Agent Installation via Homebrew

Homebrew Agent Installation

The Costgraph agent can be installed via Homebrew, if you are on a Mac this is the easiest way to install the agent.

Prerequisites

• Homebrew: Ensure Homebrew is installed on your machine
• API Key: Obtain an API key from the CostGraph dashboard.

Installation Steps

1. Add the Homebrew tap

   brew tap baselinehq/costgraph
   

2. Install the agent

   brew install costgraph-agent
   

3. Create a configuration file

   Create a conf.yaml file with your settings:

   prometheus:
     enabled: true
     metrics_port: 9101
     url: "http://localhost:9090"
     timeout: 10s
     interval: 15s
     tenantHeader: ""
     tenantValue: ""
     bearerToken: ""
     tlsInsecure: false
     labels:
       job: costgraph-agent
   
   expected_utilisation:
     cpu: 80
     memory: 80
   
   api_key: ""
   metrics_only: true
   

4. Verify installation

   costgraph-agent