role-based-access-model.md

Role-Based Access model (RBAC)

Netdata Cloud's Role-Based Access mechanism allows you to control what functionalities a user can access.

Roles

Role	Community	Homelab	Business	Enterprise On-Prem
Admins can control Spaces, Rooms, Nodes, Users and Billing.They can also access any Room in the Space.	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
Managers can manage Rooms and Users. They can access any Room in the Space.	-	✔️	✔️	✔️
Troubleshooters can only use Netdata to troubleshoot, not manage entities. They need to be assigned to Rooms in the Space.	-	✔️	✔️	✔️
Observers can only view data in specific Rooms. 💡 Ideal for restricting your customer's access to their own dedicated Rooms.	-	✔️	✔️	✔️
Billing can handle billing options and invoices.	-	✔️	✔️	✔️

Features

Space Management

Functionality	Admin	Manager	Troubleshooter	Observer	Billing
See Space	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
Leave Space	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
Delete Space	✔️	-	-	-	-
Change name	✔️	-	-	-	-
Change description	✔️	-	-	-	-
Change slug	✔️	-	-	-	-
Change preferred nodes	✔️	-	-	-	-

Node Management

Functionality	Admin	Manager	Troubleshooter	Observer	Billing
See all Nodes in Space (All Nodes Room)	✔️	✔️	-	-	-
Connect Node to Space	✔️	-	-	-	-
Delete Node from Space	✔️	-	-	-	-

User Management

Functionality	Admin	Manager	Troubleshooter	Observer	Billing
See all Users in Space	✔️	✔️	-	-	-
Invite new User to Space	✔️	✔️	-	-	-
Delete Pending Invitation to Space	✔️	✔️	-	-	-
Delete User from Space	✔️	✔️	-	-	-
Appoint Administrators	✔️	-	-	-	-
Appoint Billing user	✔️	-	-	-	-
Appoint Managers	✔️	✔️	-	-	-
Appoint Troubleshooters	✔️	✔️	-	-	-
Appoint Observer	✔️	✔️	-	-	-
Appoint Member	✔️	-	-	-	-
See all Users in a Room	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	-
Invite existing user to Room	✔️	✔️	-	-	-
Remove user from Room	✔️	✔️	-	-	-

Room Management

Functionality	Admin	Manager	Troubleshooter	Observer	Billing
See all Rooms in a Space	✔️	✔️	-	-	-
Join any Room in a Space	✔️	✔️	-	-	-
Leave Room	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	-
Create a new Room in a Space	✔️	✔️	-	-	-
Delete Room	✔️	✔️	-	-	-
Change Room name	✔️	✔️	-	-	-
Change Room description	✔️	✔️	-	-	-
Add existing Nodes to Room	✔️	✔️	-	-	-
Remove Nodes from Room	✔️	✔️	-	-	-

Notification Management

Functionality	Admin	Manager	Troubleshooter	Observer	Billing	Notes
See all configured notifications on a Space	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	-
Add new configuration	✔️	-	-	-	-
Enable/Disable configuration	✔️	-	-	-	-
Edit configuration	✔️	-	-	-	-	Some exceptions apply depending on service level
Delete configuration	✔️	-	-	-	-
Edit personal level notification settings	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	Manage user notification settings
See Space Alert notification silencing rules	✔️	✔️	✔️	-	-
Add new Space Alert notification silencing rule	✔️	✔️	-	-	-
Enable/Disable Space Alert notification silencing rule	✔️	✔️	-	-	-
Edit Space Alert notification silencing rule	✔️	✔️	-	-	-
Delete Space Alert notification silencing rule	✔️	✔️	-	-	-
See, add, edit or delete personal level Alert notification silencing rule	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	-

Note

Enable, Edit and Add actions over specific notification methods will only be allowed if your plan has access to those (see service classification)

Dashboards

Functionality	Admin	Manager	Troubleshooter	Observer	Billing
See all dashboards in Room	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	-
Add new dashboard to Room	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	-
Edit any dashboard in Room	✔️	✔️	✔️	-	-
Edit own dashboard in Room	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	-
Delete any dashboard in Room	✔️	✔️	✔️	-	-
Delete own dashboard in Room	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	-

Functions

Functionality	Admin	Manager	Troubleshooter	Observer	Billing
See all functions in Room	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	-
Run any function in Room	✔️	✔️	-	-	-
Run read-only function in Room	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	-
Run sensitive function in Room	✔️	✔️	-	-	-

Events feed

Functionality	Admin	Manager	Troubleshooter	Observer	Billing
See Alert or Topology events	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	-
See Auditing events	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	-

Billing

Functionality	Admin	Manager	Troubleshooter	Observer	Billing	Notes
See Plan & Billing details	✔️	-	-	-	✔️	Current plan and usage figures
Update plans	✔️	-	-	-	-	This includes cancelling current plan (going to Community plan)
See invoices	✔️	-	-	-	✔️
Manage payment methods	✔️	-	-	-	✔️
Update billing email	✔️	-	-	-	✔️

Dynamic Configuration Manager

Note

Netdata Cloud paid subscription required for all actions except "List All".

Functionality	Admin	Manager	Troubleshooter	Observer	Billing
List All (see all configurable items)	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
Enable/Disable	✔️	✔️	-	-	-
Add	✔️	✔️	-	-	-
Update	✔️	✔️	-	-	-
Remove	✔️	✔️	-	-	-
Test	✔️	✔️	-	-	-
View	✔️	✔️	-	-	-
View File Format	✔️	✔️	-	-	-

Other permissions

Functionality	Admin	Manager	Troubleshooter	Observer	Billing
See Bookmarks in Space	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	-
Add Bookmark to Space	✔️	✔️	✔️	-	-
Delete Bookmark from Space	✔️	✔️	✔️	-	-
See Visited Nodes	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	-
Update Visited Nodes	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	-