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Install Datadog Agent
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9 years ago
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# Set up apt so that it can download through https: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https # Set up the Datadog deb repo on your system and import Datadog's apt key: sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://apt.datadoghq.com/ stable main' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/datadog.list" sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys C7A7DA52 # Update your local apt repo and install the Agent: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install datadog-agent # Copy the example config into place and plug in your API key: sudo sh -c "sed 's/api_key:.*/api_key: <DATADOG API KEY>/' /etc/dd-agent/datadog.conf.example > /etc/dd-agent/datadog.conf" # Start the Agent: sudo /etc/init.d/datadog-agent start
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