Using Icinga 2 on NixOS

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 2 or Redis, NixOS provides an Icinga 2 package, but no module....

Two Factors, Double Security?

Two Factors, Double Security?

Introduction “Please enter the code we just sent you.” – most people have seen this message when logging into an online service. Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) is no longer reserved for banks or enterprises. It’s now common in email, social media, and shopping...

Releasing Icinga Cube 1.3.3

Releasing Icinga Cube 1.3.3

We present you the tiniest but very important Icinga DB Web related bugfix release (v1.3.3)! If you had an issue with the module crashing, when certain hosts were in an unreachable state, you will be happy to hear that this bug has been fixed. Icinga DB Web (since...

Releasing Icinga DB 1.2.0 and Icinga DB Web 1.1.2

Releasing Icinga DB 1.2.0 and Icinga DB Web 1.1.2

We are excited to release two new versions today: Icinga DB v1.2.0 and Icinga DB Web v1.1.2. Icinga DB This release addresses multiple issues related to fault recoveries, with a particular focus on retryable database errors that may occur when using Icinga DB with...

Monitoring the Unknown in the Service Manager

Monitoring the Unknown in the Service Manager

Nearly every operating system comes with at least one kind of service management. On a Unix-based operating system, this is historically part of the init system. While the specific tools have matured over time and there are changes between operating systems, they are...

Releasing Icinga for Windows v1.12.0

Releasing Icinga for Windows v1.12.0

It has been a long time since our last release, but today it is finally time to release Icinga for Windows v1.12.0! We made some huge improvements to certain areas of Icinga for Windows, which we are going to talk about. Eventlog Memory-Leak goes Bye-Bye One of the...

Unmasking SVG Injection: Behind the Scenes of Web Graphics

Unmasking SVG Injection: Behind the Scenes of Web Graphics

Have you ever admired those cool graphics on the web? They look nice but can be the wolf in sheep's clothing. In this post you will learn about SVG injections and how to avoid them. What is SVG? Before we get into the topic of SVG injection, let's understand SVG...

Icinga 2 API and debug console

Icinga 2 API and debug console

Have you ever experienced configuration issues, such as notifications not being sent as expected or apply rules not matching all expected objects, probably due to an incorrectly set custom variable? Icinga 2 has several options to assist you in such situations. Last...

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