Install Host Shield on Linux Hosts
This section provides instructions for installing the Sysdig Host Shield for Sysdig Secure directly on a Linux host without using any orchestrator such as Kubernetes. It can be done using containers or packages.
Host Shield consolidates the following features into one application:
- Runtime Threat Detection
- Host Vulnerability Scanning
- KSPM for the Host
- Rapid Response
Installation
Follow specific instructions, depending on whether you are installing on Kubernetes, or as a standalone container or package on a host.
Coverage Map
| Platform | Threat Detection and Response | Vulnerability Management | Posture Management |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alibaba Linux | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ (Partial) |
| Alma Linux | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ (Partial) |
| Alpine | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ (Partial) |
| Amazon Bottlerocket | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Amazon Linux | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ (Partial) |
| Amazon Linux 2 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ (Partial) |
| Azure Linux (CBL-Mariner) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ (Partial) |
| CentOS | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ (Partial) |
| Debian | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Fedora | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ (Partial) |
| Fedora CoreOS | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Google COS | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ (Partial) |
| Linux Mint | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ (Partial) |
| Oracle Linux (RHCK) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ (Partial) |
| Oracle Linux (UEH) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ (Partial) |
| PhotonOS | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ (Partial) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL, EUS) 7 and above | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| RHEL CoreOS (RHCOS) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Rocky Linux (8 & 9) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| OpenSuse | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| SuSE Linux Enterprise Server* | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| SuSE Linux Micro | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Ubuntu (Amazon) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Ubuntu 18.04 and above | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
For a complete list of Vulnerability Management Coverage please refer to our Vulnerability Feeds documentation.
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