Enterprise Version

To meet the demands of larger enterprises with more complex monitoring needs, Browsermon introduces the Enterprise version, which comes with enhanced capabilities. The Enterprise version not only retains the functionalities of the community version but also introduces a game-changing feature: Centralized Management with Watchdog.Centralized Management with Watchdog is exclusive to enterprise version.

Browsermon Enterprise is designed for organizations with more extensive infrastructure and monitoring requirements. The introduction of Watchdog serves as a pivotal enhancement, offering centralized management and licensing capabilities. Watchdog operates on a dedicated Linux server or virtual machine (VM) and acts as the command center for all Browsermon agents deployed within the enterprise. Watchdog’s primary role involves registering and monitoring all enterprise Browsermon instances, conducting health checks, and validating licenses.

Features

  • Comprehensive Monitoring: BrowserMon captures a rich set of 17 browsing parameters, providing a comprehensive view of browsing activities. This depth of data enables accurate analysis and informed decision-making.

  • Data Privacy: BrowserMon focuses solely on browser history and does not infringe upon broader internet activity or compromise user privacy beyond the scope of browsing data.

  • Non-Intrusive Monitoring: One of the standout benefits of BrowserMon is its non-intrusive monitoring capability. Regardless of the operating system you’re using, BrowserMon operates seamlessly behind the scenes without causing disruptions or interfering with other data on your system.

  • Centralized management with Watchdog: Browsermon enterprise is managed by Watchdog.Which serves as a centralized management and licensing server for Browsermon agents installed in the enterprise. Watchdog operates on a dedicated Linux server (or VM) and registers all enterprise Browsermon instances to perform health checking and validate licenses.

What is Watchdog

Watchdog provides centralized monitoring and management for enterprise deployment .Watchdog Features includes.

  • Active GUIDs Retrieval: Wathcdog offers a comprehensive feature for retrieving active GUIDs. This functionality provides valuable insights into the current roster of registered controllers, contributing to effective monitoring and management.

  • License Verification: Watchdog boasts a robust API dedicated to validating the authenticity of controllers’ licenses. This ensures a secure and authenticated gateway to access essential services.

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Getting Started

  1. Download Binaries: Obtain the binaries for your operating system from the releases.

  2. Extract and Configure: Extract the downloaded zip file. Add your provided BMKEY and AUTHCODE to the configuration file.

  3. Run the Server: Execute the binary to start Watchdog.

./Watchdog --config-path /path/to/watchdog.conf

  1. To generate the SSL certificate run the following command. You can change your cert config in the ssl_config.ini file.

./Watchdog --config-path /path/to/watchdog.conf --generate-ssl

Watchdog Parameters

Watchdog relies on the watchdog.conf configuration file for essential settings. Here are the key configuration parameters:

  • MODE: Set the mode to either ‘local’ or ‘cloud’ based on your deployment.

  • BMKEY: Provide the Base64-encoded license key.

  • AUTHCODE: Add the Base64-encoded authorization code.

  • BLACKLIST: Specify the blacklist configuration.

  • LOGDIR: Path to your log directory.

  • LOGLEVEL: Set the desired loglevel. Set it to DEBUG if the program doesn’t work the intended way.

  • LIMIT: Enable the rate limiting.

  • RATE: Give the rate on which API is accessible.

  • CERTFILE: Path to the SSL Certificate File

  • KEYFILE: Path to the SSL Key File

Get Active GUIDs

The get-licenses API endpoint retrieves the list of active GUIDs.

Endpoint: GET /api/get-licenses/

Description: Display the list of active licensed controllers.

Browsermon Enterprise Installation Guide

Browsermon Enterprise Version runs in client-server model, where Browsermon Controller(s) run on all enterprise endpoints for local browser history log collection. Whereas a central Browsermon Watchdog server is installed to perform health checking and distributed management of all Browsermon controllers installed endpoints.

Controller installtaion

Windows:

  1. Download the latest release of Browsermon Private releases page based on your system architecture and extract the files.

  2. Populate the ``browsermon.conf``file with the required parameters.

  3. Open the Administrative PowerShell in the Browsermon Private directory and execute the following command to install:

Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Force ; .\win_install.ps1

  1. Verify the installation by checking the Browsermon service in the Windows service manager to ensure it is installed and functioning correctly.

  2. Configure your watchdog_ip and watchdog_port in the Browsermon Config file browsermon.conf to integrate Watchdog.

Linux:

  1. Download the latest release of Browsermon Private from GitHub according to your architecture and extract the files.

  2. Populate the browsermon.conf file with the necessary parameters.

  3. Open the terminal in the Browsermon Private directory and run the following command: sudo ./linux_install.sh

  4. Run systemctl status browsermon to check the status of your service

  5. Configure your watchdog_ip and watchdog_port``in the Browsermon Config file ``browsermon.conf to integrate Watchdog

Watchdog installation

Watchdog Server is supported on Linux only. To seamlessly integrate Watchdog into your system, follow these straightforward steps:

  1. Download the latest Watchdog release for Linux

  2. Extract the downloaded zip file.

  3. Populate your watchdog.conf file with the provided BMKEY and AUTHCODE.

  4. Ready to roll! Execute the binary using the following command:

./Watchdog --config-path /path/to/watchdog.conf

  1. Watchdog to Controller communication is encrypted through SSL. We shipped our own certificates with Watchdog. To generate your own SSL certificates, modify the config in ssl_config.ini and run the following command.

./Watchdog --config-path /path/to/watchdog.conf --generate-ssl

For the latest releases, explore the Watchdog releases page.