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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Getting Started With Linode on Prowler

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Prowler for Linode scans your Linode infrastructure for security misconfigurations, including compute settings, networking rules, user account security, and more.

<Note>
  Linode support in Prowler is community-maintained. For commercial support or to request additional service coverage, [contact us](https://prowler.com/contact).
</Note>

## Prerequisites

Set up authentication for Linode with the [Linode Authentication](/user-guide/providers/linode/authentication) guide before starting:

* Create a Linode Personal Access Token with read-only permissions
* The token requires at minimum: `account:read_only`, `linodes:read_only`, and `firewall:read_only` scopes

## Prowler CLI

### Run Prowler for Linode

Once authenticated with a Personal Access Token, set the `LINODE_TOKEN` environment variable and run Prowler for Linode. Prowler reads the token exclusively from the environment variable, so the secret is never exposed in shell history or process listings:

```bash theme={null}
export LINODE_TOKEN="your-personal-access-token"
prowler linode
```

### Run Specific Checks

```bash theme={null}
prowler linode --checks compute_instance_backups_enabled compute_instance_watchdog_enabled
```

### Run a Specific Service

```bash theme={null}
prowler linode --services networking
```

### Scan Specific Regions

Use `--region` (alias `--filter-region` / `-f`) to limit the scan to one or more Linode regions. Region-less resources (account administration and Cloud Firewalls) are always scanned; only regional resources such as instances are filtered. When the flag is omitted, all regions are scanned.

```bash theme={null}
prowler linode --region eu-central us-east
```

## Available Services

Prowler for Linode currently supports the following services:

| Service          | Description                                                                                 |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `administration` | Account administration includes users and access controls such as two-factor authentication |
| `compute`        | Compute includes Linode instances and their workload configuration                          |
| `networking`     | Networking includes Cloud Firewalls and their stateful network rules                        |