Create a private Synthetic location

You can run your Dynatrace synthetic monitors from a private Synthetic location, which is a location in your private network infrastructure where you install one or more Synthetic-enabled ActiveGate instances.

With monitors executed from a private location, you can bring the testing capabilities available in public locations right into your own environment. With private locations you can:

Measure internal webpage performance and availability.
Measure complex internal applications with browser clickpaths.
Measure external resources with synthetic monitors run from internal locations.
Monitor APIs, both internal and external.

Private Synthetic locations support all types of Dynatrace synthetic monitors.

System and hardware requirements for private locations

Make sure the target host you plan to use for running synthetic monitors complies with system and hardware requirements for private Synthetic locations. Note that Synthetic-enabled ActiveGates have more demanding hardware and system requirements than a regular Environment or Cluster ActiveGate.

Synthetic-enabled ActiveGate installed on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and 22.04 LTS only You can use TEMP to customize the default temporary directory for private Synthetic files—/var/tmp/dynatrace/synthetic. However, the path must begin with /var/tmp, for example, TEMP=/var/tmp/syn. Dynatrace requires write access to /var/tmp for the installation of Chromium snap packages.

End-of-support information

Chromium development for Amazon Linux 2 stopped at version 126. For important security and stability reasons, we've decided to discontinue our support for installing Synthetic-enabled ActiveGate on Amazon Linux 2 after ActiveGate version 1.307. We plan to have ActiveGate version 1.307 as the last Synthetic-enabled ActiveGate supported on Amazon Linux 2. Additionally, with Dynatrace version 1.308, we plan to introduce mechanisms preventing Synthetic-enabled ActiveGates on Amazon Linux 2 from being updated beyond version 1.307.
Chromium development for Red Hat/CentOS 7 stopped at version 126. For important security and stability reasons, we've decided to discontinue our support for installing Synthetic-enabled ActiveGate on Red Hat/CentOS 7 after ActiveGate version 1.305. We plan to have ActiveGate version 1.305 as the last Synthetic-enabled ActiveGate supported on Red Hat/CentOS 7. Additionally, with Dynatrace version 1.306, we plan to introduce mechanisms preventing Synthetic-enabled ActiveGates on Red Hat/CentOS 7 from being updated beyond version 1.305.
- Since Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 reached End of Maintenance support on June 30, 2024, all of its packages have been archived. This means that it may not be possible to find the required dependencies for update.
Chromium development for Ubuntu 18.04 stopped at version 112. For important security and performance reasons, we’ve decided to discontinue our support for installing Synthetic-enabled ActiveGate on Ubuntu 18 after ActiveGate version 1.283. ActiveGate version 1.283 is the last Synthetic-enabled ActiveGate supported on Ubuntu 18. Additionally, with Dynatrace version 1.284, we have introduced mechanisms preventing Synthetic-enabled ActiveGates on Ubuntu 18 from being updated beyond version 1.283.
As Chromium development for Ubuntu 16.04 stopped at version 90, we can no longer assure a high enough level of stability and security for synthetic monitor execution on Ubuntu 16. We have discontinued our support for installing Synthetic-enabled ActiveGate on Ubuntu 16 after ActiveGate version 1.251. That is, ActiveGate version 1.251 is the last Synthetic-enabled ActiveGate supported on Ubuntu 16. With Dynatrace version 1.254, Synthetic-enabled ActiveGates on Ubuntu 16 can no longer be updated.

Before you begin

You cannot execute synthetic monitors using an Environment ActiveGate configured for multi-environment support.
You can create a private location using a clean-installed Synthetic-enabled Environment ActiveGate version 1.169+ or Cluster ActiveGate with Dynatrace Managed version 1.176+. If you want to use an existing ActiveGate host, uninstall ActiveGate first.
Synthetic-enabled ActiveGate is used exclusively to run synthetic monitors. A clean ActiveGate installation for the purpose of synthetic monitoring disables all other ActiveGate features, including communication with OneAgents.
Make sure that the ActiveGate can connect to other Dynatrace components as well as the resource you want to test. See Set up a proxy for private synthetic monitoring.
Only IPv4 and DNS UDP are supported for network configuration.
Synthetic-enabled ActiveGate needs access to the Amazon S3 service to upload and access browser monitor screenshots from private locations. Ensure that your firewall configuration allows connections to *.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com on port 443. You can also set up your proxy to connect to the Amazon S3 service. (Screenshots are stored in a different folder for each monitoring environment, but the S3 Bucket is the same (ruxit-synth-screencap). Data is encrypted by Amazon S3-managed key.)
If you plan to install Chromium and dependencies manually, ensure access to https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com. For security reasons, public access to the S3 bucket is enabled only for specific files; trying anything else will result in a 403 error.

Install a Synthetic-enabled ActiveGate

Synthetic-enabled ActiveGate is used exclusively to run synthetic monitors. A clean ActiveGate installation for the purpose of synthetic monitoring disables all other ActiveGate features, including communication with OneAgents. Make sure the host on which you install the ActiveGate has access to the internet.

Manual installation

If this web UI-guided installation fails, or you prefer to prepare the host for the Synthetic engine yourself, you can manually install Chromium and other dependencies via S3. You can also install Chromium from a custom, local repository.

For Environment ActiveGate, in Dynatrace Hub, select ActiveGate > Set up.

For Cluster ActiveGate, go to the Dynatrace Cluster Management Console and select More > Add new Cluster ActiveGate.
Select the operating system to view instructions.
Create a PaaS Token or enter an existing token. This token has the Download OneAgent and ActiveGate installers InstallerDownload token scope, which allows you to download the ActiveGate installer. Once provided, the token is automatically appended to download and installation commands, which are then displayed in the UI.

You can find existing tokens listed on the Access tokens page. Note that a PaaS token is only displayed once upon creation, after which it's stored encrypted and cannot be revealed. We recommend that you store a PaaS token after creation in a password manager so that you can reuse it as needed.
Linux only For Choose installer type, keep the default selection: x86/64.
For What's the purpose of this ActiveGate, select Run synthetic monitors from a private location.
optional Assign the ActiveGate to a private Synthetic location—select a location from the dropdown list. You can also assign the ActiveGate to a location after installation.
optional Set customized options to assign the ActiveGate to a Network zone and ActiveGate group.
Download the installer to the target host.
Linux only recommended Verify signature—run the displayed command on the target host to download a certificate file and verify the installer.
Linux only Select a Linux distribution.
Run the installer and any other commands—make sure you use the exact commands displayed in the UI.

Linux only The installer automatically downloads Chromium and the dependencies required by the Synthetic engine. On Red Hat, CentOS, Amazon Linux 2, Oracle Linux, and Rocky Linux you also need to enable repositories from which the installer downloads the dependencies. As a prerequisite for enabling proprietary repositories on Red Hat, you need to register your Red Hat instance. The web UI provides you with all the required commands for doing so, as shown in the example below.
Verify the ActiveGate installation (Show deployment status).

Add a private location

Search for and select Settings. Then select Web & mobile monitoring > Private synthetic locations.
Select Create location.
Give your location a custom Name, for example Boston office, 3rd floor.
Map it from an existing geographic location or add a custom geographic location defined by Country, Region, City, and Geographic coordinates.
Add a Synthetic-enabled ActiveGate to the location. Note that an ActiveGate can only be assigned to a single location.

You can also leave the location temporarily unassigned and assign it during the ActiveGate installation process.
Select Add.
Select Save.

Dynatrace Managed only

Use the Cluster API v2 to create a location and assign a Cluster ActiveGate to it.

Use the GET all nodes method to list all the Synthetic-enabled Cluster ActiveGates in your environment. Among other parameters, you'll retrieve the host IP address and the entityId in the response. For example:

{
"nodes": [
  {
    "entityId": "3086117876",
    "hostname": "gdn.dyna.trace",
    "ips": [
      "238.245.160.14"
    ],
    "version": "1.175.0.20181210-173639",
    "browserMonitorsEnabled": true
  }
]
}

Use the POST a location endpoint to create a new location and assign a Synthetic-enabled Cluster ActiveGate to it. Note that an ActiveGate can only be assigned to a single location. Use the entityId you received in the previous step as one of the values for nodes and set type to CLUSTER. See an example of a request body for the POST call:
```
{
  "type": "CLUSTER",
  "name": "Dynatrace Gdansk Lab",
  "countryCode": "PL",
  "regionCode": "PL82",
  "city": "Gdansk",
  "latitude": 54.3990,
  "longitude": 18.5766,
  "nodes": [
    "3086117876"
  ]
}
```
If your call is successful, you'll receive a 200 OK response.

Create a synthetic monitor

Now, when you create your HTTP or browser monitor, select the location you've just created from the list of all available locations. For more information, see Create an HTTP monitor, Create a single-URL browser monitor, or Record a browser clickpath.

Linux only Install Chromium and dependencies manually from S3

Amazon Linux 2023

Manual installation isn't supported for Amazon Linux 2023. For this operating system, follow the steps in the Install a Synthetic-enabled ActiveGate section to ensure compatibility. Amazon Linux 2023 uses Chrome for Testing instead of Chromium. The browser is updated by the Synthetic installer. Chrome for Testing doesn't require a package manager, however the dependencies required by the browser are managed by a package manager.

If the web UI-guided installation fails or you prefer to prepare the host for the Synthetic engine yourself, you can install Chromium and other dependencies using the procedure below. Ensure that you can connect to https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com to access Chromium and dependencies. For security reasons, public access to the S3 bucket is enabled only for specific files; trying anything else will result in a 403 error.

Also see Install Chromium from a custom repository below.

See how to update Chromium manually in Manage private Synthetic locations. We strongly recommend that you keep your Linux-based Synthetic-enabled ActiveGates and Chromium versions updated—Dynatrace supports Chromium versions that are no more than two versions behind the latest Dynatrace-supported version for a specific ActiveGate release.

Ubuntu Server

Chromium development for Ubuntu 16.04 stopped at version 90. ActiveGate version 1.251 is the last Synthetic-enabled ActiveGate supported on Ubuntu 16.
Chromium development for Ubuntu 18.04 stopped at version 112. ActiveGate version 1.283 is the last Synthetic-enabled ActiveGate supported on Ubuntu 18.

Install Synthetic engine dependencies:

Synthetic engine dependencies:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install xvfb x11-xkb-utils xfonts-100dpi xfonts-75dpi xfonts-scalable libnss3-tools setpriv

Chromium dependencies:

sudo apt-get -y install libasound2 libatk-bridge2.0-0 libatk1.0-0 libc6:amd64 libcairo2 libcups2 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 libgtk-3-0 libnspr4 libnss3 libxss1 libwayland-server0 libgbm1 xdg-utils

Synthetic engine dependencies:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install xvfb x11-xkb-utils xfonts-100dpi xfonts-75dpi xfonts-scalable libnss3-tools auditd

Chromium dependencies:

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-dejavu-core

sudo snap install gnome-3-38-2004 gtk-common-themes

Download and install Chromium.

Download the deb (Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04) or snap (Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04) package archive. This is a safe and verified archive hosted by Dynatrace.

Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-129.0.6668.89-2965.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-128.0.6613.113-2940.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-128.0.6613.113-2940.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-126.0.6478.126-2897.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-125.0.6422.60-2859.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-125.0.6422.60-2859.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-125.0.6422.60-2859.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-125.0.6422.60-2859.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-121.0.6167.184-2757.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-120.0.6099.224-2734.tgz

Ubuntu 18.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-112.0.5615.49-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-120.0.6099.129-2719.tgz

Ubuntu 18.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-112.0.5615.49-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-119.0.6045.159-2695.tgz

Ubuntu 18.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-112.0.5615.49-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-118.0.5993.70-2666.tgz

Ubuntu 18.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-112.0.5615.49-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-117.0.5938.149-2655.tgz

Ubuntu 18.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-112.0.5615.49-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-116.0.5845.187-2623.tgz

Ubuntu 18.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-112.0.5615.49-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-113.0.5672.63-2465.tgz

Ubuntu 18.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-111.0.5563.64-0ubuntu0.18.04.5.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-111.0.5563.146-2415.tgz

Ubuntu 18.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-110.0.5481.100-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-110.0.5481.177-2367.tgz

Ubuntu 18.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-109.0.5414.74-0ubuntu0.18.04.14.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-109.0.5414.119-2295.tgz

Ubuntu 18.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-108.0.5359.71-0ubuntu0.18.04.5.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-108.0.5359.124-2254.tgz

Ubuntu 18.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-107.0.5304.87-0ubuntu11.18.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-107.0.5304.121-2221.tgz

Ubuntu 18.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-107.0.5304.87-0ubuntu11.18.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-107.0.5304.87-2168.tgz

Ubuntu 18.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-105.0.5195.102-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-106.0.5249.91-2117.tgz

Ubuntu 16.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-90.0.4430.72-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 18.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-105.0.5195.102-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-105.0.5195.102-2082.tgz

Ubuntu 16.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-90.0.4430.72-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 18.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-103.0.5060.134-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-103.0.5060.134-2036.tgz

Ubuntu 16.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-90.0.4430.72-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 18.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-101.0.4951.64-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-101.0.4951.64-1993.tgz

Ubuntu 16.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-90.0.4430.72-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 18.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-100.0.4896.127-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-100.0.4896.127-1967.tgz

Ubuntu 16.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-90.0.4430.72-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 18.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-99.0.4844.84-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-99.0.4844.84-1945.tgz

Ubuntu 16.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-90.0.4430.72-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 18.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-95.0.4638.69-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-96.0.4664.110-1854.tgz

Ubuntu 16.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-90.0.4430.72-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 18.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-94.0.4606.71-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-94.0.4606.71-1772.tgz

Ubuntu 16.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-90.0.4430.72-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 18.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-91.0.4472.77-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-92.0.4515.131-1691.tgz

Ubuntu 16.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-90.0.4430.72-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 18.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-91.0.4472.77-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-91.0.4472.77-1608.tgz

Ubuntu 16.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-90.0.4430.72-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 18.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-90.0.4430.72-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-90.0.4430.93-1568.tgz

Ubuntu 16.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-89.0.4389.82-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 18.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/deb/chromium-89.0.4389.82-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-89.0.4389.90-1523.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-88.0.4324.150-1479.tgz

Ubuntu 16.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://s3.amazonaws.com/synthetic-packages/Chromium/deb/chromium-87.0.4280.66-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 18.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://s3.amazonaws.com/synthetic-packages/Chromium/deb/chromium-87.0.4280.66-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 20.04

curl --output https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-87.0.4280.88-1424.tgz

Ubuntu 16.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://s3.amazonaws.com/synthetic-packages/Chromium/deb/chromium-86.0.4240.198-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.tgz

Ubuntu 18.04

curl --output chromium.tgz https://s3.amazonaws.com/synthetic-packages/Chromium/deb/chromium-86.0.4240.198-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.tgz

curl --output chromium.tgz https://s3.amazonaws.com/synthetic-packages/Chromium/deb/chromium-84.0.4147.105-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.tgz

You can verify the authenticity of the packages using the signature files stored together with the package archives.

Extract the installation packages. Go to the directory where you saved the archive and run the following command:
```
mkdir /tmp/chromium ; tar xzf chromium.tgz -C /tmp/chromium
```
This creates a /tmp/chromium directory and extracts the packages into it.
Install the extracted packages.
sudo dpkg -i /tmp/chromium/*.deb
sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/snap-private-tmp
sudo snap ack /tmp/chromium/chromium.assert
sudo snap install --devmode /tmp/chromium/chromium.snap
Substitute dtuserag with the names of the ActiveGate service user and group if they differ from the default values.
sudo chown -R dtuserag:dtuserag /tmp/snap-private-tmp
This installs all the packages extracted to the /tmp/chromium/ directory. You can delete the /tmp/chromium/ directory and the downloaded chromium.tgz archive after successful Chromium installation.

Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04 only Disable automatic update of Chromium packages.

Note that for Ubuntu 20.04, Chromium autoupdate is disabled as part of the installation command in Step 2 above.
```
echo "chromium-browser hold" | sudo dpkg --set-selections
echo "chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra hold" | sudo dpkg --set-selections
```
After you satisfy the dependencies, run the ActiveGate installer with root rights with the --enable-synthetic parameter set to manual. For example:
```
/bin/sh ./Dynatrace-ActiveGate-Linux.sh --enable-synthetic=manual
```

Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Oracle Linux, Amazon Linux, and Rocky Linux

Chromium development for Red Hat/CentOS 7 and Amazon Linux 2 stopped at version 126.
- Since Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 reached End of Maintenance support on June 30, 2024, all of its packages have been archived. This means that it may not be possible to find the required dependencies for update.

Set up repositories and install dependencies.

sudo subscription-manager register --auto-attach

Enable the Red Hat Extras and Optional repositories as well as EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux ).

sudo subscription-manager repos --enable rhel-7-server-extras-rpms
sudo subscription-manager repos --enable rhel-7-server-optional-rpms
sudo rpm -Uvh https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm