Falcon Suite Server Installation

Before installing, make sure you have:

  • Purchased a valid license.

The single server section describes the installation of a single-node Falcon Suite instance from the ZIP file or from a docker image.

Components of Falcon Suite Server Installation

In a single server deployment model, falcon suite has the following main components:

  1. Falcon Suite Server: Falcon Suite server component with UI, backend API

  2. Falcon Suite Database: Falcon Suite requires a database (PostgreSQL preferred) to be installed which contains all the data needed for the server

  3. Falcon Agents: Falcon Suite requires an agent component for certain products to work (for example - Falcon Eye and Falcon Pulse).

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Installation Steps

  1. Install Falcon Suite Database: For optimal performance, the database and server should be installed on separate servers. If a database already exists, keep the database connection details handy to configure the server installation.

  2. Install the Falcon Suite server: This can be a stand alone server installation from a zip file or from a docker image. You would need to follow installation instructions to point the server to the falcon suite database

  3. Install Falcon Agents: You can download agent from a zip file or from a docker image. You would need to configure the agent to point to the falcon suite server for them to connect and work.

Performance considerations

For optimal performance, the database and server should be installed on separate servers. On a development or trial instance, database can be installed on the same machine as the falcon suite software for easy debug/maintenance.

Depending on the connectivity use cases, the agents could be co-located with the falcon suite server or could be installed on different machines. Number of agents and location will depend on licensing and customer requirements. For most public use cases, agent could be co-located with the falcon server installation.

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