docs: Document virtual node GUI and dynamic configuration creation - #22766
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…ion)' subsection to the Virtual Nodes section of docs/learn/node-identities.md, documenting vnode creation/edit/test/removal via dyncfg as an alternative to the YAML method. All behavioral claims verified against Go source.
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Summary
Document virtual node GUI and dynamic configuration creation. Files changed: docs/learn/node-identities.md.
User Request
How do I create a Virtual Node? Can I create it from the GUI?
Prompt (English)
How to create a Virtual Node (vnode) in Netdata and whether it can be done from the GUI
Reason for Change
This change applies the specific user request using repository-truth evidence from the audit execution workspace.
Summary by cubic
Expands Virtual Nodes docs with a GUI/dynamic configuration flow, the exact UI path (/collectors/
go.d/Vnodes), field rules (guidrequired;hostnameoptional and unique), live updates, and removal behavior (onlydyncfg, blocked if referenced).Also updates the file-based vnode path to the Netdata config directory, adds how to attach vnodes to collector jobs (SNMP auto-create noted), points
organize-systems-metrics-and-alerts.mdto this reference, and adds search keywords.Written for commit ef98452. Summary will update on new commits.