Installation

Watchdog Installation

  1. Download Binaries: Obtain the binaries for your operating system from the releases.

  2. Extract and Configure: Extract the downloaded zip file. Add your provided BMKEY and AUTHCODE to the configuration file.

  3. Run the Server: Execute the binary to start Watchdog.

./Watchdog --config-path /path/to/watchdog.conf

  1. To generate the SSL certificate run the following command. You can change your cert config in the ssl_config.ini file.

./Watchdog --config-path /path/to/watchdog.conf --generate-ssl

Browsermon Installation

Browsermon Enterprise Version runs in a client-server model, where Browsermon Controller(s) run on all enterprise endpoints for local browser history log collection. Whereas a central Browsermon Watchdog server is installed to perform health checking and distributed management of all Browsermon controllers installed endpoints.

Windows

  1. Download the latest release of Browsermon Private based on your system architecture and extract the files.

  2. Populate the browsermon.conf file with the required parameters.

  3. Open the Administrative PowerShell in the Browsermon Private directory and execute the following command to install: .. code-block:: bash

    Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Force ; .win_install.ps1

  4. Verify the installation by checking the Browsermon service in the Windows service manager to ensure it is installed and functioning correctly.

  5. Configure your watchdog_ip and watchdog_port in the Browsermon Config file browsermon.conf to integrate Watchdog.

Linux

  1. Download the latest release of Browsermon Private from GitHub according to your architecture and extract the files.

  2. Populate the browsermon.conf file with the necessary parameters.

  3. Open the terminal in the Browsermon Private directory and run the following command: .. code-block:: bash

    sudo ./linux_install.sh

  4. Run systemctl status browsermon to check the status of your service.

  5. Configure your watchdog_ip and watchdog_port in the Browsermon Config file browsermon.conf to integrate Watchdog.