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# Simple Node_Exporter install script
```sh
#!/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
```sh
#!/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
```