diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/ceilometer/monitoring_agent/start_monitoring_agent.sh b/xos/synchronizer/ceilometer/monitoring_agent/start_monitoring_agent.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install -y python-dev
+sudo pip install Flask
+cd /home/ubuntu/monitoring_agent
+chmod +x monitoring_agent.py
+nohup python monitoring_agent.py &