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SystemD: Podman

This guide explains how to configure the Falcon Sensor to run as a SystemD service using Podman in non-Kubernetes environments.

Requirements

Podman installed and running
Root or sudo privileges
A valid CrowdStrike Falcon Customer ID (CID)
Access to the Falcon container image

Installation Options

Load or pull the Falcon Sensor image to your host:
Terminal window
```
podman pull myrepo.com/falcon/sensor:1234
```

Update the falcon.conf configuration file your settings. e.g.:

FALCON_CONTAINER_IMAGE=myrepo.com/falcon/sensor:1234
FALCON_CID=ABCDEFabcdef012345-12
FALCON_TAGS=systemd,production

Copy the falcon.conf and falcon.service files to /etc/systemd/system:
Terminal window
```
cp falcon.* /etc/systemd/system
```
Enable and start the Falcon service:
Terminal window
```
systemctl enable --now falcon.service
```