NRPE – Nagios Library https://library.nagios.com Complete Nagios monitoring resources and documentation Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:41:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://library.nagios.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Nagios-Blue-N.svg NRPE – Nagios Library https://library.nagios.com 32 32 How to Use the NRPE Wizard in Nagios XI https://library.nagios.com/tutorials/how-to-use-the-nrpe-wizard-in-nagios-xi/ Fri, 29 Aug 2025 20:36:45 +0000 https://library.nagios.com/?p=62436 Nagios XI includes an NRPE Wizard that enables you to easily target Linux/Unix hosts running the NRPE agent and quickly configure monitoring via remote NRPE commands, whether static or argument-driven for standard server metrics and custom checks.

This video provides a guided walk-through covering each step of the NRPE Wizard:

You can also refer to this documentation for full details:

Monitoring-Hosts-using-NRPE-2024

Here is a direct link to the PDF as well:

Monitoring Linux using NRPE

]]> Nagios XI – Monitoring Linux Using NRPE and Linux Server (Legacy) Monitoring Wizard https://library.nagios.com/documentation/nagios-xi-monitoring-linux-using-nrpe-linux-server-monitoring-wizard/ Mon, 16 Oct 2017 15:43:28 +0000 https://library.nagios.com/?page_id=1658 This document describes how to monitor Linux hosts with Nagios XI by using the Nagios Remote Plugin Executor (NRPE) agent and the Linux Server (Legacy) configuration wizard.

This document is intended for Nagios XI administrators who want to monitor Linux distributions using the custom Nagios XI NRPE agent, it is tailored specifically for the Linux Server configuration wizard.

Monitoring Linux Using NRPE and Linux Server (Legacy) Monitoring Wizard

NOTE: the modern Linux Server wizard uses the Nagios Cross Platform Agent (NCPA). You can learn more about leveraging this versatile and capable method here:

Monitoring Linux Using NCPA and the Linux Server Monitoring Wizard

]]> Enabling NRPE With NSClient++ version 0.4.x https://library.nagios.com/documentation/enabling-nrpe-with-nsclient-version-04x/ Wed, 30 Oct 2013 17:09:00 +0000 https://newlibrary.nagios.com/?post_type=nagios-xi-document&p=3251 This document describes how to configure NRPE Listener in NSClient++ version 0.4.x+ for Nagios XI on a client system. It is intended for use by Nagios XI 2024R2+ Administrators using NRPE and NSClient++.

Enabling the NRPE Listener in NSClient 0.4.+

]]> NRPE Troubleshooting and Common Solutions https://library.nagios.com/documentation/nrpe-troubleshooting-and-common-solutions/ Wed, 20 Mar 2013 02:47:54 +0000 https://libtest.nagios.com/library/products/nagios-xi/documentation/nrpe-troubleshooting-and-common-solutions/ This document describes how to troubleshoot NRPE agent issues. It covers solutions to common problems/errors and general troubleshooting tips. Additionally, it provides a simple framework to systematically drill down problems with NRPE.

This document is intended for admins who are having issues with the NRPE agent on Linux platforms. It assumes that you have some basic knowledge of how NRPE works, that you have installed and created a base configuration.

NRPE Troubleshooting and Common Solutions

]]> Source Based NRPE Installation and XI https://library.nagios.com/documentation/source-based-nrpe-installation-and-xi/ Wed, 20 Mar 2013 02:38:16 +0000 https://libtest.nagios.com/library/products/nagios-xi/documentation/source-based-nrpe-installation-and-xi/ This document describes how to install and configure NRPE from source for use with Nagios XI. The linux-nrpe-agent that ships with Nagios XI is only supported on a few select distributions (RHEL and CentOS). As most monitoring environments consist of many different distributions, you will find that you will need to compile nrpe and its associated plugins.

This document is intended for Nagios XI administrators who are new to NRPE or Nagios XI, and have to use a source-based install method of NRPE, usually due to unsupported Linux distributions or security restrictions in corporate build environments.

Source Based NRPE Installation and XI

]]> Monitoring Hosts Using NRPE https://library.nagios.com/documentation/monitoring-hosts-using-nrpe/ Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:10:47 +0000 https://libtest.nagios.com/library/products/nagios-xi/documentation/monitoring-hosts-using-nrpe/ This document describes how to monitor hosts with Nagios XI by using NRPE. This document is intended for use by Nagios XI Administrators who want to setup custom monitoring of servers using NRPE or who have existing hosts with the NRPE agent already installed and configured. This is especially useful to administrators who are migrating from Nagios Core to Nagios XI and are already monitoring Linux/Unix machines using NRPE.

Nagios XI 2024 & 2026

Monitoring Hosts Using NRPE in XI 2026

Nagios XI 5.x (Legacy)

Monitoring Hosts Using NRPE in XI 5

]]> Enabling NRPE With NSClient++ 0.3x https://library.nagios.com/documentation/enabling-nrpe-with-nsclient/ Tue, 10 May 2011 02:49:00 +0000 https://newlibrary.nagios.com/?post_type=nagios-xi-document&p=3248 This document describes how to configure the NRPE Listener in NSClient++ 0.3x on a Windows system being monitored with Nagios XI.

This document if for users running Nagios XI 5, or Nagios XI 2024 prior to version 2024R2.

Enabling The NRPE Listener In NSClient 0.3x

If you are using Nagios XI 2024R2+, please refer to the updated document:

Enabling the NRPE Listener in NSClient 0.4+

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