sudo kill -USR2 $(pgrep -x netdata)

Category: Monitoring & Observability

sudo kill -USR2 $(pgrep -x netdata)

Reload netdata health configuration

Sends the USR2 signal to the netdata process, which reloads alarm definitions from health.d without a full restart. Sending HUP instead reopens log files. Use it after editing alarm files so new checks apply immediately.
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