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Use this skill whenever the user wants to install the Datadog Agent on an EC2 instance running Ubuntu. Triggers on mentions of Datadog Agent install, DD agent on Ubuntu, host monitoring setup, syslog collection with Datadog, or Agent installation on EC2. Also applies when the user asks about collecting system logs or infrastructure metrics from a Linux VM with Datadog.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
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/aws-ec2:install-dd-agentThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
Install the Datadog Agent on an EC2 instance, enable log collection, configure syslog forwarding, and verify telemetry in Datadog.
Install the Datadog Agent on an EC2 instance, enable log collection, configure syslog forwarding, and verify telemetry in Datadog.
setup-ec2 skill)datadoghq.com)Based on the prospect's AMI, read the appropriate reference file from references/ and follow its instructions.
| AMI | Reference File |
|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 | references/ubuntu.md |
# Check agent status
sudo datadog-agent status
# Check Logs Agent section
sudo datadog-agent status | grep -A 25 "Logs Agent"
# Check for errors
sudo journalctl -u datadog-agent -p err -n 50
sudo grep -i "error" /var/log/datadog/agent.log
Confirm syslog events and infrastructure metrics appear in the Datadog UI.
Cause: The DD_API_KEY used during installation is incorrect or expired.
Fix: Update the API key in /etc/datadog-agent/datadog.yaml and restart: sudo systemctl restart datadog-agent
Cause: The syslog conf.yaml file is missing or has incorrect YAML formatting.
Fix: Verify /etc/datadog-agent/conf.d/syslog.d/conf.yaml exists with correct content and restart the agent.
Cause: EC2 security group or network ACL blocks outbound HTTPS (port 443).
Fix: Ensure the security group allows outbound traffic to *.datadoghq.com on port 443.
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