A container reporting "up" tells you the process is running, not that the workload is healthy - but that caveat is true of any service, on a container or a bare server. What makes containers their...
Monitoring Docker Containers with Icinga
A container reporting "up" tells you the process is running, not that the workload is healthy - but that caveat is true of any service, on a container or a bare server. What makes containers their...
Icinga 2 Meets OpenTelemetry: Native Metrics Export in v2.16
The OTLPMetricsWriter is a new Icinga 2 feature available since v2.16 that exports check plugin performance data as OpenTelemetry-compliant metrics via the OTLP HTTP protocol. With a single configuration object, it connects Icinga 2 to any OTLP-compatible backend like...
How to Migrate an Icinga 2 Master in a High Availability Setup
Moving an Icinga 2 master to a new machine requires careful preparation, especially in a master-to-master high availability setup. In production environments, such migrations are often part of broader infrastructure changes, platform standardization, or long-term...
Building the Future of Icinga
When we started the development of Icinga 2 we had a clear picture. We wanted a great monitoring solution for small and large environments. Back then, we imagined Icinga 2 to be a scalable monitoring tool with a dynamic configuration, enriched with a slight and fast...
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