Imagine you have one more special thing to monitor. While our Icinga 2 can observe infrastructure of almost any size, it still needs a plugin for each kind of check. Unfortunately not every command...
Turns any command into a plugin: check_rungrep
Imagine you have one more special thing to monitor. While our Icinga 2 can observe infrastructure of almost any size, it still needs a plugin for each kind of check. Unfortunately not every command...
Managing Multiple Service Instances with a Systemd Generator
When working with systemd services in Linux, you might encounter situations where multiple instances of a service need to be managed dynamically. When I had to develop a solution to monitor multiple Kubernetes clusters with Icinga for Kubernetes, I ran into exactly...
How to do Agentless Monitoring with check_by_ssh
The fundamentals of Icinga 2 are check plugins. They are being executed and their return value is mapped to either Host or Service objects. Everything else follows on top. These check plugins can be either from the Monitoring Plugins or custom. While their origin does...
Native Binaries with PHP
There is always a big debate about whether interpreted or compiled languages are more useful. I think it is important to look at the pros and cons. Both language types have their strengths and weaknesses. While interpreted languages are great for maintaining and...
Chart.js: Visualizing Data for Better Insights
In the field of data visualization, Chart.js is a popular JavaScript library used to make flexible and good-looking charts. It's simple and versatile, making it a great choice for many uses, including monitoring systems. This library ensures that charts display well...
Making Use of Previous State in Icinga2 Check Commands
When writing a custom check plugin for Icinga 2, there are situations where in addition to observing the current state of a system, taking the past into account as well can be helpful. A common case for this is when the data source provides counter values, i.e. values...
Icinga for your desktop
To be clear from the beginning, we won't make any desktop application things. But to compensate for that, we have another gift for you, that let's you express your love for Icinga or at least remind you of your favorite monitoring tool, when all your windows are...
Releasing Icinga Reporting v1.0.2 and Icinga PDF Export v0.11.0
We are happy to announce the release of Icinga PDF Export v0.11.0 and Icinga Reporting v1.0.2 today. In this blog post I will talk about what is new in these releases. Icinga PDF Export You can find all issues related to this release on the module's roadmap. The...
Releasing Icinga Web Jira Integration v1.3.4
We are happy to announce the release of Icinga Web Jira Integration v1.3.4 today. You can find all issues related to this release on our roadmap. What's It All About This release ensures the compatibility with PHP 8.3 and fixes the following issues. Fixes issue with...
Insights from Feedback Week 2024: Enhancing Icinga Community Experience
At Icinga, our community is at the heart of everything we do. That's why we dedicated a week to hear directly from you during our Feedback Week, held from April 15th to April 19th. We're excited to share the key takeaways and insights from the surveys conducted across...
Releasing Icinga Business Process Modelling v2.5.1
We’ve just released Icinga Business Process Modelling v2.5.1, and it comes with a few valuable updates and fixes to make modelling your infrastructure even smoother. With Business Process Modelling, you can combine multiple monitoring checks into logical units –...
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...
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