SetupStep 1 of 5
Create a box
One box per server you want to watch.
A box is one server you want to watch — an EC2 instance, a machine in your own rack, a development VM. Each box gets its own agent key, and each server runs exactly one agent.
One agent, the whole host
The agent is not per service. A single agent on on-prem-server-1 reports that machine's CPU, memory and storage regardless of what is running on it — a database, a web server, a queue worker, or all three. You do not create a box per process.
So the mapping is simple:
- One physical or virtual server → one box
- One box → one agent key
- One agent key → one running agent
Create one
- Open Boxes and sign in.
- Choose New box.
- Give it a name and confirm.
Monilogix generates an agent key for the box straight away. Boxes created here are saved to your account — this is the real setup, and the rest of this guide continues from it.
Naming
Name a box after the machine, not its job. Jobs move between servers; the server stays put. Names like ec2-1, on-prem-server-1 or development-server stay accurate a year from now, whereas database stops being true the moment you move the database.
Names are for you, not the agent — the agent key is what identifies the box. You can rename a box at any time without touching the server.