Installation
Installation Overview
Install and register assets with Mondoo, distribute cnspec across your infrastructure, run cnspec as a service, and other installation options.
This section covers installing, configuring, and managing cnspec across your infrastructure. For a quick start, see Install cnspec.
Install by platform
- Linux - Install using the automated script, apt, yum, dnf, or zypper
- macOS - Install using the automated script, Homebrew, or the universal binary package
- Windows - Install using the automated script, MSI installer, or Chocolatey
- Standalone binary - Download a self-contained binary for any supported platform
Register and configure
- Register cnspec - Register cnspec with Mondoo Platform using a registration token
- Register using a credentials file - Register cnspec using a service account credentials file
- Run cnspec as a service - Configure cnspec to run continuously and report results to Mondoo Platform
Manage
- Manage cnspec providers - Install and update providers for scanning different platforms
- Update cnspec - Keep cnspec up to date
Deploy with automation
- Ansible - Deploy cnspec using Ansible playbooks
- Chef Infra - Deploy cnspec using Chef recipes
- cloud-init - Deploy cnspec during instance provisioning
- Secrets management - Manage credentials with HashiCorp Vault
Get help
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