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Install the agent

Bootstrap a new node and understand what the install command is doing on the target host.

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Install the agent

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Bootstrap a new node and understand what the install command is doing on the target host.

Goal

Install the agent cleanly and know how to verify success on the host itself.

Current status

Live

This area is documented as current, user-reliable behavior.

Workflow

  1. 1Generate the install command from the dashboard.
  2. 2Run it on the target host.
  3. 3Verify the service status and the node heartbeat in the dashboard.

Install paths that exist today

  • Manual install command generation from the dashboard
  • SSH-assisted install flow from the node page
  • Direct download paths for amd64 and arm64 agent binaries from the control plane

Expected result

The node is attached and the agent is running.