eBPF compatibility and requirements

This page provides comprehensive compatibility information for the New Relic eBPF agent, including supported databases, deployment requirements, and data querying capabilities that apply to all installation methods.

Ensure that all Kubernetes integration compatibility and requirements are met.
Kubernetes environments: The following Kubernetes environments are supported:
- Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
- Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Database support matrix: The eBPF agent can monitor the following databases and their supported versions:
Database
Supported Versions
MySQL
v5.6.51 and later
MongoDB
v3.6.23 and later
Redis
v3.2.12 and later
PostgreSQL
v9.6.24 and later
MSSQL
v14.x and later
DynamoDB
v2.0.0 and later

Thrift support matrix: The eBPF agent supports the following Thrift transport protocols and transport layers:
Type
Supported
Transport protocols
TBinaryProtocol, TCompactProtocol, TJSONProtocol
Transport layers
TSocket, TFramedTransport, TZlibTransport

Network requirements: All eBPF deployments require access to these endpoints:

Requirement Type	Details
URL allowlist	`otlp.nr-data.net:443` `otlp.eu01.nr-data.net:443` (Required only for EU region accounts) `https://downloads.newrelic.com`
Port allowlist	For external communication enable the port `443`
Mount path requirements	Root filesystem (`/`) System filesystem (`/sys`)

Linux distributions

Linux kernel versions 5.8 and later
arm64 or x86-64 architectures
Root privileges (sudo access required for installation and operation)
A minimum of 2 GB of RAM
Supports the following Linux distributions:
- Debian 11 and later
- Ubuntu 20.04 and later
- CentOS Stream 9 and later
- RHEL 8 and later

Database support matrix

The eBPF agent can monitor the following databases and their supported versions:

Database	Supported Versions
MySQL	`v5.6.51` and later
MongoDB	`v3.6.23` and later
Redis	`v3.2.12` and later
PostgreSQL	`v9.6.24` and later

Thrift support matrix

The eBPF agent supports the following Thrift transport protocols and transport layers:

Type	Supported
Transport protocols	`TBinaryProtocol`, `TCompactProtocol`, `TJSONProtocol`
Transport layers	`TSocket`, `TFramedTransport`, `TZlibTransport`

Network requirements

All eBPF deployments require access to these endpoints:

Requirement Type	Details
URL allowlist	`otlp.nr-data.net:443` `otlp.eu01.nr-data.net:443` (Required only for EU region accounts) `https://downloads.newrelic.com`
Port allowlist	For internal communication enable the port `12345` and port `4317` For external communication enable the port `443`
Mount path requirements	Root filesystem (`/`) System filesystem (`/sys`)

eBPF Kubernetes installation

Learn how to install the eBPF agent on Kubernetes.

eBPF Linux installation

Learn how to install the eBPF agent on Linux hosts.

Troubleshooting eBPF

Learn how to troubleshoot eBPF agent issues.