Ever wondered how Icinga 2 manages all those variables, and how it knows which one to use? In this blog post, we will explore all the different variable scopes in Icinga 2, and by the end, you will...
Icinga 2 DSL – Variable Scopes
Ever wondered how Icinga 2 manages all those variables, and how it knows which one to use? In this blog post, we will explore all the different variable scopes in Icinga 2, and by the end, you will...
Hybrid IT Infrastructure Management
Today’s IT environments are rarely confined to a single data center or a single cloud provider. Enterprises are embracing a mix of cloud platforms, virtual machines, and on-premises hardware to stay agile and competitive. This blended environment is known as hybrid IT...
How to Add Performance Data Graphs into Your Icinga Instance
This is a guest blogpost by Markus Opolka from the Icinga Enterprise Partner NETWAYS. After forking the Grafana Module for Icinga Web last year, we started thinking about alternative ways to display Icinga performance data graphically in the web interface....
Women in Tech: My Journey at Icinga
Four years ago I joined Icinga. Back then, everything was new to me: a new team, a new industry, and an exciting challenge. Today, four years later, I look back on an incredible, inspiring journey – one that has taught me so much, both professionally and personally,...
Understanding Observability, Monitoring, and Telemetry Differences
Defining the Terms: Observability, Monitoring, and Telemetry In the realm of IT infrastructure, understanding observability, monitoring, and telemetry is crucial. Each plays a distinct role in system management. While they interconnect, their specific functions...
Monitoring the Monitoring: Demystifying the Icinga DB Health Check
In this post we will take a look at the icingadb check command built into Icinga 2 for monitoring the health of Icinga DB. If you have already configured it, this blog post will give you some insights on what it actually checks, otherwise, it showcases what useful...
Meet the Icinga Team in Ghent!
We invite you to join Icinga COO Blerim Sheqa and our developers for the Icinga Meetup in Ghent (Belgium) on February 5, 2025. This event is part of Config Management Camp 2025 and represents a great opportunity to connect with the Icinga community, learn about the...
Releasing Icinga DB v1.2.1
Today we are releasing a new version of Icinga DB, version 1.2.1, a maintenance release that addresses HA issues and includes a number of other fixes. Most prominent, crashes caused by an invalid HA state were investigated and fixed mainly by the following changes....
Releasing Icinga Director v1.11.3
We are happy to announce the release of Icinga Director version 1.11.3. This release addresses few important bug fixes making Icinga Director more stable. You can find all issues related to this release on our Roadmap. UI This update resolves several errors caused in...
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...
Icinga Notifications: Custom Sources
Icinga Notifications works with custom sources next to Icinga 2 alerts. Custom sources from a script and for Prometheus alerts are shown.
Uncovering a Client Certificate Verification Bypass in Icinga
This is a guest blogpost from Finn Steglich. As of Icinga 2 versions 2.14.3, 2.13.10, 2.12.11, and 2.11.12 from 12th November 2024, a critical security issue affecting Icinga 2 Masters, Satellites and Agents has been addressed. Now we'd like to release some more...
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