One-shot installer retired
Do not run an old copy of setup-anet.sh
The old script had no reproducible end-to-end verification and used broad process cleanup plus recursive state deletion that could affect unrelated services on the same host. It also used an unsafe network default and secret-forwarding method.
Current status
https://anet.sh/setup-anet.sh remains available for old bookmarks, but now only prints a retirement notice, makes no system changes, and exits non-zero.
Do not run a previously downloaded or copied version, even for a “clean reinstall” or “cache cleanup.” Its cleanup scope was not limited to this installation and could stop other Agent Network processes or delete npx code and state still in use.
Supported alternatives
- Local evaluation: 30-second quickstart
- New server: fresh-server deployment
- Production: public-internet security
- Multiple nodes: batch agents
These paths separate installation, authentication, network binding, node creation, and verification, so a failure can be traced to one step.
Why it was not patched in place
A safe rewrite needs redesigned process ownership, credential forwarding, idempotent recovery, and uninstall boundaries, followed by reproducible E2E on clean Ubuntu/Debian environments. Until that exists, an unverified one-shot script is not a supported entry point.