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...
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...
Looking for a PRTG Alternative? Here’s Why You Should Consider Icinga
If you’re reading this, chances are high you’re looking for a PRTG alternative and considering switching from Paessler PRTG to Icinga. Maybe it’s the rising costs of PRTG, or maybe you want a monitoring solution that gives you more flexibility and control. Whatever...
Let’s Encrypt Stops Expiration Emails – How to Ensure Your Certificates Stay Valid with SSL Certificate Monitoring
No More Expiration Emails – What Now SSL/TLS certificates are critical for secure communication, and keeping track of their expiration is essential. Until now, Let’s Encrypt has sent email notifications when certificates were about to expire. However, as of June 2025,...
How to Do Code Review: A Guide for Teams That Care About Quality
We at Icinga / NETWAYS (yes, that’s the order) held an internal event recently. It’s name was Knowledge Days and I got to to talk about how I review code. Now, I will share my knowledge with you! Though, this is specifically how I personally perform reviews. This is...
Tell Us About Your Icinga Experience on Gartner & Capterra!
Hey Icinga users! We’re all about creating the best monitoring solutions for you, and your feedback plays a huge role in that. So, we’re reaching out to invite you to share your experiences on Gartner Peer Insights and Capterra! Special Offer: Share Your Review...
Infrastructure Monitoring Checklist: What you should monitor
You want to monitor your infrastructure? Monitoring is essential to ensure system stability, security and optimal performance. Without proper monitoring, small issues can quickly escalate into major problems and affect productivity and service availability. While...
Icinga Notifications: Incident muting
In a previous article, Julian provided a comprehensive overview of the characteristics and functionality of Incidents in Icinga Notifications. In today's blog, I will explain the concept of Incident muting and its underlying mechanisms. What is Incident Muting? The...
Monitoring Automation with Icinga Director – Simplify Configuration Management
Automating the monitoring process for a huge amount of servers, virtual machines, applications, services, private and public clouds is a main driver for users when they decide to use Icinga. In fact, monitoring large environments is not a new demand for us at all. We...
Icinga Notifications: Custom Channel Plugins
As many of you have already seen in our previous blog posts and our early beta release, we're working on a new, independent notification module. Right now, we only offer three ready-made channels for sending notifications. Today, I want to show you how you can create...
Announcing Icinga for Kubernetes v0.2.0
We are excited to announce the release of Icinga for Kubernetes v0.2.0! This update brings a host of new features and improvements that enhance our monitoring solution for Kubernetes. It makes it easier than ever to analyze problems and understand complex Kubernetes...
Icinga Certification is out!
The Icinga certification is a topic some of you have been waiting for impatiently. Some got a glimpse at it already at the Icinga Summit. Some of you might have never heard of it before. This is your opportunity to prove your skills and take the next step in your...
What a Cloud Monitoring Architecture looks like
In today's fast-paced, digitally-driven business world, cloud computing has become the foundation of scalable and flexible IT infrastructure. As organizations transition to the cloud to gain agility, scalability, and cost savings, it becomes crucial to monitor cloud...
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