Pre-Introduction

Common installation methods include:

• Binary deployment
• Docker Compose deployment
• Helm deployment

The recommended method is binary deployment, for the following reasons:

• Nightingale consists of a single binary file with minimal dependencies, making it easier to manage. Most users are familiar with systemd, so you can simply use systemd to manage the Nightingale process.
• Docker Compose deployment may have slightly lower performance compared to binary deployment, and it requires additional knowledge of Docker. Additionally, issues with pulling images due to network restrictions in China can be troublesome.
• Helm deployment is suitable for Kubernetes environments, but since monitoring systems are critical (P0 level), if Kubernetes goes down, the monitoring system will also be affected. This can lead to complaints from other teams about the lack of planning.

Regardless of the installation method, after installation, the default username for Nightingale is root, and the password is root.2020. Nightingale listens on port 17000 by default, and in edge mode, the n9e-edge port is 19000.

If you are using edge mode, please be sure to read the Edge Mode Documentation section.