Nagios Status JSON

Nagios Status JSON

This PHP API script reads Nagios status.dat file and return the JSON result. This API is desinged for Nagios Client unofficial Nagios status monitoring app.

Step 1

Upload nath_status.php to your Nagios web root folder. ###Nagios Core's 3.5.1 default Web Root folder Web Root Folder - Centos /usr/share/nagios/html/

###Nagios Core's default Web Root folder Web Root Folder - Centos & Ubuntu /usr/local/nagios/share/

###NagiosXI's default Web Root folder Web Root Folder - Centos & Ubuntu /usr/local/nagiosxi/html/

Step 2

Edit nath_status.php. You can use your favourite text editor

vi /usr/local/nagios/share/nath_status.php

Change status.dat file's path according to your Nagios Server configuration.

$statusFile = '/usr/local/nagios/var/status.dat';

###Nagios Core's 3.5.1 status.dat file's location: /var/log/nagios/status.dat

Use following command to find status.dat location.

find / -name status.dat

Step 3

Download and Configure Android Nagios Client

Nagios Client

Go to settings

Update URL ###Nagios Core (http or https)://nagiosserver_address/nagios/

###NagiosXI (http or https)://nagiosserver_address/nagiosxi/

#Step 5 ###Add IOS Push Notification and Android FCM Notification

• 1 Download Script from following PHP Script File

  • https://github.com/asuknath/Nagios-Status-JSON/blob/master/ServerAlarmNotify.php

• 2 Upload File to Nagios's Plugin Folder

    /usr/local/nagios/libexec/

• 3 Make ServerAlarmNotify.php file executable using following command.

    chmod +x ServerAlarmNotify.php

• 4 Edit commands.cfg and add following two commands

# 'sm-host-push-notify' command definition
define command{
    command_name 	sm-host-push-notify
    command_line 	/usr/local/nagios/libexec/ServerAlarmNotify.php $HOSTNAME$ YOURGROUPKEY $HOSTOUTPUT$ $HOSTSTATE$
}

# 'sm-service-push-notify' command definition
define command{
  	command_name 	sm-service-push-notify
  	command_line  	/usr/local/nagios/libexec/ServerAlarmNotify.php $HOSTNAME$ YOURGROUPKEY  $SERVICEOUTPUT$ $SERVICESTATE$

• 5 Edit templates.cfg file. Modify Contact Templates and add sm-service-push-notify as service notification command and sm-host-push-notify as host notification command.

define contact{
        name                            generic-contact
        service_notification_period     24x7
        host_notification_period        24x7
        service_notification_options    c,r
        host_notification_options       d,r
        service_notification_commands   notify-service-by-email,sm-service-push-notify
        host_notification_commands      notify-host-by-email,sm-host-push-notify
        register                        0       					
        }