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Version: v2.1

Deploy custom ThreatMapper Sensor Agents

You should first build the management console and agents and push the images to a suitable repository. You can then adapt the standard installation instructions (Docker, Kubernetes) to refer to your custom images rather than the Deepfence-provided ones.

Installing and Running the Sensor Agents on a Docker Host​

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Refer to the Docker Installation Instructions along with the modifications below.

Execute the following command to install and start the sensors:

ACC=myorg             # the name of the dockerhub account 
docker login -u $ACC  # log in to the account

docker run -dit \
    --cpus=".2" \
    --name=deepfence-agent \
    --restart on-failure \
    --pid=host \
    --net=host \
    --log-driver json-file \
    --log-opt max-size=50m \
    --privileged=true \
    -v /sys/kernel/debug:/sys/kernel/debug:rw \
    -v /var/log/fenced \
    -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
    -v /:/fenced/mnt/host/:ro \
    -e DF_LOG_LEVEL="info" \
    -e USER_DEFINED_TAGS="" \
    -e MGMT_CONSOLE_URL="---CONSOLE-IP---" \
    -e MGMT_CONSOLE_PORT="443" \
    -e DEEPFENCE_KEY="---DEEPFENCE-API-KEY---" \
    $ACC/deepfence_agent_ce:2.1.1

Installing and Running the Sensor Agents in a Kubernetes Cluster​

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Refer to the Kubernetes Installation Instructions along with the modifications below.

You can use these instructions for helm-based installations in standalone and hosted Kubernetes clusters

helm repo add deepfence https://deepfence-helm-charts.s3.amazonaws.com/threatmapper
helm repo update

helm show values deepfence/deepfence-agent --version 2.1.1 > deepfence_agent_values.yaml

# You will need to update the following values:
#   image:name and image:clusterAgentImageName - change the account to point to your images
#   managementConsoleUrl and deepfenceKey - specify your IP and API key value
vim deepfence_agent_values.yaml

helm install -f deepfence_agent_values.yaml deepfence-agent deepfence/deepfence-agent \
    --namespace deepfence \
    --create-namespace \
    --version 2.1.1

Allow a few seconds for the containers to pull and deploy in your Kubernetes environment.

Full instructions can be found in the Agent helm chart documentation.