The Open Source Monitoring Conference · 📆 Nov. 17–19, 2026 · 📍Nuremberg · ⭐️20th Anniversary Edition
The Open Source Monitoring Conference · 📆 Nov. 17–19, 2026 · 📍Nuremberg · ⭐️20th Anniversary Edition

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Ansible and the Elastic Stack

Ansible and the Elastic Stack

by | Aug 6, 2026 | , , ,

Last updated: August 6, 2026 · Reading time: 4–6 minutes In this article, I’d like to introduce you to the Ansible Collection netways.elasticstack, which allows you to automatically deploy and manage Ansible and the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Beats). Using a detailed example, I'll show you step by step how to set up an Elasticsearch node. The most important points in 30 seconds netways.elasticstack fully supports Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, and Beats, and...

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by | Jul 30, 2026

Alertmanager and Icinga do not communicate with each other by default. If you want to process Prometheus alerts centrally via Icinga, you need a bridge between the two systems. That's exactly what the Alertmanager-Icinga Bridge does: It receives alerts from...

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Ansible Icinga Collection

Ansible Icinga Collection

by | Jul 16, 2026

Last updated: July 16, 2026 · Reading time: 4–6 minutes With Ansible and Icinga, you can automate the setup of your entire monitoring environment. The " netways.icinga " collection brings together eight roles that handle exactly these recurring steps for you. We'll...

Foreman & Katello Update | Fixes, CVEs, and New Releases

Foreman & Katello Update | Fixes, CVEs, and New Releases

by | Jul 8, 2026

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Bug Fix Release: Icinga 2 v2.16.3, v2.15.5, v2.14.10

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by | Jul 6, 2026

Shortly after the release of the latest security updates, there's some news: Users who have enabled the " Json.decode() " feature in their settings were surprised by an unpleasant side effect. As part of one of the security fixes, the internal C++ function `...

What is Wazuh?

What is Wazuh?

by | Jul 2, 2026

Last updated: July 2, 2026 · Reading time: 3–4 minutes Wazuh is an open-source security platform that combines log management, intrusion detection, vulnerability assessment, and compliance monitoring all in one place. At NETWAYS, we’re getting more and more questions...

Security Release for Icinga 2 v2.16.2, 2.15.4, 2.14.9

Security Release for Icinga 2 v2.16.2, 2.15.4, 2.14.9

by | Jun 30, 2026

Today's security update for Icinga2 addresses several security vulnerabilities. Two of them are particularly critical. An update is absolutely necessary. An unauthenticated attacker can use this to take over or crash Icinga 2 processes over the network. The remaining...

Installing Icinga Director on Ubuntu 26.04

Installing Icinga Director on Ubuntu 26.04

by | Jun 25, 2026

Last updated: June 25, 2026 · Reading time: 2–3 minutes Installing Icinga Director on Ubuntu 26.04 is faster than you might think, as long as you know where the pitfalls are. This guide walks you through the installation, database setup, and initial configuration step...

Installing Icingaweb2 and Icinga DB Web on Ubuntu 26.04

Installing Icingaweb2 and Icinga DB Web on Ubuntu 26.04

by | Jun 18, 2026

Last updated: 18.06.2026 Installing Icingaweb2 and Icinga DB Web on Ubuntu 26.04 is the logical next step after the basic installation of Icinga 2 and Icinga DB. This guide walks you through the package installation, creating the web database, and the entire setup...

Installing Icinga with Icinga DB on Ubuntu 26.04

Installing Icinga with Icinga DB on Ubuntu 26.04

by | Jun 11, 2026

Last updated: 11.06.2026 Icinga mit Icinga DB auf Ubuntu 26.04 LTS installieren: diese Anleitung führt dich Schritt für Schritt durch die komplette Grundinstallation. From the integration of the Icinga repository to the Redis-based IcingaDB setup and the Node Wizard....