nagios-plugins ☆

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Description:
Plugins for the nagios network monitoring system

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Monitoring

Tags: monitoring nagios networking sysadmin devops

Install: brew install nagios-plugins

About:
Nagios Plugins is a suite of standard plugins for the Nagios monitoring system, providing comprehensive checks for hosts and services. It includes utilities to monitor network protocols, system resources, and server applications. This package enables administrators to quickly deploy essential monitoring capabilities without writing custom scripts.

Key Features:

Comprehensive suite of standard monitoring plugins
Checks for network services (HTTP, SMTP, FTP, etc.)
System resource monitoring (disk, load, memory, processes)
Support for both Linux and Unix-like systems

Use Cases:

Monitoring server uptime and network service availability
Tracking system resource usage and performance bottlenecks
Integrating with Nagios Core or Nagios XI for centralized alerting

Alternatives:

Icinga Plugins – Fork of Nagios with a more modern architecture and active development
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter – Better suited for cloud-native, pull-based monitoring architectures

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