Install from source

1. Install Go 1.11+. For more information, see the steps on the official Go website.

2. Clone the Datadog Agent repo.

3. Run this command in the root of the datadog-agent repository:

   go install ./cmd/trace-agent
   

4. Run the Agent using trace-agent (assuming the path $GOPATH/bin is in your system’s $PATH).

Troubleshooting

Check the Agent output or logs (/var/log/datadog/trace-agent.log on Linux) to ensure that traces seem correct and that they are reaching the Datadog API.