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.
  • 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.

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

    For Cluster ActiveGate, go to the Dynatrace Cluster Management Console and select More More > Add new Cluster ActiveGate.

  2. Select the operating system to view instructions.

  3. 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.

  4. Linux only For Choose installer type, keep the default selection: x86/64.

  5. For What's the purpose of this ActiveGate, select Run synthetic monitors from a private location.

  6. 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.

  7. optional Set customized options to assign the ActiveGate to a Network zone and ActiveGate group.

  8. Download the installer to the target host.

  9. Linux only recommended Verify signature—run the displayed command on the target host to download a certificate file and verify the installer.

  10. Linux only Select a Linux distribution.

  11. 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.

    Commands to install ActiveGate on Red Hat 9

  12. Verify the ActiveGate installation (Show deployment status).

Add a private location

  1. Search for and select Settings. Then select Web & mobile monitoring > Private synthetic locations.

  2. Select Create location.

  3. Give your location a custom Name, for example Boston office, 3rd floor.

  4. Map it from an existing geographic location or add a custom geographic location defined by Country, Region, City, and Geographic coordinates.

  5. 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.

  6. Select Add.

  7. Select Save.

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.

  1. Install Synthetic engine dependencies:

  2. 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-130.0.6723.69-2985.tgz
      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.

      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.

  3. 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

  4. 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.

  1. Set up repositories and install dependencies.

  2. Download and install Chromium.

    • Download the rpm package archive. This is a safe and verified archive hosted by Dynatrace.

      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7, Amazon Linux 2
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-126.0.6478.114-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/Oracle/Rocky Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-130.0.6723.69-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/Rocky Linux 9
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-130.0.6723.116-1.el9.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7, Amazon Linux 2
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-126.0.6478.114-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/Oracle/Rocky Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-129.0.6668.89-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/Rocky Linux 9
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-129.0.6668.89-1.el9.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7, Amazon Linux 2
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-126.0.6478.114-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/Oracle/Rocky Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-128.0.6613.119-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/Rocky Linux 9
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-128.0.6613.119-1.el9.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7, Amazon Linux 2
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-126.0.6478.114-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/Oracle/Rocky Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-127.0.6533.88-2.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/Rocky Linux 9
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-127.0.6533.88-2.el9.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7, Amazon Linux 2
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-126.0.6478.114-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/Oracle/Rocky Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-126.0.6478.126-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/Rocky Linux 9
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-126.0.6478.126-1.el9.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7, Amazon Linux 2
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-125.0.6422.141-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/Oracle/Rocky Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-125.0.6422.141-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/Rocky Linux 9
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-125.0.6422.141-1.el9.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7, Amazon Linux 2
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-125.0.6422.141-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/Oracle/Rocky Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-125.0.6422.141-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/Rocky Linux 9
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-125.0.6422.141-1.el9.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7, Amazon Linux 2
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-125.0.6422.141-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/Oracle Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-125.0.6422.141-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-125.0.6422.141-1.el9.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7, Amazon Linux 2
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-125.0.6422.76-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/Oracle Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-125.0.6422.76-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-125.0.6422.76-1.el9.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7, Amazon Linux 2
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-120.0.6099.224-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/Oracle Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-121.0.6167.139-2.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-121.0.6167.139-1.el9.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7, Amazon Linux 2
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-120.0.6099.199-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/Oracle Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-120.0.6099.199-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-120.0.6099.199-1.el9.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7, Amazon Linux 2
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-120.0.6099.129-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/Oracle Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-120.0.6099.129-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-120.0.6099.129-1.el9.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7, Amazon Linux 2
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-119.0.6045.159-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/Oracle Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-119.0.6045.159-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-119.0.6045.159-2.el9.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7, Amazon Linux 2
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-118.0.5993.70-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/Oracle Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-118.0.5993.70-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-118.0.5993.70-1.el9.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7, Amazon Linux 2
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-117.0.5938.132-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/Oracle Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-117.0.5938.132-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-117.0.5938.132-1.el9.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7, Amazon Linux 2
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-117.0.5938.132-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-117.0.5938.132-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7, Amazon Linux 2
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-113.0.5672.126-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-113.0.5672.126-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7, Amazon Linux 2
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-112.0.5615.165-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-112.0.5615.165-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7, Amazon Linux 2
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-111.0.5563.64-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-110.0.5481.77-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7, Amazon Linux 2
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-110.0.5481.77-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-110.0.5481.77-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7, Amazon Linux 2
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-109.0.5414.119-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-109.0.5414.119-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7, Amazon Linux 2
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-108.0.5359.124-3.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-108.0.5359.124-3.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7, Amazon Linux 2
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-103.0.5060.114-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-105.0.5195.125-2.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7, Amazon Linux 2
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-103.0.5060.114-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-103.0.5060.114-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7, Amazon Linux 2
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-103.0.5060.114-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-102.0.5005.115-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-103.0.5060.114-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-102.0.5005.115-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-99.0.4844.84-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-99.0.4844.84-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-99.0.4844.84-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-99.0.4844.84-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-99.0.4844.84-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-99.0.4844.84-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-90.0.4430.93-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-96.0.4664.110-2.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-90.0.4430.93-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-94.0.4606.61-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-90.0.4430.93-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-91.0.4472.164-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-90.0.4430.93-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-90.0.4430.93-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-90.0.4430.93-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-90.0.4430.93-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-89.0.4389.82-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-89.0.4389.82-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://s3.amazonaws.com/synthetic-packages/Chromium/rpm/chromium-88.0.4324.150-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://s3.amazonaws.com/synthetic-packages/Chromium/rpm/chromium-88.0.4324.150-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-87.0.4280.88-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-87.0.4280.88-1.el8.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux/CentOS 7
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://s3.amazonaws.com/synthetic-packages/Chromium/rpm/chromium-85.0.4183.121-1.el7.tgz
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://s3.amazonaws.com/synthetic-packages/Chromium/rpm/chromium-85.0.4183.83-1.el8.tgz
      curl --output chromium.tgz https://s3.amazonaws.com/synthetic-packages/Chromium/rpm/chromium-84.0.4147.89-1.el7.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 extract the packages into it.

    • Install extracted packages.

      sudo yum install -y /tmp/chromium/*.rpm

      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.

  3. Disable automatic update of Chromium packages:

    sudo yum -y install yum-plugin-versionlock
    sudo yum versionlock chromium
    sudo yum versionlock chromium-common

  4. optional Install non-Latin TrueType fonts:

    sudo yum install dejavu-fonts-common.noarch dejavu-sans-fonts.noarch

  5. 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

Linux only Install Chromium from a custom repository

ActiveGate version 1.243+ In addition to web UI-guided ActiveGate installation and manual installation of Chromium and dependencies, you can also install ActiveGate by pointing to a custom, local repository for Chromium components. As this repository is an HTTP server that you set up within your network, the advantage of this method is that it can be used in environments with intranet-only or limited network access.

This method of installing Chromium broadly consists of:

  • Downloading the required Dynatrace-hosted deb, snap, or rpm package archives and their corresponding signature files.
  • Installing and running a locally hosted web server where the downloaded Chromium components reside.
  • Downloading and running the ActiveGate installer on the target host with an environment variable pointing to the location of the custom repository on the HTTP server.

  1. Download the Chromium components—the package archive and signature file—from the safe and verified archive hosted by Dynatrace. See Requirements for private Synthetic locations for links to the latest supported and provided Chromium versions.

    We recommend keeping your Linux-based Synthetic-enabled ActiveGates and Chromium versions up to date; choose the latest provided Chromium version for ActiveGate.

    For example, for ActiveGate version 1.255 on Ubuntu 22. the required files are:

    • Package archive—https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-107.0.5304.87-2168.tgz
    • Signature file—https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/snap/chromium-107.0.5304.87-2168.tgz.sig

    The corresponding download commands are:

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

  2. Install a web server of your choice and create a directory, for example, chromium-repo, to serve the Chromium components to the ActiveGate host. Copy the downloaded Chromium components to this directory.

  3. Download the ActiveGate installer from Dynatrace Hub.

  4. Resolve all dependencies and enable repositories as required as shown in Install Chromium and dependencies manually from S3 above. The custom repository can be used only for Chromium packages, not their dependencies.

  5. Install the ActiveGate with the Synthetic module enabled (--enable-synthetic) and the DYNATRACE_SYNTHETIC_CUSTOM_CHROMIUM_REPO environment variable pointing to the location of the custom repository (https://172.18.0.100/chromium-repo in this example).

    sudo DYNATRACE_SYNTHETIC_CUSTOM_CHROMIUM_REPO=http://172.18.0.100:8000/chromium-repo  /bin/bash Dynatrace-ActiveGate-Linux-x86-1.257.0.20221129-155835.sh --enable-synthetic

    You can use the hostname of the HTTP server instead of the IP address so long as the ActiveGate host can resolve the hostname.

Once you've installed Chromium in this way from a custom repository, it can only be autoupdated. See Chromium autoupdate from a custom repository in Manage private Synthetic locations for details and update alternatives.

Custom Chromium version

You can install a custom Chromium version, that is, override the Chromium version that the ActiveGate installer looks for. This is applicable for manual ActiveGate installation, as described in Chromium installation via S3 or via a custom repository.

In this command for manual ActiveGate installation via S3, an environment variable points to an explicit Chromium version number 107.0.5304.87-2168, which is part of the package archive for Ubuntu 20 or 22.

sudo /bin/sh -c "export DYNATRACE_SYNTHETIC_EXPLICIT_CHROMIUM_VERSION=107.0.5304.87-2168; /bin/bash Dynatrace-ActiveGate-Linux-x86-1.257.0.20221129-155835.sh --enable-synthetic"

This command searches for the Chromium version 107.0.5304.87-2168 in the custom repository https://172.18.0.100/chromium-repo.

sudo DYNATRACE_SYNTHETIC_EXPLICIT_CHROMIUM_VERSION=107.0.5304.87-2168 DYNATRACE_SYNTHETIC_CUSTOM_CHROMIUM_REPO=http://172.18.0.100:8000/chromium-repo  /bin/bash Dynatrace-ActiveGate-Linux-x86-1.257.0.20221129-155835.sh --enable-synthetic

Frequently asked questions

Each tgz package archive is stored in the S3 bucket together with the *.tgz.sig signature file. To verify if the packages on your drive are authentic Dynatrace-provided archives:

  1. Download the signature file. The filename is identical to the package archive but has the sig filename extension. For example, for Chromium 78, the command is:

    curl --output chromium.tgz.sig https://synthetic-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/Chromium/rpm/chromium-78.0.3904.97-1.el7.tgz.sig

  2. Verify the package:

    wget https://ca.dynatrace.com/dt-root.cert.pem ; openssl cms
    -verify
    -in chromium.tgz.sig
    -inform PEM
    -content chromium.tgz
    -binary
    -CAfile dt-root.cert.pem > /dev/null

  3. Verify the signature timestamp.

    You can also get the exact timestamp of a signature. Download the *.tgz.sig.tsr file from the same location as installation packages and signature and run the following command:

    openssl ts -reply -in chromium.tgz.sig.tsr -text

With ActiveGate version 1.175+, an ActiveGate executing synthetic monitors can connect through the proxy to both the Dynatrace Cluster and the tested resource. For more information, see Setting up proxy for private synthetic monitoring.

No, you need to run a clean installation specifically for the purpose of synthetic monitoring to enable your ActiveGate to execute monitors from private locations.

Private Synthetic locations require a clean installation of ActiveGate specifically for the purpose of synthetic monitoring.

Manually editing the custom.properties file is not enough to enable the ActiveGate to execute synthetic monitors.

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