diff --git a/zabbix-autoregister/deploy_zabbix_agent_linux_arm.sh b/zabbix-autoregister/deploy_zabbix_agent_linux_arm.sh
index 46aafeb..79c86c8 100644
--- a/zabbix-autoregister/deploy_zabbix_agent_linux_arm.sh
+++ b/zabbix-autoregister/deploy_zabbix_agent_linux_arm.sh
@@ -156,20 +156,99 @@ install_agent_package_manager() {
 }
 
 install_agent_binary() {
-    log "Installing Zabbix Agent 2 from pre-compiled binary..."
+    log "Installing Zabbix Agent 2 from direct .deb package (bookworm arm64)..."
 
-    local tarball_url="https://cdn.zabbix.com/zabbix/binaries/stable/7.0/${ZABBIX_VERSION}/zabbix_agent2-${ZABBIX_VERSION}-${TARBALL_ARCH}-static.tar.gz"
-    local tarball_path="/tmp/zabbix_agent2.tar.gz"
+    # Zabbix does not publish static binary tarballs for ARM architectures.
+    # Instead, we fetch the .deb package directly from the debian-arm64 bookworm pool.
+    # Agent 2 is a Go binary with minimal libc dependencies, so installing a bookworm
+    # .deb on bullseye works reliably.
 
-    log "Downloading from: ${tarball_url}"
-    if ! wget -q "${tarball_url}" -O "${tarball_path}" 2>/dev/null && \
-       ! curl -sL "${tarball_url}" -o "${tarball_path}" 2>/dev/null; then
-        log "ERROR: Failed to download Zabbix Agent 2 binary."
-        log "       URL: ${tarball_url}"
-        log "       You may need to check https://www.zabbix.com/download for the correct ARM binary."
+    local deb_path="/tmp/zabbix_agent2.deb"
+    local pool_base="https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/7.0/debian-arm64/pool/main/z/zabbix"
+
+    # Try multiple URL patterns for the .deb package
+    local deb_urls=(
+        "${pool_base}/zabbix-agent2_${ZABBIX_VERSION}-1+debian12_arm64.deb"
+        "${pool_base}/zabbix-agent2_${ZABBIX_VERSION}-1%2Bdebian12_arm64.deb"
+    )
+
+    local downloaded=false
+    for url in "${deb_urls[@]}"; do
+        log "Trying: ${url}"
+        if wget -q "${url}" -O "${deb_path}" 2>/dev/null; then
+            if dpkg-deb --info "${deb_path}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                downloaded=true
+                break
+            fi
+        fi
+        if curl -sfL "${url}" -o "${deb_path}" 2>/dev/null; then
+            if dpkg-deb --info "${deb_path}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                downloaded=true
+                break
+            fi
+        fi
+        rm -f "${deb_path}"
+    done
+
+    # Fallback: try the CDN static tarball path (may work for some versions)
+    if [ "${downloaded}" = false ]; then
+        local tarball_url="https://cdn.zabbix.com/zabbix/binaries/stable/7.0/${ZABBIX_VERSION}/zabbix_agent2-${ZABBIX_VERSION}-${TARBALL_ARCH}-static.tar.gz"
+        local tarball_path="/tmp/zabbix_agent2.tar.gz"
+
+        log "Trying CDN tarball: ${tarball_url}"
+        if wget -q "${tarball_url}" -O "${tarball_path}" 2>/dev/null || \
+           curl -sfL "${tarball_url}" -o "${tarball_path}" 2>/dev/null; then
+            # Verify it's actually a gzip file
+            if file "${tarball_path}" 2>/dev/null | grep -q gzip; then
+                install_from_tarball "${tarball_path}"
+                return 0
+            fi
+        fi
+        rm -f "${tarball_path}"
+
+        log "ERROR: Failed to download Zabbix Agent 2 for ${ARCH_LABEL}."
+        log "       No static binary or .deb package found."
+        log "       Options:"
+        log "         1. Upgrade to Debian 12 (Bookworm) and re-run this script"
+        log "         2. Manually download from https://www.zabbix.com/download"
+        log "         3. Install from Debian's own repos: apt install zabbix-agent2"
         exit 1
     fi
 
+    # Install the .deb package
+    log "Installing .deb package..."
+    mkdir -p /etc/zabbix
+    mkdir -p /var/log/zabbix
+    mkdir -p /var/run/zabbix
+
+    # Create zabbix user if it doesn't exist
+    if ! id -u zabbix &>/dev/null; then
+        useradd -r -s /sbin/nologin -d /var/lib/zabbix -M zabbix
+    fi
+
+    # Install with --force-depends to handle minor dependency version mismatches
+    # between bookworm and bullseye
+    if ! dpkg -i --force-depends "${deb_path}" 2>&1; then
+        log "dpkg install had issues, attempting to fix dependencies..."
+        apt-get install -f -y 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+
+    rm -f "${deb_path}"
+
+    # Verify the binary is in place
+    if command -v zabbix_agent2 >/dev/null 2>&1 || [ -f /usr/sbin/zabbix_agent2 ]; then
+        log "Package installation complete."
+        chown -R zabbix:zabbix /var/log/zabbix /var/run/zabbix 2>/dev/null || true
+    else
+        log "ERROR: zabbix_agent2 binary not found after package install."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+install_from_tarball() {
+    local tarball_path="$1"
+    log "Extracting tarball..."
+
     # Create directories
     mkdir -p "${INSTALL_DIR}/bin"
     mkdir -p /etc/zabbix
@@ -182,7 +261,7 @@ install_agent_binary() {
 
     # Find the binary
     local agent_bin
-    agent_bin=$(find "${INSTALL_DIR}" -name "zabbix_agent2" -type f | head -1)
+    agent_bin=$(find "${INSTALL_DIR}" -name "zabbix_agent2" -type f 2>/dev/null | head -1)
     if [ -z "${agent_bin}" ]; then
         log "ERROR: Could not find zabbix_agent2 binary in extracted archive."
         exit 1
@@ -200,9 +279,6 @@ install_agent_binary() {
 
     chown -R zabbix:zabbix /var/log/zabbix /var/run/zabbix
 
-    # Set config path for binary installs
-    AGENT_CONF="/etc/zabbix/zabbix_agent2.conf"
-
     # Create systemd service
     create_systemd_service