Simple Node_Exporter install script

#!/bin/bash

#Install Node Exporter

sudo useradd --no-create-home --shell /bin/false node_exporter

curl -LO https://github.com/prometheus/node_exporter/releases/download/v1.8.2/node_exporter-1.8.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz

tar xvf node_exporter-1.8.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz

sudo cp node_exporter-1.8.2.linux-amd64/node_exporter /usr/local/bin
sudo chown node_exporter:node_exporter /usr/local/bin/node_exporter
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/node_exporter

rm -rf node_exporter-1.8.2.linux-amd64 node_exporter-1.8.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz

sudo cat << EOF > node_exporter.service

[Unit]
Description=Node Exporter
Wants=network-online.target
After=network-online.target

[Service]
User=node_exporter
Group=node_exporter
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/node_exporter

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target


EOF

sudo mv node_exporter.service /etc/systemd/system/

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

sudo systemctl start node_exporter

sudo systemctl enable node_exporter

sudo systemctl status node_exporter

For ubuntu 14.04

#!/bin/bash

#Install Node Exporter

sudo useradd --no-create-home --shell /bin/false node_exporter

curl -LO https://github.com/prometheus/node_exporter/releases/download/v1.8.2/node_exporter-1.8.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz

tar xvf node_exporter-1.8.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz

sudo cp node_exporter-1.8.2.linux-amd64/node_exporter /usr/local/bin
sudo chown node_exporter:node_exporter /usr/local/bin/node_exporter

rm -rf node_exporter-1.8.2.linux-amd64 node_exporter-1.8.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz

sudo cat <<EOF > node_exporter.conf

# Run node_exporter

start on startup

script
   /usr/local/bin/node_exporter
end script

EOF

sudo mv node_exporter.conf /etc/init/

sudo service node_exporter start