[stork-users] Fresh Stork 2.2.0 does not discover fresh Kea DHCP 3.0.0 instalation

[Corby Stephens]

Let's just say I've gotten really good at installing Kea, Stork Server and Agent, even getting them talking to Postgresql. 🙂 What is missing is instructions on kea-ctrl-agent and how to configure it in this context. Can someone give me the basic, bare-bones version I can easily get the stork agent and server talking on the same machine? What I need now is the kea-ctrl-agent basics.

I need to get this working in stages, not straight to the end result. I need a proof of concept first. And yeah, I do see it is meant ultimately for a larger scale. In my case, the end goal will be a simple main and HA backup for a rural ISP of five /22 IP blocks.

Thanks for your help BTW.



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On Tue, Jul 22, 2025, at 13:57, Corby Stephens wrote:
The section heading is misleading. In my case I was not upgrading to Kea 3, it was my starting point, so I saw no reason to read that. Also, the ARM docs do not mention a need to the Control Agent in either Kea or Stork.

That being said, having never configured the Control Agent, what is the proper configuration when hosting Kea and Stork on the same server (basic, getting started, get them talking, no SSL yet level)? Again, I'm brand new to Kea, Stork, this whole ecosystem. The docs need to be written at that level. My main DHCP experience is Microsoft based so I'm not new to DHCP itself, but this is a very different platform in terms of setup/configuration.

You're absolutely right... even the Stork 'quick start guide' just assumes that you already know you need the Kea Control Agent installed: https://kb.isc.org/docs/stork-quickstart-guide#installing-the-stork-agent

Pay attention also to that guide's warnings about installing the Stork Server and the Stork Agent on the same machine; the default configuration of those two services will conflict with each other and one will have to be changed.

If your goal is to provide DHCPv4 service with Kea and monitor it with Stork, then you'll need to install the Kea DHCPv4 server and the Kea Control Agent, and you'll also need to install the Stork Server and the Stork Agent. In case it wasn't clear, these tools are generally intended for large (not single server) deployments where some of the pieces run on different machines, which is why there are so many pieces!

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