# Hosts (Pulsar Agent)

## What is a host at Enginsight?

A host in the Enginsight platform is a server or client on which the Pulsar agent has been installed to monitor it from the inside. The Pulsar agent runs platform independent on Windows as well as Linux (see: [Supported Operating Systems](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/master/technical-details/system-requirements/supported-operating-systems)).

## Table of contents

* [**Pulsar Agent**](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/master/operation/platform/legacy/hosts-agent-pulsar/pulsar-agent)\
  [Install](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/master/operation/platform/legacy/pulsar-agent#installation-creating-a-new-host) Pulsar Agent (including via [Windows Group Policy](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/master/operation/platform/legacy/pulsar-agent#roll-out-pulsar-agent-via-windows-group-policy) and in [VDI Environments](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/master/operation/platform/legacy/pulsar-agent#install-pulsar-agent-in-vdi-environments)), configure and [uninstall](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/master/operation/platform/legacy/pulsar-agent#uninstallation).
* [**Host details**](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/master/operation/platform/legacy/hosts-agent-pulsar/host-details)\
  Information and configurations of individual hosts: including [Metrics](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/master/operation/platform/legacy/host-details#metrics), [Services](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/master/operation/platform/legacy/host-details#services), [Autostarts](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/master/operation/platform/legacy/host-details#autostarts), [Vulnabilities](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/master/operation/platform/legacy/host-details#vulnabilities), [Configurations](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/master/operation/platform/legacy/host-details#configuration), [Settings](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/master/operation/platform/legacy/host-details#settings).
* [**Policy Manager**](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/master/operation/platform/legacy/hosts-agent-pulsar/policy-manager)\
  Manage Enginsight settings via tags on multiple hosts together.
* [**Software Inventory**](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/master/operation/platform/legacy/hosts-agent-pulsar/software-inventory)\
  Inventory of installed software on all hosts.
* [**Intrusion Detection System**](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/master/operation/platform/legacy/hosts-agent-pulsar/intrusion-detection-system)\
  Analysis of network traffic for cyberattacks: [Configure IDS](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/master/operation/platform/legacy/intrusion-detection-system#configure-ids), explore [Network Anomalies](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/master/operation/platform/legacy/intrusion-detection-system#network-anomalies), manage [Whitelists](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/master/operation/platform/legacy/intrusion-detection-system#whitelist).
* [**File Integrity Monitoring**](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/master/operation/platform/legacy/hosts-agent-pulsar/file-integrity-monitoring)\
  Monitoring the integrity of your data and systems with the [FIM-Cockpit](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/master/operation/platform/legacy/file-integrity-monitoring#fim-cockpit), creation of [rules ](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/master/operation/platform/legacy/file-integrity-monitoring#rules)and overview of relevant [logs](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/master/operation/platform/legacy/file-integrity-monitoring#logs).
* [**System events**](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/master/operation/platform/legacy/hosts-agent-pulsar/system-events)\
  Recording and analysis of system logs for security-related events.
* [**Update Manager**](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/master/operation/platform/legacy/hosts-agent-pulsar/update-manager)\
  List pending updates on all hosts and apply updates together on multiple hosts.
* [**Plugins**](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/master/operation/platform/legacy/hosts-agent-pulsar/plugins)\
  Run scripts automatically: Create Plugins and run scripts [shedulded](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/master/operation/platform/legacy/plugins#shedulded-execution-using-cronjob) or in [reaction to system event](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/master/operation/platform/legacy/plugins#autonomous-reaction-to-system-event-via-alerting).
* [**Machine Learning**](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/master/operation/platform/legacy/hosts-agent-pulsar/machine-learning)\
  Analyze [metrics](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/master/operation/platform/legacy/machine-learning#metrics) for anomalies and set [alert](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/master/operation/platform/legacy/machine-learning#switch-alert-to-anomalies) without fixed limit.