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The SC Metrics Agent is a lightweight, open-source utility that collects system-level metrics from your computes and forwards them to Strettch Cloud. It enables monitoring features including usage graphs, resource tracking, and performance analytics. Supported Systems: Ubuntu 20.04+, Debian 8+ View the source code on GitHub

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Automatic Installation

The SC Metrics Agent installs automatically when you create a new compute instance. No action needed—just wait a few minutes after creation, then view your metrics from the dashboard’s Graphs tab.

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Manual Installation

Need to install the agent on an existing instance? Here’s how: Run this single command to install the agent: 
curl -sSL https://repo.cloud.strettch.com/metrics/install.sh | sudo bash
The script will automatically detect your OS, set up repositories, and install the agent: 
--- Installing sc-metrics-agent for noble ---
-> Cleaning up old repository configurations...
   -> Updating package lists
   -> Installing prerequisites
   -> Downloading GPG key
   -> Adding repository
   -> Updating package index
   -> Installing sc-metrics-agent
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Setting up sc-metrics-agent (3.17.1) ...
Configuring SC-Metrics-Agent...
ℹ️  Creating required directories...
ℹ️  Configuring metrics collection...
✅ Metrics agent configured successfully
ℹ️  Enabling sc-metrics-agent.service...
✅ sc-metrics-agent.service enabled
ℹ️  Starting services...
✅ sc-metrics-agent.service started successfully

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║ SC-Metrics-Agent Installation Complete  ║
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Service Status:
  • Main Service: active
  • Auto-Update:  active

✅ sc-metrics-agent installed successfully!

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Review Before Installing

Prefer to inspect the script first? Download and review it: 
curl -sSL https://repo.cloud.strettch.com/metrics/install.sh

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Verify Installation

Check that the agent is running: 
systemctl status sc-metrics-agent
You should see Active: active (running): 
● sc-metrics-agent.service - Strettch Cloud Metrics Agent
     Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/sc-metrics-agent.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Tue 2025-10-14 10:15:30 UTC; 45s ago
       Docs: https://docs.cloud.strettch.com/agents/sc-metrics-agent
   Main PID: 578620 (sc-metrics-agen)
      Tasks: 6 (limit: 9435)
     Memory: 2.1M (peak: 2.5M)
        CPU: 38ms
     CGroup: /system.slice/sc-metrics-agent.service
             └─578620 /usr/bin/sc-metrics-agent
View your metrics from the dashboard’s Graphs tab within a few minutes. To check the installed agent version: 
dpkg -l | grep sc-metrics-agent

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Managing the Agent

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Basic Commands

sudo systemctl start sc-metrics-agent

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Auto-Start on Boot

sudo systemctl enable sc-metrics-agent

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Viewing Logs

sudo journalctl -u sc-metrics-agent -f

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Updates

The agent updates automatically. You can also trigger updates manually: 
sudo systemctl start sc-metrics-agent-updater

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Uninstalling

To completely remove the agent: 
sudo apt-get purge sc-metrics-agent
The uninstall process will stop all services and remove the agent: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  sc-metrics-agent*
After this operation, 6,823 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
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Removing sc-metrics-agent (3.17.1) ...
Removing SC-Metrics-Agent (keeping configuration)...
Stopping sc-metrics-agent-update-scheduler.timer...
Stopping sc-metrics-agent.service...
Disabling sc-metrics-agent-update-scheduler.timer...
Disabling sc-metrics-agent.service...
SC-Metrics-Agent removed (configuration preserved in /etc/sc-metrics-agent)
Purging configuration files for sc-metrics-agent (3.17.1) ...
Note: After uninstalling, metrics collection and usage graphs will be unavailable.

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Troubleshooting

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Metrics Not Showing?

  1. Verify the agent is running: 
    systemctl status sc-metrics-agent
  2. Check recent logs: 
    sudo journalctl -u sc-metrics-agent -n 50
  3. Restart the service: 
    sudo systemctl restart sc-metrics-agent
  4. Wait a few minutes for metrics to appear in the dashboard

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Need Help?

Contact support at cloud@strettch.com with:
  • Output from systemctl status sc-metrics-agent
  • Recent logs: journalctl -u sc-metrics-agent -n 100
  • Your compute instance ID
  • Description of the issue

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Security

The agent uses encrypted communication to securely transmit metrics data to Strettch Cloud. It runs with minimal privileges and updates automatically for security patches.