# Install monitoring-plugins

Plugins for nagios compatible monitoring systems. Version 2.4.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-03.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:monitoring-plugins
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install monitoring-plugins
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add monitoring-plugins
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: monitoring-plugins from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install monitoring-plugins
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: monitoring-plugins from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#monitoring-plugins
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mo/monitoring-plugins/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S monitoring-plugins
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: monitoring-plugins from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install monitoring-plugins
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: monitoring-plugins from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:monitoring-plugins
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/monitoring-plugins>
- **Version:** 2.4.0
- **Source summary:** Plugins for nagios compatible monitoring systems
- **Homepage:** <https://www.monitoring-plugins.org>
- **Repository:** <https://www.monitoring-plugins.org/repositories/monitoring-plugins>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://www.monitoring-plugins.org/doc/guidelines.html>
- **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://www.monitoring-plugins.org/download/monitoring-plugins-2.4.0.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-03T20:34:50+02:00
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- check_hpjd (cli)
- check_ldap (cli)
- check_ldaps (cli)
- check_mssql (cli)
- check_snmp (cli)
- check_hpjd (alias)
- check_ldap (alias)
- check_ldaps (alias)
- check_mssql (alias)
- check_snmp (alias)

## Dependencies

- gettext
- openssl@3

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Caveats: All plugins have been installed in: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/sbin
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 2.4.0
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-03
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://www.monitoring-plugins.org
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Sicherheitshinweise

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** monitoring-plugins
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Conflicts With:** nagios-plugins
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - monitoring-plugins - 2.4.0-3+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: monitoring-plugins from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Plugins for nagios compatible monitoring systems (metapackage) | https://www.monitoring-plugins.org
- Debian apt - monitoring-plugins-basic - 2.4.0-3+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: monitoring-plugins-basic from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Plugins for nagios compatible monitoring systems (basic) | https://www.monitoring-plugins.org
- Debian apt - monitoring-plugins-common - 2.4.0-3+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: monitoring-plugins-common from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Common files for plugins for nagios compatible monitoring | https://www.monitoring-plugins.org
- Debian apt - monitoring-plugins-standard - 2.4.0-3+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: monitoring-plugins-standard from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Plugins for nagios compatible monitoring systems (standard) | https://www.monitoring-plugins.org
- Nix - monitoring-plugins: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mo/monitoring-plugins/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - monitoring-plugins - 2.3.5-1ubuntu3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: monitoring-plugins from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Plugins for nagios compatible monitoring systems (metapackage) | https://www.monitoring-plugins.org
- Ubuntu apt - monitoring-plugins-basic - 2.3.5-1ubuntu3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: monitoring-plugins-basic from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Plugins for nagios compatible monitoring systems (basic) | https://www.monitoring-plugins.org
- Ubuntu apt - monitoring-plugins-common - 2.3.5-1ubuntu3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: monitoring-plugins-common from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Common files for plugins for nagios compatible monitoring | https://www.monitoring-plugins.org
- Ubuntu apt - monitoring-plugins-standard - 2.3.5-1ubuntu3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: monitoring-plugins-standard from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Plugins for nagios compatible monitoring systems (standard) | https://www.monitoring-plugins.org
- apk - monitoring-plugins - 2.4.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: monitoring-plugins from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Plugins for Icinga, Naemon, Nagios, Shinken, Sensu and other monitoring applications | https://www.monitoring-plugins.org
- apk - monitoring-plugins-doc - 2.4.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: monitoring-plugins-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Plugins for Icinga, Naemon, Nagios, Shinken, Sensu and other monitoring applications (documentation) | https://www.monitoring-plugins.org
- pacman - monitoring-plugins - 2.4.0-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: monitoring-plugins from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Plugins for Icinga, Naemon, Nagios, Shinken, Sensu and other monitoring applications | https://github.com/monitoring-plugins/monitoring-plugins/
- zypper - monitoring-plugins - 2.4.0-4.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: monitoring-plugins from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | The Monitoring Plug-Ins | http://monitoring-plugins.org/
- zypper - monitoring-plugins-all - 2.4.0-4.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: monitoring-plugins-all from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | All Monitoring-Plugin checks | http://monitoring-plugins.org/
- zypper - monitoring-plugins-breeze - 2.4.0-4.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: monitoring-plugins-breeze from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Monitor Breezecom wireless equipment | http://monitoring-plugins.org/
- zypper - monitoring-plugins-by_ssh - 2.4.0-4.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: monitoring-plugins-by_ssh from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Execute checks via SSH | http://monitoring-plugins.org/


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