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: What to Do with Standalone Roles?

Ansible: What to Do with Standalone Roles?

by | Sep 3, 2026 | , ,

Last updated: September 3, 2026 · Reading time: 9–11 minutes Ansible has been using so-called " Collections" since 2019. They are the primary method for sharing Ansible content with others. But even before Ansible Collections existed, roles were already used for this purpose. In today's ecosystem, both are still present. Find out now what "Roles" and "Collections" are all about and which one you should choose today. The Most Important Points in 30 Seconds Roles are functions; collections are...

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What can Wazuh do?

What can Wazuh do?

by | Aug 13, 2026

Last updated: August 13, 2026 · Reading time: 7–9 minutes What exactly can Wazuh do? In this article, Leander explains how the open-source security platform processes events, what modules it includes, and how these elements come together in typical everyday scenarios....

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,...

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Ansible basics

by | May 28, 2026

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,...

Install Icinga Director on RHEL 10.1

Install Icinga Director on RHEL 10.1

by | May 21, 2026

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...

Install Icingaweb2 and Icinga DB Web on RHEL 10.1

Install Icingaweb2 and Icinga DB Web on RHEL 10.1

by | May 7, 2026

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...

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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...

Integrate Icinga and Prometheus

Integrate Icinga and Prometheus

by | Apr 23, 2026

Last updated: 23.04.2026 Icinga and Prometheus are both excellent monitoring solutions. However, the focus of the tools is different. When it comes to monitoring real-time metrics or short-lived services such as containers, Prometheus is the tool of choice. Icinga is...

Is Icinga free of charge?

Is Icinga free of charge?

by | Mar 5, 2026

Last updated: 05.03.2026 This blog post explains whether Icinga is free. As I sit here and start writing this blog post, I still can't believe that today is about this topic. Is Icinga free of charge? For me, as someone who has been involved with open source software...

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NIS 2 – The current status in January 2025

NIS 2 – The current status in January 2025

by | Jan 9, 2025

Since its adoption, the EU Directive NIS 2 (Network and Information Security Directive 2) has been a central element of the European cyber security strategy. It aims to strengthen the resilience and protection of critical infrastructures (KRITIS) in Europe. In January...

Icinga 2 Security Release – November 2024

Icinga 2 Security Release – November 2024

by | Nov 12, 2024

Critical error in the Icinga 2 core Today, November 12, 2024, the Icinga team has released a security fix that is classified as CRITICAL. The associated CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) can be found under the number CVE-2024-49369. You can find Icinga's blog...