Nagios Core Resources for the True IT Hobbyist

Explore our variety of Nagios Core resources developed for and supported by the open-source community.

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Nagios XI Case Studies

Discover why thousands of companies made the transition from Core to Nagios XI for all their monitoring needs. 

Getting Started With Nagios Core

Learn the basics about our original, open-source monitoring solution.

An outline for comparing the main features of Core and XI.

A synopsis of the capabilities of Core.

A guide to the benefits and capabilities of Core.

An overview of the features that Core provides.

Nagios Core Video Resources

Watch tutorials for navigating Nagios Core and leveraging the status of your hosts and services.

An overview on how to navigate the Core homepage

Learn how to view all your host, device, and status information on the Core Host Status Details page

Learn how to view all your hosts, services and relevant status information on the Core Service Status Details page 

A tutorial on how to see a graphical representation of your entire network with the Core Status Maps page 

Nagios Core Documentation

Know more with detailed, technical documentation on Nagios Core.

Nagios Core Documentation

Know more with detailed, technical documentation on Nagios Core.

Nagios Core documentation

XI is Nagios Core but So Much More

XI is our fully supported, enterprise-level monitoring solution with time-saving features, including easy-to-use Configuration Wizards, advanced multi-tenancy capabilities, and a graphical user interface. Easily migrate your Nagios Core instance to XI now and see the benefits with nothing to lose.

Frequently Asked Questions

Follow the troubleshooting steps outlined in our service not starting article.
If you would like to manually migrate your Core instance to XI, follow the guidelines in Migrating from Nagios Core to Nagios XI
Nagios XI is our fully supported monitoring solution built on the foundation of Nagios Core with additional features and functionality to streamline your IT management. XI is equipped with time-saving features, including easy-to-use Configuration Wizards, advanced multi-tenancy capabilities, and a customizable GUI.

A step up from the Standard Edition of XI, the Enterprise Edition has all standard features plus additional features, such as capacity planning, bulk modification, and scheduled reports.

Purchase Your Nagios License Today

Get the features and functionality your team deserves with Nagios XI, our enterprise-level monitoring solution.

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