Nagios Plugin Tutorials

Learn how to customize your Nagios XI and Core monitoring capabilities with custom plugins using our tutorials.

See Also: Wizards, Plugin Developer Guidelines

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Latest Plugin Tutorial Articles

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How to Switch Nagios XI to the Faster Compiled check_ncpa Plugin
As of Nagios XI 2026R1.7, there is an option to use either the legacy Python version of check_ncpa.py...
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Prometheus Monitoring with Nagios XI: Installing the Exporters
Learn how to integrate Prometheus metrics into Nagios XI for enhanced monitoring, alerting, and visualization...
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Website Performance Monitoring with a Custom Nagios XI Plugin
Introduction Monitoring website performance is crucial for ensuring high availability and optimal...
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Plugin to Check CPU Usage
Benefits of Using a Plugin 1. Resource Management - Since you only install the plugins you need; you...
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Guide to Writing Custom Plugins in Nagios XI
Overview This guide walks you through the steps of building a custom Nagios XI plugin, using a simple...
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Nagios XI Space Weather Plugin
The Nagios space weather plugin enables the monitoring of space weather metrics, detection services,...
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