Installing Wazuh agent

The Wazuh agent runs on the hosts that you want to monitor. It is multi-platform and provides the following capabilities:

• log and data collection,

• file integrity monitoring,

• rootkit and malware detection, and

• security policy monitoring.

In addition, it communicates with the Wazuh manager, sending data in near real-time through an encrypted and authenticated channel.

There are several options to install a Wazuh agent, depending on the operating system and whether or not you wish to build from source. Consult the table below and choose how to proceed for a given agent: