Why do we have to SSH into a droplet, and then install the Droplet Agent? Why can't you just pre-install it?

[Tylersuard]

Hello. I love being able to just click "Console" and have a direct access to my droplet. It is a pain to have to download Putty, figure out how to connect, enter my password, then install the Droplet Agent. Can you please just include the droplet agent already installed when the droplet spins up, so I don't have to go through that whole process of installing it? Thank you.

[vaskoz]

@Tylersuard 👋 Droplet Agent is installed by default on every newly created Droplet. Here are the docs that confirm this behavior: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/how-to/manage-agent/#:~:text=The%20Droplet%20agent%20is%20installed,all%20DigitalOcean%2Dprovided%20Linux%20distributions.

I hope this helps, if not, please feel free to clarify your question.

[Tylersuard]

@vaskoz Thank you for your help, but just last night I created a new droplet. When I clicked on the Console link, it told me that I would have to ssh into the droplet and install the agent before I can use the console.

[andrewsomething]

@Tylersuard What version of doctl did you use to create the Droplet? You can check this with doctl version. Support for the Droplet agent was added to doctl in version 1.63.0. The most recent version is v1.104.0.

https://github.com/digitalocean/doctl/releases/tag/v1.63.0