Agent Installation

The agent collects host metrics, application traces, and logs, then streams them to the server over a single outbound TLS connection. Installation takes under a minute per host.

Linux#

Run the one-line installer. Replace the server URL and enrollment token from Settings → Agents → Add host.

curl -fsSL https://YOUR-SERVER/agent/install.sh | sudo bash -s -- \
  --server https://applicare.yourco.com \
  --token ARC-ENROLL-XXXXXXXX

The agent installs as a systemd service (applicare-agent) and appears in the console within ~30 seconds.

Windows#

msiexec /i applicare-agent.msi /qn `
  SERVER="https://applicare.yourco.com" `
  TOKEN="ARC-ENROLL-XXXXXXXX"

The agent runs as a Windows service and starts automatically on boot.

Containers & Kubernetes#

Deploy the agent as a DaemonSet so every node is covered automatically:

helm install applicare-agent applicare/agent \
  --namespace applicare \
  --set server=https://applicare.yourco.com \
  --set token=ARC-ENROLL-XXXXXXXX

For full cluster context (pods, deployments, events) also enable the Kubernetes collector — see Kubernetes Monitoring.

Proxy & air-gapped installs#

Behind a proxy, add --proxy http://proxy:3128 to the installer or set ARC_PROXY_URL. For air-gapped networks, mirror the agent package repo and point the installer at your local mirror with --repo.