diff --git a/net-analyzer/netdata/Manifest b/net-analyzer/netdata/Manifest
index 4dc2006133145..e74b59d418a73 100644
--- a/net-analyzer/netdata/Manifest
+++ b/net-analyzer/netdata/Manifest
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+DIST dlib-19.24.8.tar.gz 18965261 BLAKE2B 3dbcfcd4d1a98737a21f3618994a96b3932cfc3c12ef26411ef919d8843227418460208911aa687d5a94552588e8e1eb4c99646afc86f4b43afc6972d22c65b8 SHA512 9092768628246b682e29322b101cfb8c0cd1d5a2af850510403cc7f912aa43370db1d4b5b07ff6ce6a575b3bd8cfe666b6b8f78f5e7c2ec751ae23569edcb517
 DIST netdata-1.45.4.tar.gz 74881136 BLAKE2B e6184458a8b7e4430fb3e11543812f00652712c0c78d3ffb2f040adf649ceb4b01b4984165e489dfbea5c2207b702319fd5f3fb0d6d420e8973a20e54f3555b9 SHA512 44ab814c1dfb8c70880a363abbf29115189da366a49df953665dc2831da389e46ac2e33c288ebdbb10478f66180d0243d1b848a2f94043449198a87d9ad06340
 DIST netdata-1.46.1.tar.gz 75135927 BLAKE2B 61ba35b4c61df47fd3aa03f08dc168dd02173b3c1ef0246bdf14555c50e9e573b0fa4b1bbca8b8f89f89a21a076630318acd21969be9060d1e7fba08cea85e22 SHA512 04d9f955129538cdd34175b6586fc548b80da1aa6d7cc7d8ecfb222e36ad184d51ad45c71b173ede7f8c1d948b9dafa3136b71cb47dfd8a73a0412445e6aae51
 DIST netdata-1.46.2.tar.gz 75133899 BLAKE2B 56fedb88071fffd906fbe7bd6eb78baab944e5fe4929e203e0cc29a0397c7ee71bb4718c372d82981d47ecb2caaa38fd071ed619c058a76165a6c02a2165f5cc SHA512 d38951df52638ed8a620e7b271e1ad9fb30b7de1a38b0080c36cdccdb6c64928ff63e6c631d0e762b887d16a94e603a8414eabc0b288cb82e839fadfd38accb3
@@ -7,3 +8,4 @@ DIST netdata-1.47.1.tar.gz 51028613 BLAKE2B 435aeb7a87655b234ac7373307d05b9933e4
 DIST netdata-1.47.2.tar.gz 51049731 BLAKE2B 45207328aba56a3e03f52ce17a8a3bf40ead5937e5965782fc0a3f457c36f0ae7cb35ada8ec9ca77e2090c28e724a3b6590c15dd4aba0d56a418c7f3008317cc SHA512 722686f3b3701dea739294ea4ae4039ad207bfcf8af2f583a8e5801853705567e79f9356a90dad5be82c5cfff04df2bfc9ebe3390d5d77838b0345ecb3da70c3
 DIST netdata-1.47.4.tar.gz 51029997 BLAKE2B 568d504aabac40b3acb41df946c91769349a573b9484012479c3e262a9fe17a51a1bbe6b2e5b8b4b3406374a19e90c9e414c188e109d3037d767f8a81a781423 SHA512 995e332f83915f78800b02b706da975e91abf8ffa280c3bd91b07968f6a22cd3fffe61aa769706ebf83b9dba7ab140c8d12c9f47c1c1158513e930188831d706
 DIST netdata-1.47.5.tar.gz 51034758 BLAKE2B c7c86956080b1903cdcfad23e7e016d91e89ef394275ed6ace140e1a5adf98300d983847bb5f4ac09a7d2fdafeba9f2a32c9a5c5f28a24b387ce7231310799b7 SHA512 9350edd520c20e8d97919a5bad804f8855e39f98aaa2eb0b4f07cc6cf763714720518b7e4c81a9a48d368aedeeb6bbcebb7b9fdb7ab5f7a7e1b3a447904e4183
+DIST netdata-2.5.3.tar.gz 31858932 BLAKE2B fe3f8f97f27e775aad75f57089623df1c1eb79addb46847ac2d282610651d26248a090e215e144978c4f27b9f8e428ed953987bf10bfdbe2a33ba4c34b672cd7 SHA512 9bf469aada9db631e9b8e6e8890de22eaed080f2b1b016503469ebe563a85a2cbcb6c4f0839a633178136e5dcf73fa952776106f99927d9cace610209d645b1e
diff --git a/net-analyzer/netdata/metadata.xml b/net-analyzer/netdata/metadata.xml
index a252c7c745734..d3cdf5f744c68 100644
--- a/net-analyzer/netdata/metadata.xml
+++ b/net-analyzer/netdata/metadata.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <flag name="bpf">Enable the extended Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF) collector to monitor kernel-level metrics about applications with per-second granularity</flag>
     <flag name="cloud">Enable Netdata Cloud support</flag>
     <flag name="dbengine">Enable the Netdata database engine</flag>
-    <flag name="ipmi">Install <pkg>sys-apps/ipmitool</pkg> required for monitoring IPMI sensors.</flag>
+    <flag name="ipmi">Install <pkg>sys-apps/ipmitool</pkg> required for monitoring IPMI sensors</flag>
     <flag name="mongodb">Enable support for the mongodb backend</flag>
     <flag name="nfacct">Enable the nfacct plugin</flag>
     <flag name="nodejs">Enable use of nodejs (which some plugins use)</flag>
diff --git a/net-analyzer/netdata/netdata-2.5.3.ebuild b/net-analyzer/netdata/netdata-2.5.3.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..430482177b6ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-analyzer/netdata/netdata-2.5.3.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2025 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=8
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{11..13} )
+
+inherit cmake fcaps linux-info optfeature python-single-r1 systemd
+
+DLIB_VER="19.24.8"
+
+if [[ ${PV} == *9999 ]] ; then
+	EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/netdata/${PN}.git"
+	inherit git-r3
+else
+	SRC_URI="
+		https://github.com/netdata/netdata/releases/download/v${PV}/${PN}-v${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz
+		https://github.com/davisking/dlib/archive/v${DLIB_VER}.tar.gz -> dlib-${DLIB_VER}.tar.gz
+		"
+	S="${WORKDIR}/${PN}-v${PV}"
+	KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm64 ~ppc64 ~riscv ~x86"
+fi
+
+DESCRIPTION="Linux real time system monitoring, done right!"
+HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/netdata/netdata https://my-netdata.io/"
+
+LICENSE="GPL-3+ MIT BSD"
+SLOT="0"
+IUSE="cups +dbengine ipmi jemalloc mongodb mysql nfacct nodejs prometheus +python systemd xen"
+REQUIRED_USE="
+	mysql? ( python )
+	python? ( ${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE} )"
+
+# most unconditional dependencies are for plugins.d/charts.d.plugin:
+RDEPEND="
+	acct-group/netdata
+	acct-user/netdata
+	app-alternatives/awk
+	app-arch/brotli:=
+	app-arch/lz4:=
+	app-arch/zstd:=
+	app-misc/jq
+	>=app-shells/bash-4:0
+	dev-libs/json-c:=
+	dev-libs/libpcre2:=
+	dev-libs/libuv:=
+	dev-libs/libyaml
+	dev-libs/protobuf:=
+	|| (
+		net-analyzer/openbsd-netcat
+		net-analyzer/netcat
+	)
+	net-libs/libmnl:=
+	net-libs/libwebsockets
+	net-misc/curl
+	net-misc/wget
+	sys-apps/util-linux
+	sys-libs/libcap
+	sys-libs/zlib:=
+	cups? ( net-print/cups )
+	dbengine? (
+		dev-libs/judy
+		dev-libs/openssl:=
+	)
+	ipmi? ( sys-libs/freeipmi )
+	jemalloc? ( dev-libs/jemalloc:= )
+	mongodb? ( dev-libs/mongo-c-driver:0 )
+	nfacct? (
+		net-firewall/nfacct
+		net-libs/libmnl:=
+	)
+	nodejs? ( net-libs/nodejs )
+	prometheus? (
+		app-arch/snappy:=
+	)
+	python? (
+		${PYTHON_DEPS}
+		$(python_gen_cond_dep 'dev-python/pyyaml[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]')
+		mysql? ( $(python_gen_cond_dep 'dev-python/mysqlclient[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]') )
+	)
+	xen? (
+		app-emulation/xen-tools
+		dev-libs/yajl
+	)
+	systemd? ( sys-apps/systemd )"
+DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
+BDEPEND="
+	virtual/pkgconfig
+"
+
+FILECAPS=(
+	'cap_dac_read_search,cap_sys_ptrace+ep'
+	'usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/apps.plugin'
+	'usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/debugfs.plugin'
+)
+
+pkg_setup() {
+	use python && python-single-r1_pkg_setup
+	linux-info_pkg_setup
+}
+
+src_configure() {
+	local mycmakeargs=(
+		-DNETDATA_DLIB_SOURCE_PATH="${WORKDIR}/dlib-${DLIB_VER}"
+		-DCMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_Git=ON
+		-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/
+		-DFETCHCONTENT_FULLY_DISCONNECTED=ON
+		-DFETCHCONTENT_UPDATES_DISCONNECTED=ON
+		-DENABLE_BUNDLED_JSONC=OFF
+		-DENABLE_BUNDLED_PROTOBUF=OFF
+		-DENABLE_BUNDLED_YAML=OFF
+		-DENABLE_DASHBOARD=OFF # uses binary blobs, license issues
+		-DENABLE_DBENGINE=$(usex dbengine)
+		-DENABLE_EXPORTER_MONGODB=$(usex mongodb)
+		-DENABLE_EXPORTER_PROMETHEUS_REMOTE_WRITE=$(usex prometheus)
+		-DENABLE_JEMALLOC=$(usex jemalloc)
+		-DENABLE_LIBBACKTRACE=OFF
+		-DENABLE_MIMALLOC=OFF
+		-DENABLE_ML=ON
+		-DENABLE_PLUGIN_APPS=ON
+		-DENABLE_PLUGIN_CGROUP_NETWORK=ON
+		-DENABLE_PLUGIN_CHARTS=ON
+		-DENABLE_PLUGIN_CUPS=$(usex cups)
+		-DENABLE_PLUGIN_DEBUGFS=ON
+		-DENABLE_PLUGIN_EBPF=OFF # bundles libbpf
+		-DENABLE_PLUGIN_GO=OFF
+		-DENABLE_PLUGIN_FREEIPMI=$(usex ipmi)
+		-DENABLE_PLUGIN_NFACCT=$(usex nfacct)
+		-DENABLE_PLUGIN_OTEL=OFF
+		-DENABLE_PLUGIN_PERF=ON
+		-DENABLE_PLUGIN_PYTHON=$(usex python)
+		-DENABLE_PLUGIN_SLABINFO=ON
+		-DENABLE_PLUGIN_SYSTEMD_JOURNAL=$(usex systemd)
+		-DENABLE_PLUGIN_XENSTAT=$(usex xen)
+	)
+	cmake_src_configure
+}
+
+src_install() {
+	cmake_src_install
+
+	rm -rf "${D}/var/cache" || die
+	rm -rf "${D}/var/run" || die
+
+	keepdir /var/log/netdata
+	fowners -Rc netdata:netdata /var/log/netdata
+	keepdir /var/lib/netdata
+	keepdir /var/lib/netdata/registry
+	keepdir /var/lib/netdata/cloud.d
+	fowners -Rc netdata:netdata /var/lib/netdata
+
+	newinitd "${D}/usr/lib/netdata/system/openrc/init.d/netdata" "${PN}"
+	newconfd "${D}/usr/lib/netdata/system/openrc/conf.d/netdata" "${PN}"
+	systemd_newunit "${D}/usr/lib/netdata/system/systemd/netdata.service.v235" netdata.service
+	systemd_dounit "${D}/usr/lib/netdata/system/systemd/netdata-updater.service"
+	systemd_dounit "${D}/usr/lib/netdata/system/systemd/netdata-updater.timer"
+	insinto /etc/netdata
+	doins system/netdata.conf
+
+	# Opt-out anonymous statistics
+	touch "${D}/etc/netdata/.opt-out-from-anonymous-statistics"
+}
+
+pkg_postinst() {
+	fcaps_pkg_postinst
+
+	if use nfacct ; then
+		fcaps 'cap_net_admin' 'usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/nfacct.plugin'
+	fi
+
+	if use xen ; then
+		fcaps 'cap_dac_override' 'usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/xenstat.plugin'
+	fi
+
+	if use ipmi ; then
+	    fcaps 'cap_dac_override' 'usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/freeipmi.plugin'
+	fi
+
+	optfeature "go.d external plugin" net-analyzer/netdata-go-plugin
+}