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Debian Agent Installation

access_time Updated Mar 27, 2023

Add the package repository

Add the version of the Debian package repository that you want to use.

Debian 11 - Bullseye

Run the following script:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y apt-transport-https wget gnupg
wget -qO - https://apt.signalsciences.net/release/gpgkey | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/sigsci.gpg
sudo echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/sigsci.gpg] https://apt.signalsciences.net/release/debian/ bullseye main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sigsci-release.list
sudo apt-get update

Debian 10 - Buster

Run the following script:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y apt-transport-https wget gnupg
wget -qO - https://apt.signalsciences.net/release/gpgkey | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/sigsci.gpg
sudo echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/sigsci.gpg] https://apt.signalsciences.net/release/debian/ buster main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sigsci-release.list
sudo apt-get update

Debian 9 - Stretch

Run the following script:

sudo apt-get install -y apt-transport-https wget gnupg
wget -qO - https://apt.signalsciences.net/release/gpgkey | sudo apt-key add -
sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sigsci-release.list <<-'EOF'
deb https://apt.signalsciences.net/release/debian/ stretch main
EOF
sudo apt-get update

Debian 8 - Jessie

Run the following script:

sudo apt-get install -y apt-transport-https wget
wget -qO - https://apt.signalsciences.net/release/gpgkey | sudo apt-key add -
sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sigsci-release.list <<-'EOF'
deb https://apt.signalsciences.net/release/debian/ jessie main
EOF
sudo apt-get update

Debian 7 - Wheezy

Run the following script:

sudo apt-get install -y apt-transport-https wget
wget -qO - https://apt.signalsciences.net/release/gpgkey | sudo apt-key add -
sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sigsci-release.list <<-'EOF'
deb https://apt.signalsciences.net/release/debian/ wheezy main
EOF
sudo apt-get update

Install the Signal Sciences Agent package

  1. Run the following command:

    sudo apt-get install sigsci-agent

  2. Create an empty agent configuration file at /etc/sigsci/agent.conf.

  3. Add the Agent Access Key and Agent Secret Key into the agent configuration file at /etc/sigsci/agent.conf.

    1. Log in to the Signal Sciences console.

    2. Select a site if you have more than one site.

    3. Click Agents in the navigation bar. The agents page appears.

    4. Click View agent keys. The agent keys window appears.

      The &lsquo;View agent keys&rsquo; button.

    5. Copy the Agent Access Key and Agent Secret Key.

      The agent keys window.

    6. Enter the Agent Access Key and Agent Secret Key into /etc/sigsci/agent.conf.

      accesskeyid = "AGENTACCESSKEYHERE"
secretaccesskey = "AGENTSECRETACCESSKEYHERE"

  4. Start the Signal Sciences Agent.

    • Debian 8 or higher

      sudo systemctl start sigsci-agent

    • Debian 7

      sudo service sigsci-agent start

  5. Optionally, enable the agent auto-update service. On a set schedule, the service checks the Signal Sciences package downloads site for a new version of the agent and updates the agent when a new version is available.

Next Steps

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