node_exporter_setup

node_exporter_setup.bash

wget https://github.com/prometheus/node_exporter/releases/download/v1.8.2/node_exporter-1.8.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz
tar xvfz node_exporter-*.*-amd64.tar.gz
cd node_exporter-*.*-amd64
mv node_exporter /usr/local/bin/

useradd -rs /bin/false node_exporter

echo "Creating systemd service file..."
cat <<EOF | tee /etc/systemd/system/node_exporter.service > /dev/null
[Unit]
Description=Node Exporter
Documentation=https://prometheus.io/docs/guides/node-exporter/
After=network.target

[Service]
User=node_exporter
Group=node_exporter
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/node_exporter
Restart=on-failure

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF

echo "Reloading systemd daemon..."
systemctl daemon-reload

echo "Enabling Node Exporter service..."
systemctl enable node_exporter

echo "Starting Node Exporter service..."
systemctl start node_exporter

# Step 5: Verify service status
echo "Checking Node Exporter service status..."
systemctl status node_exporter --no-pager

echo "Node Exporter setup complete!"