Cloud Agent Installation Steps

Perform the following steps to install the Cloud Agent on a host asset.

Copy the downloaded Cloud Agent installer package on a host asset.

Run the following installation command in the command prompt with root privileges (For x64). The installation command may vary depending on the type of installer package (x64 or ARM64).

For Linux (.rpm) Package

> sudo rpm -ivh qualys-cloud-agent.x86_64.rpm

> sudo /usr/local/qualys/cloud-agent/bin/qualys-cloud-agent.sh ActivationId=xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx CustomerId=xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx ServerUri=<qualys_pod_url>/CloudAgent

For RPM based packages, if you do not import the GPG signing key, the NOKEY warning is displayed during installation.

Refer to Cloud Agent Package Integrity to learn more about GPG signing key.

For Linux (.deb) Package

> sudo dpkg --install qualys-cloud-agent.x86_64.deb

> sudo /usr/local/qualys/cloud-agent/bin/qualys-cloud-agent.sh ActivationId=xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx CustomerId=xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx ServerUri=<qualys_pod_url>/CloudAgent

 Replace the activation ID and customer ID with the one you saved while downloading the Cloud Agent.

GPG Signing Key