# Installation

The most common scenario involves installing agents locally. 

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Alternatively, you can establish direct connections to PostgreSQL instances from the platform using the [Agentless approach](https://docs.datasentinel.io/manual/features/other-features/agentless-monitoring).This enables monitoring of cloud-managed instances or instances within containers.

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[platform](https://docs.datasentinel.io/manual/getting-started/installation/platform)
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[agent](https://docs.datasentinel.io/manual/getting-started/installation/agent)
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