Recently had to start monitoring a confluence installation on a virtual server using Nagios. Nagios’s built-in check_http looked like it could solve my woes. Unfortunately this was a slight pain due to the fact that confluence uses a non-standard port. So I had to relearn the commands.<\/p>\n
I edited the service check first define command { So the command would be .\/check_http -I (IP\/Hostname) -u (URL Full Address) -p (Port) -s (String to look for). Technically this will already warn if there is a 400 or 500 error, but I also wanted to verify that the string could be found.<\/p>\n Now we edit the configuration of the system itself define host{ define service{ Using the above check_command, you’re able to connect to the server and port listed above and check for the familiar login “remember me” string.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Recently had to start monitoring a confluence installation on a virtual server using Nagios. Nagios’s built-in check_http looked like it could solve my woes. Unfortunately this was a slight pain due to the fact that confluence uses a non-standard port. So I had to relearn the commands. I edited the service check first nano \/usr\/local\/nagios\/etc\/objects\/commands.cfg … Continue reading Nagios Monitor Confluence Jira<\/span>
\nnano \/usr\/local\/nagios\/etc\/objects\/commands.cfg<\/code>
\nI copied the check_http command into a new one:<\/p>\n
\n command_name check_http_port
\n command_line $USER1$\/check_http -I $ARG1$ -u $ARG2$ -p $ARG3$ -s $ARG4$
\n}<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nnano \/usr\/local\/nagios\/etc\/objects\/confluence.cfg<\/code><\/p>\n
\n use linux-server
\n host_name confluence
\n alias confluence
\n address 10.555.555.555
\n parents parent1, switch1, mfer1
\n hostgroups linux-production-servers, datacenter2
\n }<\/p>\n
\n use generic-service
\n host_name confluence
\n service_description HTTP
\n check_command check_http_port!confluence!http:\/\/confluence:8090\/login.action?os_destination=%2Fhomepage.action!8090!”Remember me”
\n }\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n