Installation steps
0. Prerequisites
Ensure that your machine meets the prerequisites and you have opened the necessary ports.
1. Install .NET and ASP.NET Core
Version 8.0 for Frends 5.7, version 6.0 for Frends 5.6 and 5.5. For Frends 5.4 please check this article. Follow these instructions based on your Linux distribution https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/install/linux
2. Create a new Agent in the Frends Control Panel
In the Frends Control Panel, create a new Agent Group, set it to Cross-Platform (from "Advanced settings"), and create a new Agent.
3. Download Agent binaries
Download the preconfigured binary package of the Agent by clicking "Preconfigured Linux binary package". Unzip the package wherever you want. Ensure it is downloaded in an available directory when running the commands below.
4. Check and ensure the preconfigured settings are correct
Open and review the file unzipped-agent-dir/secrets/appsettings.secrets.json
Modify if required.
5. Run deployment script
Go to the Agent directory and run these commands, line by line:
sudo chmod 700 ./Deploy-FRENDS-Agent.sh
sudo ./Deploy-FRENDS-Agent.sh install
This deployment script will
copy Agent files to
/opt/frends-agent-linux/create a Daemon service for the Agent called
frendsagent
Usage
Controlling the Agent service
sudo systemctl start frendsagent
sudo systemctl restart frendsagent
sudo systemctl stop frendsagent
sudo systemctl status frendsagent
Checking Agent logs
tail -f /var/log/FRENDS/FRENDSAgentService.log