# Do I need Linux skills to run network detection?

For most open-source sensors, yes; for NetSenX, only basic ones. Running a self-hosted sensor usually means installing and updating a Linux server, managing disk space and services, and reading configuration files. With NetSenX, installing the Linux agent is one command copied from the dashboard, pasted into a terminal and run with administrator rights; the installer checks the package signature and sets up the service. On a Mac, you install a signed package. After that, the work happens in the web dashboard: reading alerts, marking false positives, viewing the network map. If even that terminal step is unfamiliar, an IT provider can do it for you, and NetSenX support helps with macOS agents. Reading alerts needs no Linux knowledge at all.

FAQ: [Small business monitoring](https://netsenx.com/en/faq/smb) · https://netsenx.com/en/faq/do-i-need-linux-skills-to-run-network-detection

## Read next

- https://netsenx.com/en/ndr-for-small-business
- https://netsenx.com/en/pricing

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