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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...
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 Alertmanager and automatically creates them as services in Icinga. In this post, we'll explain why we're continuing to develop the Signalilo tool under a new name, what changes have been made to the code, and what new features have been...
Last updated: July 9, 2026 · Reading time: 2–3 minutes Elasticsearch is running, Kibana is set up, but how does the data actually get into the stack? The answer lies in what are known as "Beats": lightweight data collectors that run in the background and forward data to Elasticsearch. The easiest way to get started is with Filebeat and Metricbeat. This article shows you how to set up Filebeat for log files and Metricbeat for system metrics, and how to view both in Kibana. Why use Filebeat...
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 show you what the Collection can do, where its limitations lie, and how to set up a test environment in just a few minutes using the Full-Stack Playbook. Introduction to the Collection If you run a monitoring system like Icinga, you...
Last updated: July 9, 2026 · Reading time: 2–4 minutes Anyone involved in monitoring, log analysis, or searching through large amounts of data will sooner or later come across the ELK Stack. The ELK Stack consists of three different tools: Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana. Find out what's behind it all, how the three components work together, and why the stack is completely free for self-hosting in our article here. An Overview of the Three Components ELK is not a single software program,...
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 about this, and our customers would like to start by getting an overview of Wazuh and understanding how it fits into the bigger picture. Leander, a consultant on the Professional Services team, therefore provides an initial...
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 by step, until you can roll out your own hosts and services using the Director. The Most Important Points at a Glance You need a running Icinga 2 instance with the API feature enabled as a basis The Director gets its own...
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 wizard in the browser, including connecting to Redis and the Icinga 2 API. The Most Important Points in 30 Seconds Icingaweb2 and Icinga DB Web are installed via the official Icinga APT repository. A single package (icingadb-web)...
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. In around 20 minutes, you have a clean monitoring basis on which you can build directly. The most important points in 30 seconds Installation runs exclusively via the official Icinga repository, the Ubuntu standard packages are...
Last updated: 28.05.2026 Imagine you have to install the same packages, start services and adjust configurations on 10 servers. Manually via SSH, with copy-paste commands and countless error searches. Ansible, an open source tool developed primarily by Red Hat, automates precisely these recurring tasks. It works without agents on Linux and Windows systems, uses simple, understandable languages such as YAML or JSON and enables scalable and error-free IT processes. This article shows you the...
Last updated: 21.05.2026 You no longer want to manage your Icinga configuration exclusively via configuration files? The Icinga Director makes exactly this possible: As a web-based configuration module, hosts, services and templates can be conveniently created and managed via Icinga Web. Step-by-step instructions for installing the Icinga Director on RHEL 10.1 This guide explains how to install the Icinga Director on RHEL 10.1, including database setup, creating a resource in Icinga Web,...
Last updated: 07.05.2026 For many users, a graphical user interface is indispensable. With Icinga Web, Icinga2 provides the graphical user interface via which checks, hosts and status messages can be clearly visualized and managed. If you have already completed my guide to installing Icinga2 and Icinga DB, you can continue directly here. If not, I recommend you read my previous guide first. Step-by-step instructions for installing Icingaweb2 and Icinga DB Web on RHEL 10.1 This guide will walk...