An Icinga Web filter is a chain of conditions, each one a column, an operator, and a value, combined with & and |. You type it into the search bar of Icinga DB Web, but the same syntax shows up...
Icinga Web Filter Syntax: Operators, Wildcards and Custom Variables
An Icinga Web filter is a chain of conditions, each one a column, an operator, and a value, combined with & and |. You type it into the search bar of Icinga DB Web, but the same syntax shows up...
How to Make Claude Your UI Design Companion
When I first tried Claude Design, shortly after it was released, I wasn't impressed. As an every day Figma user, I missed the option to manipulate elements directly, especially for fine tuning details. What I overlooked at that point was the fact that it is really...
Icinga Director 1.12 Release
Icinga Director 1.12 is out now. Icinga Director 1.12.0 finally gives custom variables full support for dictionaries, fixes a long standing bug that broke user group restores, and raises the module's minimum requirements to match the rest of the Icinga Web ecosystem....
Using writable bind mounts with Icinga 2 in rootless Podman
Running Icinga 2 in a rootless Podman container is pretty straightforward, it works just the same as on Docker, so all the examples on our Docker Hub page work as expected. For example this one to generate certificates and initialize the master configuration: podman...
Icinga Web SSO walkthrough
The ability to log into all corporate applications with one username and password is pretty convenient, even compared to a password manager. As a benefit, the IT department can centrally enforce one desired two-factor auth mechanism. Now we, Icinga, also provide a...
Icinga Director: Targeted Health Checks and Sync Rule/Import Source Deletes from CLI
Icinga Director's CLI commands have supported import sources and sync rules for a long time, which includes listing, checking and running them. Before Icinga Director v1.11.6 two things you couldn't do from the CLI, though, were narrowing a health check down to a...
Specifics in Packaging Icinga Go Applications
Today's post provides insights into packaging Icinga Go applications and explains why there are seven Icinga DB version 1.5.1 packages. # apt-cache show icingadb | grep 'Version: 1.5.1' Version: 1.5.1-7+debian13 Version: 1.5.1-6+debian13 Version: 1.5.1-5+debian13...
Password Policies in Icinga Web
Icinga Web 2 now ships a PasswordPolicyHook that gives administrators and module developers full control over what constitutes a valid password. Instead of hard-coding a single rule set for every deployment, the hook makes password validation an extension point: any...
Building a Shared Icon and Font Library for Icinga Web
If you've copied the same icon font or the same LESS helper into two or three Icinga Web modules, you've hit the problem libraries exist to solve. This guide builds one from scratch: a small, self-contained icon and font pack that any number of modules can share, with...
Icinga Web 2.14, Security Releases, and Module Updates
We are shipping a new batch of Icinga Web ecosystem releases today. Icinga Web 2.14 is the headline, bringing the baseline for two-factor authentication support, configurable password policies, a configurable Content Security Policy, and a round of developer tooling...
Icinga Director, vSphere® Integration, and SSO: New Releases Available
This release roundup brings together Icinga Web SSO v1.0.0, Icinga Director v1.11.9, and Icinga vSphere® Integration v1.8.4. It introduces OpenID Connect single sign-on for Icinga Web and includes compatibility updates for the upcoming Icinga PHP Library 1.0.0...
How Git Worktrees Changed My Development Workflow
Since I started using Claude Code more frequently, I kept noticing a "worktree" checkbox popping up whenever I started a session in a Git repository. I had no idea what it meant, so I did what any curious developer would do and started digging. What I found was a Git...
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