There are many ways to interact with the data that Icinga 2 collects, processes, and produces. The most common is probably Icinga Web, which displays checks in all the colors of a traffic light....
Icinga 2 Insights With Event Streams
There are many ways to interact with the data that Icinga 2 collects, processes, and produces. The most common is probably Icinga Web, which displays checks in all the colors of a traffic light....
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...
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...
What even is DevRel?
DevRel is short for Developer Relations. Developer Relations is exactly what it means, a marketing policy that prioritizes relationships with developers. In general society, there is a word known as PR (Public Relations); you could say DevRel is the developer version...
IPL: How to use ipl-stdlib and ipl-i18n
In my previous blogpost, I explained how easy it is to validate forms with the ipl-validator. Today we will talk about the following two very useful libraries: Ipl-stdlib: All our libraries are based on this library. It provides many useful features like string...
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...
Monitor all operating systems with one solution: Icinga 2
We as a company build monitoring software. And we have committed to diversity. It is just logical and consequent for us to apply this principle not only to the people who do the work, but also to the work itself. To the monitoring software we build. Especially to...
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...
Mapping Hostnames to Locations with Icinga Director – A Step-by-Step Guide
Recently I came across the Maps module build and maintained by our community. The module displays host objects and annotations on openstreetmap using the JavaScript library leaflet.js. The module reads the coordinates for each host from custom variables and is able to...
Icinga for Windows v1.11.0 – It’s finally here!
Today we are happy to announce that after many delays, re-writes, pushbacks and restructuring Icinga for Windows v1.11.0 is finally released! First, we would like to thank everyone for contributing feedback over the past month to track down issues and testing new...
How to resolve circular dependency in Icinga2
We recently announced the general availability of Icinga 2.14, which most of you might have noticed, and with that in mind, I'd like to show you how you can easily troubleshoot and eliminate some of the dependencies headaches known as the dependency cycle. What does...
CSS doesn’t need to be ugly
Ever looked at some CSS and your first instinct was to close the editor and never look at it again? I did. Though, I don't have the luxury to close the editor in such a case, as is probably often the case for others as well. Code grows with time and so do bad...
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