1. Install node exporter 1 2 3 wget https://github.com/prometheus/node_exporter/releases/download/v1.3.1/node_exporter-1.3.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz tar xvfz node_exporter-1.3.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz mv node_exporter-1.3.1.linux-amd64/node_exporter /usr/local/bin/ If you cannot reach GitHub, refer to: Several ways to access GitHub from mainland China . 2. Configure and start the exporter Add a Systemd configuration 1 vim /etc/systemd/system/node_exporter.service Add the following content: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 [Unit] Description=Node Exporter After=network.