Install using a .deb or .rpm Package – Lacework

For single host installations, you can install the Lacework agent using a .deb or .rpm package, which you can download from Settings > Agents in the Lacework Console. When using a package manager, you must also manually create the config.json file and add your access token to the configuration.

After downloading the appropriate package locally, copy it to /tmp or another directory on the target Linux server using your preferred method. Or, you can download the package directly from the Linux instance.

When installing using a package, you must manually create the config.json file on your target Linux server and add your access token. In the following steps, replace Your_Agent_Access_Token with your agent access token. For more information, see Download Agent Installers and Get the Agent Access Token. Replace Your_API_Endpoint with your agent server URL. For more information, see Agent Server URL.

Create the directory where the agent will look for the config.json file.
```
  $ sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/lacework/config      
```
Using an editor, create a file called config.json in the /var/lib/lacework/config directory with your agent access token and (optionally) your agent server URL.
```
  {
      "tokens": { "AccessToken":"YourAgentAccessToken" },
      "serverurl" : "Your_API_Endpoint"
  }      
```

Verify that the file contains your access token.

  $ cat /var/lib/lacework/config/config.json

Install using the appropriate package manager.
- If using the Debian Package Manager, install the x86 package using this command:
```
$ sudo dpkg -i lacework_latest_amd64.deb      
```
  Install the ARM64 package using this command:
```
$ sudo dpkg -i lacework_latest_arm64.deb      
```
- If using the RedHat Package Manager, install the x86 package using this command:
```
$ sudo rpm -ivh lacework-latest-1.x86_64.rpm       
```
  Install the ARM64 package using this command:
```
$ sudo rpm -ivh lacework-latest-1.aarch64.rpm      
```
Data collection from agents is sent to the Lacework backend and a newly added agent on the VM (installed as a package or a container) should be visible in 10 to 15 minutes. Verify that the Lacework Console's Resources > Agents page displays the new host.

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