14-day trial • No credit card required

Connect Your Server to
Monitoring in 60 Seconds

One command on your existing Linux VPS or dedicated server. InfraCaptain installs a lightweight agent, verifies the connection, and starts monitoring immediately — no configuration, no firewall changes.

Free credits on signup No firewall rules needed Uninstall with one command

Six steps from signup to
live server data

Most users complete the setup in under 3 minutes. The actual agent install typically takes under 60 seconds to complete.

1
Create account

Sign up — free credits added instantly

Create your InfraCaptain account in seconds. Free monitoring credits land in your account the moment you sign up. No credit card required — ever. Your credits are real credits, not a trial countdown.

  • Free credits credited to your account on signup
  • Choose prepaid top-up or postpaid monthly invoicing later
  • Monthly plan ($9/server) or flexible day-wise billing — you decide
  • No payment information needed to start
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Free credits added to your accountNo credit card required. Connect your first server now.
$10.00
2
Choose plan

Pick a monitoring plan for your server

Select how you want to monitor your server. Basic covers everything a production server needs. Pro adds predictive health, traffic intelligence, and 90-day history. Billing starts the day you connect — pause or disconnect anytime.

  • Basic — full monitoring, smart alerts, 30-day data history
  • Pro — predictive health, AI automation, traffic intelligence, 90-day history
  • Day-wise billing: 5-day minimum per connection session
  • Monthly plan saves ~25% vs day-wise — auto-suggested after 30 days
  • Credits deducted daily — postpaid option available
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Connect a Server
Select a monitoring plan for your server
1
Plan
2
Review
3
Connect
BASIC
Basic
$0.40/day
or $9/month
PRO
Pro
$0.67/day
or $20/month
3
Generate token

Get your unique monitoring token

InfraCaptain generates a cryptographically secure, unique token for your server. This token identifies your server and authorizes the monitoring agent. The full install command is generated and ready to copy — your token is already embedded in it.

  • Each server gets its own unique token — revoke anytime from dashboard
  • Token is embedded in the install command — just copy and paste
  • Option B: manual verification code if scripted installs are restricted on your host
  • Tokens use one-time authentication; agent switches to a session key after install
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Step 3 — Your deployment token
Your unique token
IC_20260414_a7f3k9x2m1p8q4n6r0j5w
Generated install command — copy & run on your server
curl -sL https://infracaptain.com/install.sh | bash -s -- --token IC_20260414_a7f3k9x2m1p8q4n6r0j5w
Copied!
Option B — Verification code (no scripted install)
IC_srv_R2b3x1c6d2e019a7
Run the base agent, enter this code when prompted.
4
Run on your server

One command in your terminal

SSH into your server and paste the generated command. The installer detects your Linux distribution, downloads the agent, configures it with your token, and starts it as a system service. Done in under 60 seconds — no configuration files to edit, no ports to open.

  • Supports Ubuntu 18.04+, Debian 9+, CentOS 7+, Rocky Linux 8+
  • Agent uses under 0.1% CPU and ~30 MB RAM — invisible to your workloads
  • No root password shared — installer only needs sudo to create a system service
  • No inbound firewall rules — agent makes outbound connections only on port 443
  • Agent starts immediately and begins collecting signals
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root@your-server:~
$curl -sL https://infracaptain.com/install.sh | bash -s -- --token IC_...
Downloading InfraCaptain agent v1.0.2...
Detecting OS... Ubuntu 22.04 LTS ✓
Installing agent to /usr/local/bin/infracaptain...
Configuring token and service...
Creating systemd service (infracaptain.service)...
Starting agent...
✓ Agent installed successfully
✓ Service started and enabled on boot
✓ Connecting to InfraCaptain dashboard...
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Connection verified

InfraCaptain verifies your server automatically

The moment the agent sends its first heartbeat, InfraCaptain verifies the connection and marks your server as Online in the dashboard. No manual confirmation, no waiting — it happens automatically, usually within 15–30 seconds of running the install command.

  • Heartbeat detected within 15–30 seconds of agent start
  • Dashboard updates in real time — watch it go live
  • If verification takes longer, a step-by-step diagnostic appears automatically
  • All communication encrypted with TLS 1.3 end-to-end
  • Token used once for install, then the agent uses a rotating session key
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Agent installed and running
Deployment token authenticated
Encrypted TLS 1.3 connection established
Receiving first heartbeat from server...
Server is Online — monitoring started
Typical verification: 15–30 seconds after install
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Live data in dashboard

Your server is fully monitored — instantly

The moment your server is verified, InfraCaptain populates your dashboard with live data. CPU, RAM, disk, network, running processes, cron job history, SSL certificate status, and security events — all updated every 60 seconds. Captain AI is ready to answer questions from the very first data point.

  • CPU, RAM, disk, and network metrics updated every 60 seconds
  • Cron job history, process list, and service status visible immediately
  • Alert rules activate from the first minute — no warm-up period
  • Captain AI can answer questions about your server from the first data point
  • Historical trends build over time — patterns visible within 24 hours
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Dashboard — your-server
your-server · 64.227.x.x
LIVE
CPU
48%
RAM
33%
Disk
60%
ALERTbackup.sh cron missed 3 consecutive runs — last ran Apr 9
WARNINGSSL hostname mismatch on devr.yourdomain.com
Captain AI is ready — ask "why is my CPU at 48%?" →

What the agent collects —
and what it never touches

InfraCaptain collects infrastructure signals only. Your application data, database contents, and credentials never leave your server.

✓  What the monitoring agent collects
📊
System metricsCPU, RAM, disk I/O, network — every 60 seconds
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Process & service stateRunning processes, memory use, service restarts
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Cron job executionSchedule, last run, success or failure records
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SSL certificate dataDomain, expiry, issuer, hostname validation status
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Security eventsLogin attempts, open ports, file integrity hashes
💾
Config change detectionSHA-256 hashes of critical files — not file contents
✗  What we never access
Database contents or queries
Application source code or files
Cloud provider access keys or secrets
Application passwords or API keys
File contents or storage data
User data, emails, or personal information
🔒
Sensitive values masked before AI processing
When Captain AI analyzes your server data, all sensitive values — IP addresses in app logs, email addresses, user IDs, application-specific identifiers — are masked before leaving your server. The AI receives structured signals, not raw application data.
🛡️

Secure by Design

The agent runs with minimal permissions, encrypts all communication using TLS 1.3, and can be completely removed with one command. You can revoke access, pause monitoring, or disconnect any server at any time — no lock-in.

Setup & technical questions

How long does it take to start monitoring my server?
What Linux distributions does InfraCaptain support?
Do I need to open any firewall ports?
How much CPU and RAM does the monitoring agent use?
Can I connect and disconnect my server multiple times?
What happens if my server goes offline?
How do I remove the monitoring agent from my server?