Downloading and Installing the Agent Binary

Choose the Agent version that matches your operating system.

Download the Agent binary, and its configuration file, into the same folder and then install the Agent as a system service.

Windows Downloads

• Intel x86 64bit (MSI) (EXE)
• ARM 64bit (EXE)
• Intel x86 32bit (EXE)

Linux Downloads

Package installers for Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Kali, and other Debian based linux systems:

• Intel x86 64bit (.deb)
• ARM 64bit (.deb)

Package installers for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Fedora, CentOS, openSUSE, Amazon Linux, and other Red Hat based linux systems:

• Intel x86 64bit (.rpm)
• ARM 64bit (.rpm)

Package installers for Alpine Linux:

• Intel x86 64bit (.apk)
• ARM 64bit (.apk)

Standalone binaries for all Linux distributions:

• Intel x86 64bit (.tar.gz)
• ARM 64bit (.tar.gz)

MacOS Downloads

• Intel x86 64bit (binary)
• Apple Silicon ARM 64bit (binary)

Windows Binary Installation

Download the Agent zip file that corresponds to your Windows system architecture.

Use the MSI to install the Agent as a system service.

If there is no MSI for your version of Windows then the EXE can be used to install the system service.

Extract the zip file contents and place files-agent.EXE into one of the folders listed in your %PATH% environment variable.

Linux Binary Installation

Download and install the Agent using the package that corresponds to your Linux distribution.

For Debian ARM based 64-bit systems, install the Agent using the following command:

sudo dpkg -i files-agent_linux_arm64.deb

For Debian x86 based 64bit systems, install the Agent using the following command:

sudo dpkg -i files-agent_linux_x86_64.deb

For Fedora ARM based 64bit systems, install the Agent using the following command:

sudo rpm -i files-agent_linux_arm64.rpm

For Fedora x86 based 64bit systems, install the Agent using the following command:

sudo rpm -i files-agent_linux_x86_64.rpm

For Alpine Linux ARM based 64bit systems, install the Agent using the following command:

sudo apk add files-agent_linux_arm64.apk

For Alpine Linux x86 based 64bit systems, install the Agent using the following command:

sudo apk add files-agent_linux_x86_64.apk

After installation, the Agent binary will be available at /usr/bin/files-agent. Use the Agent binary to install the Agent as a system service.

Mac Binary Installation

Download the Agent zip file that corresponds to your Mac system architecture.

Extract the zip contents and place files-agent into one of the folders listed in your $PATH environment variable. Use the Agent binary to install the Agent as a system service.