Hosts (Virtual Machines)
Overview
This topic describes how to install Upwind Sensor on a Linux host (VM), such as an Amazon EC2 instance, Google Cloud compute instance or Microsoft Azure VM, Oracle Compute instance or a on-premise VM.
note
This topic assumes the following criteria are met:
- You have already connected the cloud account where the Host is hosted to Upwind. If you haven't, please follow the Connect a Cloud Account page.
Requirements
The Upwind Sensor can be installed on any Linux machine with a kernel version of 4.14 or above.
Here's a table summarizing the requirements:
| Requirement | Description |
|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux |
| Kernel Version | 4.14 or above |
| Memory | 8 GB or more |
Please make sure your Host meets the above requirements before proceeding with the installation.
Recommended Prerequisites
| Recommendation | Description |
|---|---|
| Architecture | amd64 or arm64 |
| Kernel Modules | 5.4 or above |
Installation
The installation choices available for deploying the Upwind Sensor are as follows:
- Install Script (Recommended)
- Package Installation
- Cloud Deployment Tools