How to install Nagios on Debian

**Virtuous** · 02-03-2010

Hi,
I want complete steps to install Nagios on Debain. I had not done this before and now to get a monitoring tool solution for a debains based pc I had choosen to use Nagios. Does any one knows some simpley and quick way to run the setup of this. What type of web server will you recommend for this. Also how to install Nagios plugins in the same manner. Thanks in advance.

**Steve123** · 02-03-2010

Nagios is a monitoring tool known both helpful and efficient. It allows you to monitor real-time status of your servers and their services. On Debian there is the APT tool is available with the command apt-get, you will retrieve files and make Nagios easier to install and configure it. The web interface of Nagios is an optional component but it is still best viewed as running the check command in the console.

**Shen** · 02-03-2010

I have some options of installing the same on apache based server. Open your console and pass this command - # apt-get install apache2 php4. Then after installing apache, we will install the packages necessary to Nagios. Make sure to install nagios-common nagios-text and it will result if an error - #apt-get install nagios-common nagios-text. Follow the screen instructions.

**Big Fish** · 02-03-2010

To install Negios on Debain you will have to update the definitions of APT package. For that use apt-get update. Then to install a web server, use Apache2 - apt-get install apache2. After that no proceed to Nagios - apt-get install nagios-text. APT will select the packages that depend Nagios -text, installing crossing a Samba server on your Debian system. You will be prompted to enter the domain name or group working on your SMB network, opted (recommended) or not to encrypt passwords, and choose whether you want to set the WINS with DHCP (optional).

**Zachary** · 02-03-2010

While installation you can see the configuration of Nagios. You can select the Apache2 web server, then enter a password for the user nagiosadmin taking care not to make the password confirm. The program will then ask if you want to enable (recommended) or without external commands to Nagios web interface. From that time Nagios is installed and the web interface that is accessible at: http:// AdresseDeVotreServeurDebian / nagios /. The username will nagiosadmin and password that you entered for it during installation.

**Snake08** · 02-03-2010

To monitor your servers and services using Nagios plugins, it will go to the project site, Nagios Plugins and then download the archive. First get the archive via FTP or WinSCP. Then decompress the archive - tar-xzf nagios-plugins-1.4.2.tar.gz , cd nagios-plugins-1.4.2. Use . / configure to configure installation. Use make install for installing from the compiled files.