMMANDS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE INTERNET CONNECTIVITY.

sudo su
mkdir /data
cd /data/.
wget https://github.com/prometheus/node_exporter/releases/download/v1.8.2/node_exporter-1.8.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz
tar -zxvf node_exporter-1.8.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz
cd node_exporter-1.8.2.linux-amd64/
nohup ./node_exporter --web.listen-address=0.0.0.0:9500 &

## YOUR NODE EXPORTER WILL BE UP AND RUNNING
## 9500 IS THE PORT THAT YOU'LL NEED TO EXPOSE TO PROMETHEUS.
## IF THIS IS IN USE YOU CAN USE ANY OTHER PORT THAT YOU FIND SUITABLE.