Infrastructure Agent Prerequisites
Installation prerequisites for the server agent on servers
Kabeen is a SaaS platform that analyzes your information system data through a server agent.
The server agent must be deployed on each infrastructure server to collect its configuration and metrics.
Installing an agent on each server allows retrieving all inventory information using the agent's local rights (SYSTEM user). No remote credentials or access keys need to be stored.
Infrastructure Agent Prerequisites
The server agent can be installed on the following platforms:
- Windows Server (.exe package)
- Debian and Ubuntu (.deb package)
- RedHat and CentOS (.rpm package)
External Communications
The server agent transmits collected metrics and data to the Kabeen platform through a TLS-secured channel. This channel is initiated by the agent so that only outbound HTTPS communication is required.
Both types of exchanges between the server agent and Kabeen are managed in the same channel:
| Channel | Endpoint | Destination Port |
|---|---|---|
| Data (gRPC) | intake.kabeen.io | 443 (HTTPS) |
| Control (REST) | api.kabeen.io | 443 (HTTPS) |
The channel is secured with TLS 1.3 minimum. Since it is always initiated by the agent outbound (HTTPS on port 443 to api.kabeen.io and intake.kabeen.io), no inbound connection is required on the servers.
Behind a corporate proxy, refer to the Server agent proxy configuration article.
Once communication is established between the infrastructure agent and Kabeen, the agent is visible in Kabeen under the Infrastructure menu then Servers, and an availability indicator allows monitoring data reception.
Automatic Collection vs Manual Creation
Automatic collection of servers and infrastructure CIs (configuration inventory and metrics) requires the server agent: it is what provides the dynamic reporting of inventory and metrics.
You can still create infrastructure objects and CIs manually in the inventory to document the information system, but without an agent these objects benefit from neither automatic metric reporting nor dynamic inventory.
During a POC or test mode (30 days), define with your Kabeen contact the scope covered by the server agent and the scope that will rely on manual documentation.