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Install Datadog Agent on Linux with SSI via SSH.

Software Engineering#automation#onboarding#agent#linux#ssh#datadog#ssi
Authordatadog-labs
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

Installs the Datadog Agent on Linux hosts via SSH using Single Step Instrumentation (SSI) to automate agent onboarding without changing application code.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Deploy the Datadog Agent across bare-metal or cloud Linux instances via SSH with SSI enabled, reducing manual setup time.
  • Validate prerequisites, collect credentials, and verify agent health and hostname registration as part of the onboarding workflow.
  • Provide a guided, phase-based process (load credentials, gather infrastructure info, install, verify, discover services) to ensure reliable instrumentation.

Quick Start

Provide the target Linux hosts and SSH access details to begin installing the Datadog Agent with SSI.

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

Components

Standard package

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Download link: https://github.com/datadog-labs/agent-skills/archive/main.zip#agent-install

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