Manual Kapsul Agent Installation

Installation guide for the Kabeen Kapsul agent, a key component for collecting infrastructure information

Kapsul is the Kabeen agent responsible for collecting information about the information system infrastructure.

It is a standalone agent to be installed on each infrastructure server you want to analyze in Kabeen.

Package Download

There are several Kapsul installer formats depending on the operating system.

PlatformDownload Link
Windows ServerLink
Linux (DEB)Link
Linux (RPM)Link

Installation on Windows

Launch the Windows installation package (exe) and follow the installation wizard step by step.

The installation wizard only asks for the API key: Enter the API key retrieved from your Kabeen account (Infrastructure > Add a server > Automatic installation).

A Windows service is then installed and will start automatically.

Installation on Linux (RPM)

Start by installing the downloaded Kapsul package.

sudo rpm -ivh kapsul.rpm

Once the installation is complete, the API key must be specified in the /etc/kapsul/application.conf file

kbine.apiKey = XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Finally, start the service.

sudo systemctl start kapsul

Installation on Linux (DEB)

Start by installing the downloaded Kapsul package.

sudo dpkg --install kapsul.deb

Once the installation is complete, the API key must be specified by launching the package configuration.

sudo dpkg-reconfigure kapsul

Finally, start the service.

sudo systemctl start kapsul