Quickstart

This page takes you from no account to one managed endpoint that reports in to your console. It takes one sitting and one test computer. When you finish, you have an Outpost, an owner account in its console, and an endpoint you can explore.

Before you begin

• An email address you can read during signup. Addresses from privacy relay and disposable email services are not accepted.
• A mobile phone, in case signup asks you to verify a number.
• One test computer running a supported operating system, where you have administrator (Windows) or root (Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD) rights. See Supported platforms.
• An idea of which plan you want. Home Lab is free. Essentials, Enterprise, and MSP start with a 30-day free trial with no credit card. See Choose a plan.

Caution

Your region and your Outpost address cannot be changed after signup. Decide on both before step 3.

1. Create your account

1. Open the sign-up page and select Continue.
2. Enter Your name and Email, accept the Terms of Service and the Privacy Policy, and select Create signup account.
3. Enter the 6-digit code from the email you receive, and select Continue.
4. If signup asks for Your mobile number, choose your country, enter the number, select Continue, and enter the 6-digit code from the text message.
5. Under Who is this account for?, select For an organization or For myself, enter the details it asks for, and select Continue.
6. Review your details and select Agree and complete signup.

2. Choose a plan

1. On Choose your plan, select the plan that fits.
2. Select Continue.

You can change your plan later. See Account and billing.

3. Choose your address and deploy

1. If Region appears, choose where your Outpost and its data are hosted.
2. In Your address, enter the name you want, such as your organization’s name. The page shows the full address and whether it is available.
3. Select Deploy my Outpost.

The Outpost portal sets up your Outpost and takes you to it when it is ready, already signed in.

4. Set your password

The console opens on Set up your Outpost. Only the first step is required.

1. Under Choose your password, enter a password in Password and again in Confirm password. The console refuses common passwords.
2. Select Set password.
3. For Compliance, Network discovery, and Team, choose what you want or select Skip for now. You can change each of them later.

5. Install the agent on your test computer

The last step of the setup wizard, Install the agent, has a download button for each platform. Each installer carries the details that point the agent at your Outpost, so the computer enrolls when the installer runs.

On Windows:

1. Select Windows installer and copy the downloaded .exe file to the test computer.
2. Right-click the file and select Run as administrator.
3. Read the panel, type AGREE, and select Install.

On Linux, FreeBSD, or OpenBSD:

1. Select the button for the computer’s operating system and architecture, such as Linux (x86-64), and copy the .tar.gz file to the test computer.

2. Extract it into an empty directory, and run the installer from that directory as root:

   mkdir outpost-agent
   tar -xzf outpost-agent-<client-id>-linux-amd64.tar.gz -C outpost-agent
   cd outpost-agent
   sudo ./install.sh

   Replace the file name with the one you downloaded, which includes your client ID and the platform. On OpenBSD, use doas ./install.sh.

Then select Finish setup in the console.

Verify

1. In the console, go to Endpoints > All endpoints.
2. Find the test computer by its name, and open it to see its inventory.

If the computer does not appear, see Install and enroll the agent.

Next steps

• Learn the terms the console uses in Concepts and vocabulary.
• Install the agent on more computers. See Agent.
• Find your way around the console. See Console.
• Set up profiles and scripts. See Automation.