Today we are announcing the release of Icinga DB version 1.5.1. This release addresses the issue of leaking SQL prepared statements when Icinga DB is configured as a source for Icinga Notifications....
Releasing Icinga DB v1.5.1
Today we are announcing the release of Icinga DB version 1.5.1. This release addresses the issue of leaking SQL prepared statements when Icinga DB is configured as a source for Icinga Notifications....
Releasing Icinga DB v1.3.0
Today we are releasing a new version of Icinga DB, version 1.3.0. This is a maintenance release, integrating the container setup directly into Icinga DB. Most importantly, first-class support for configuring Icinga DB completely via environment variables has been...
Monitoring the Monitoring: Demystifying the Icinga DB Health Check
In this post we will take a look at the icingadb check command built into Icinga 2 for monitoring the health of Icinga DB. If you have already configured it, this blog post will give you some insights on what it actually checks, otherwise, it showcases what useful...
Releasing Icinga DB Web v1.1
Today we’re announcing the general availability of Icinga DB Web v1.1.0. You can find all issues related to this release on our Roadmap. Please make sure to also check the respective upgrading section in the documentation. Things You Eagerly Waited For Keyboard...
Migrating to Icinga DB
Although Icinga DB has been around for some time and many customers and users are already using it, there may still be some who are wondering how to upgrade/migrate to Icinga DB. This post will briefly explain the components of the Icinga DB and how to install them in...
Releasing Icinga DB 1.1.1
We are happy to announce the release of Icinga DB version 1.1.1, whose packages are generally available on supported operating systems today. With this release, we address a number of bugs in the Icinga DB daemon, some of which caused a few crashes, we address some...
Icinga DB Web deep custom variable filter
In this blog post I will introduce you to filtering, based on deep custom variables in Icinga DB Web. In Icinga Web 2 monitoring module, it is not possible to filter deep custom variables. Example of deep custom variables involving dictionaries and arrays: vars.dummy...
Icinga DB Web Search Bar – Features & How It Works
With Icinga DB Web you can filter the list views in a very elegant and lovely manner. If you haven't tried this search bar yet, it's time to begin now. Unlike in the monitoring module, where you have to tediously filter the views based on clicking through all the...
Less is more … or more is more? Decide for yourself with Icinga DB Web list view modes
With Icinga DB Web you can now customise Icinga Web's list views to your needs. While in one scenario you might be more interested to see as many objects as possible at a glance, in another scenario detail attributes of only a few objects will be more important to...
New Releases for Icinga 2, Icinga Web and Icinga DB Web available
We've been working on a bunch of minor releases lately. Today we're happy to announce new versions for Icinga 2, Icinga Web and the Icinga DB Web module. Check out the details below. Icinga 2 v2.13.6 Today we are releasing Icinga 2.13.6. The main focus is improved...
List View in Icinga DB Web
Similar, to the monitoring module in Icinga Web, Icinga DB Web also provides list views for hosts and services to provide the most common columns to reduce the backend query load. The columns URL parameter is used to provide the columns that are needed for the list...
More reliable host and service history with Icinga DB
Today's blog post will give an insight into one of the many things that improved with Icinga DB: how host and service history is written to the database, both by the old IDO feature, as well as what has changed with Icinga DB and how this leads to more reliable...
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