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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Releasing Icinga Web v2.11.5 and 2.12.3, Icinga Director 1.10.4 and 1.11.4, Icinga Reporting 1.0.3
Update (2025-03-26 16:45:00 UTC) We released a hotfix release for Icinga Web 2.11 and 2.12 afterwards. Please install 2.11.6 and 2.12.4, respectively. -- Today we release three updates, each for an integral component of Icinga, which all close a total of five security...
Icinga Notifications – How to Set Up Desktop Alerts
We recently released the beta version of our Notification Web Module, which includes a cool feature that is not yet known to everyone. We named it Desktop Notifications (Browser Push Notifications). With this feature enabled, your browser can send you instant...
Releasing Icinga Web v2.12.2
Today we’re announcing the general availability of Icinga Web v2.12.2. You can find all issues related to this release on our Roadmap. General Fixes Icinga Web has become quite mature over the years. Typically, only new features cause issues and require fixing....
Multi Element Selection in Icinga DB Web
From time to time we want to bring not so widely known features of Icinga into spotlight. In this effort it’s a not so obvious feature, that was available in the monitoring module of Icinga Web 2 at some point already. It has also been available in Icinga DB Web since...
Simplified Database Schema Upgrades for Icinga Web and Modules
With the release of Icinga Web 2.12, we've streamlined and simplified the process for performing database schema upgrades for both Icinga Web and its modules. This new feature not only indicates when an upgrade is pending but also allows for automatic execution of the...
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