The software config info on the landing page points that links to the configs for fleetdm doesn’t have anything about software collection.

I can't find the link you're referring to, could you point me in the right direction?

Sure https://fleetdm.com/docs/deploying/configuration#software-inventory is the link from the Inventory/Vulnerability page.

Ah yes! When software inventory is empty, it shows that link which is not very helpful. Thanks for bringing this to our attention, I'm going to file an issue