Install monit-agent

This guide explains how to prepare onboarding information, install monit-agent, and start the Agent as a system service.

Before you begin

Prepare the following information before installation:

Item	Description
Agent package download URL	`https://static.flashcat.cloud/monitagent/monitagent-v0.0.11-linux-amd64.tar.gz`. For ARM CPUs, replace `amd64` with `arm64`.
Edge address	For example, `ws://edge.example.com:6868` or `wss://edge.example.com:6868`. Edge version must be `>= v0.44.0`. View the Edge list and installation method here.
Local host object address	Use the current host’s fixed private IP or DNS name, such as `10.0.1.12`. If omitted, the Agent uses the IP address associated with the local default route.
Read-only accounts for databases and middleware	To diagnose MySQL, Redis, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Kafka, Elasticsearch, and other services, prepare read-only accounts and credentials in advance.

The Edge address must include a protocol prefix. Supported protocols are ws://, wss://, http://, and https://. Use wss:// in production. ws:// and http:// can be used in internal networks.

The following steps use Linux as an example.

sudo mkdir -p /opt/monit-agent
cd /opt/monit-agent

sudo curl -sfLO "https://static.flashcat.cloud/monitagent/monitagent-v0.0.11-linux-amd64.tar.gz"
sudo tar -xzf monitagent-v0.0.11-linux-amd64.tar.gz --strip-components=1
sudo chmod +x ./monitagent

After extraction, the directory should contain:

/opt/monit-agent/monitagent
/opt/monit-agent/agent.yaml

Confirm that the binary is executable:

/opt/monit-agent/monitagent --version

Start in the foreground

The minimum startup command is:

sudo /opt/monit-agent/monitagent \
  --agent.edgeAddresses="ws://<EDGE_HOST>:<EDGE_PORT>" \
  --agent.configFile="/opt/monit-agent/agent.yaml" \
  --agent.hostLocator="<THIS_HOST_LOCATOR>"

Parameter	Required	Description
`--agent.edgeAddresses`	Yes	The Edge address that the Agent connects to.
`--agent.configFile`	Recommended	Path to the Agent configuration file.
`--agent.hostLocator`	No	The current host object address displayed in the console.

If --agent.hostLocator is omitted, the Agent automatically selects the local default egress IP as the host object address. It is recommended to keep this value consistent with the machine identifier used by your monitoring system.

Configure multiple Edge addresses

If there are multiple Edge addresses, separate them with commas:

sudo /opt/monit-agent/monitagent \
  --agent.edgeAddresses="ws://edge-a.example.com:6872,ws://edge-b.example.com:6872" \
  --agent.configFile="/opt/monit-agent/agent.yaml" \
  --agent.hostLocator="10.0.1.12"

The Agent reconnects automatically. If the current connection is unavailable, it continues trying other Edge addresses.

Use Basic Auth or TLS

If Basic Auth is enabled on Edge, pass both the username and password:

sudo /opt/monit-agent/monitagent \
  --agent.edgeAddresses="wss://edge.example.com:6872" \
  --agent.edgeBasicUser="<EDGE_BASIC_USER>" \
  --agent.edgeBasicPass="<EDGE_BASIC_PASSWORD>" \
  --agent.configFile="/opt/monit-agent/agent.yaml" \
  --agent.hostLocator="10.0.1.12"

If Edge uses a private CA certificate, specify the CA file:

sudo /opt/monit-agent/monitagent \
  --agent.edgeAddresses="wss://edge.example.com:6872" \
  --agent.edgeTLSCAFile="/etc/monit-agent/edge-ca.pem" \
  --agent.configFile="/opt/monit-agent/agent.yaml" \
  --agent.hostLocator="10.0.1.12"

When TLS parameters are configured, the Edge address should use wss:// or https://.

Install as a system service

After the foreground startup works, install the Agent as a system service:

cd /opt/monit-agent

sudo ./monitagent \
  --agent.edgeAddresses="ws://<EDGE_HOST>:<EDGE_PORT>" \
  --agent.configFile="/opt/monit-agent/agent.yaml" \
  --agent.hostLocator="<THIS_HOST_LOCATOR>" \
  --audit.dir="/var/log/monit-agent/audit" \
  --install

sudo ./monitagent --start
sudo ./monitagent --status

View logs:

sudo journalctl -u monitagent -f

If you modify the Edge address, Basic Auth, TLS parameters, or hostLocator, restart the Agent. After modifying agent.yaml, send SIGHUP to reload the configuration:

sudo systemctl kill -s HUP monitagent

Next step

After the Agent starts successfully, a host object usually appears on the monitoring object page within a few seconds. Next, read Configure Monitoring Objects to add database and middleware objects in agent.yaml.

Quick Start

Data Sources

Alert Engine

Alert Rules

Monitoring Objects

Active Alerts

Rule Repository

Folder Management

FAQ

Install monit-agent

Before you begin