I use NixOS by the way. And today I'm going to show you how to operate a simple Icinga setup using that operating system. I.e. a single node with checks and notifications. In contrast to Icinga Web...
Using Icinga 2 on NixOS
I use NixOS by the way. And today I'm going to show you how to operate a simple Icinga setup using that operating system. I.e. a single node with checks and notifications. In contrast to Icinga Web...
Enhanced Icinga 2 Container Images
As some of you might have already noticed, we recently gave our official Icinga 2 container image builds a complete overhaul. These new images are currently available only as snapshot builds but will replace the existing stable images with the next Icinga 2 v2.16.0...
Extending Unit-Testing on Icinga2
Unit-Testing is important Obviously nobody is disagreeing with this. It's just that during ongoing development and while focusing on features and bug-fixes, testing often falls behind in priority, especially when developers would need to write tests for existing or...
Mastering Service Configuration in Icinga Director
The Icinga Director configuration tool makes it easy to define monitoring objects through the web UI and deploy them to the Icinga 2 API. In this blog post, I’ll walk you through how to configure services in Icinga Director. If you haven't used Icinga Director yet,...
Releasing Icinga Dependency Views 1.0.1
Today we’re announcing the availability of Icinga Dependency Views v1.0.1. Updated packages are available. In This Release Sometimes it feels like pure irony: you set up beautiful, custom views in Icinga; only to find they don’t show what you expect. Or worse, they...
Releasing Icinga DB Web v1.2.2 and Icinga Web v2.12.5
Today we’re announcing the general availability of Icinga DB Web v1.2.2 and Icinga Web 2.12.5. Icinga DB Web This is a security release. It is recommended to upgrade quickly. You can find all issues related to this release on our roadmap. Access Granted The new...
Dashboard Sharing – The Hard Way
Current Limitation: Dashboard Sharing Not Yet Supported Unlike menu items, dashboards in Icinga Web 2 currently can't be shared across users. This is something we will implement in future versions, but for now users can only create dashboards for themselves. We don't...
A little love for two old fellas – Icinga Business Process Modeling and Icinga Web Graphite Integration
Today is the day, we grant two products their long overdue maintenance. Maintenance always sounds boring, I hear you. But let me remind you that this also means we do and take care! And what this actually is all about: Icinga Business Process Modeling v2.5.2 Icinga...
Beyond PHP-FPM: Modern PHP Application Servers
For decades, PHP has powered the web using a simple model: process a request, send a response, then shut down. This model, especially in the form of CGI and PHP-FPM, is easy to understand but increasingly inefficient for modern web demands. The Traditional Model: CGI...
IPL: How to create lists with ipl-web
In my previous blog post, I explained how to build lists using ipl-web widgets. That method will soon be deprecated due to its complexity. With the recent ipl-web release, we have introduced a simpler and more flexible approach to building lists, using a lightweight...
Icinga 2 DSL – Variable Scopes
Ever wondered how Icinga 2 manages all those variables, and how it knows which one to use? In this blog post, we will explore all the different variable scopes in Icinga 2, and by the end, you will know what this mysterious error message means when you see it in your...
How Quick User Tests Help Us Make Better UI Decisions in Icinga Web
Designing user interfaces for Icinga Web is always a bit of a balancing act. Once we’ve worked through all the technical and conceptual details of a new feature, it can be tough to step back and see things from a fresh user’s point of view. We as developers know too...
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