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Comprehensive icinga commands and workflows for DevOps and infrastructure management across all platforms.

Basic Commands

Command	Description
icinga --version	Show icinga version
icinga --help	Display help information
icinga init	Initialize icinga in current directory
icinga status	Check current status
icinga list	List available options
icinga info	Display system information
icinga config	Show configuration settings
icinga update	Update to latest version
icinga start	Start icinga service
icinga stop	Stop icinga service
icinga restart	Restart icinga service
icinga reload	Reload configuration

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install icinga

# Alternative installation
wget https://github.com/example/icinga/releases/latest/download/icinga-linux
chmod +x icinga-linux
sudo mv icinga-linux /usr/local/bin/icinga

# Build from source
git clone https://github.com/example/icinga.git
cd icinga
make && sudo make install

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install icinga

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install icinga

# Manual installation
curl -L -o icinga https://github.com/example/icinga/releases/latest/download/icinga-macos
chmod +x icinga
sudo mv icinga /usr/local/bin/

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install icinga

# Scoop installation
scoop install icinga

# Winget installation
winget install icinga

# Manual installation
# Download from https://github.com/example/icinga/releases
# Extract and add to PATH

Configuration

Command	Description
icinga config show	Display current configuration
icinga config list	List all configuration options
icinga config set <key> <value>	Set configuration value
icinga config get <key>	Get configuration value
icinga config unset <key>	Remove configuration value
icinga config reset	Reset to default configuration
icinga config validate	Validate configuration file
icinga config export	Export configuration to file

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
icinga create <name>

# Read file/resource
icinga read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
icinga update <name>

# Delete file/resource
icinga delete <name>

# Copy file/resource
icinga copy <source> <destination>

# Move file/resource
icinga move <source> <destination>

# List all files/resources
icinga list --all

# Search for files/resources
icinga search <pattern>

Network Operations

# Connect to remote host
icinga connect <host>:<port>

# Listen on specific port
icinga listen --port <port>

# Send data to target
icinga send --target <host> --data "<data>"

# Receive data from source
icinga receive --source <host>

# Test connectivity
icinga ping <host>

# Scan network range
icinga scan <network>

# Monitor network traffic
icinga monitor --interface <interface>

# Proxy connections
icinga proxy --listen <port> --target <host>:<port>

Process Management

# Start background process
icinga start --daemon

# Stop running process
icinga stop --force

# Restart with new configuration
icinga restart --config <file>

# Check process status
icinga status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
icinga monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
icinga killall

# Show running processes
icinga ps

# Manage process priority
icinga priority --pid <pid> --level <level>

Security Features

Authentication

# Login with username/password
icinga login --user <username>

# Login with API key
icinga login --api-key <key>

# Login with certificate
icinga login --cert <cert_file>

# Logout current session
icinga logout

# Change password
icinga passwd

# Generate new API key
icinga generate-key --name <key_name>

# List active sessions
icinga sessions

# Revoke session
icinga revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

# Encrypt file
icinga encrypt --input <file> --output <encrypted_file>

# Decrypt file
icinga decrypt --input <encrypted_file> --output <file>

# Generate encryption key
icinga keygen --type <type> --size <size>

# Sign file
icinga sign --input <file> --key <private_key>

# Verify signature
icinga verify --input <file> --signature <sig_file>

# Hash file
icinga hash --algorithm <algo> --input <file>

# Generate certificate
icinga cert generate --name <name> --days <days>

# Verify certificate
icinga cert verify --cert <cert_file>

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
icinga monitor --system

# Monitor specific process
icinga monitor --pid <pid>

# Monitor network activity
icinga monitor --network

# Monitor file changes
icinga monitor --files <directory>

# Real-time monitoring
icinga monitor --real-time --interval 1

# Generate monitoring report
icinga report --type monitoring --output <file>

# Set monitoring alerts
icinga alert --threshold <value> --action <action>

# View monitoring history
icinga history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
icinga logs

# View logs with filter
icinga logs --filter <pattern>

# Follow logs in real-time
icinga logs --follow

# Set log level
icinga logs --level <level>

# Rotate logs
icinga logs --rotate

# Export logs
icinga logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
icinga logs --clear

# Archive logs
icinga logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

# Check if icinga is installed
which icinga
icinga --version

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

# Reinstall if necessary
sudo apt reinstall icinga
# or
brew reinstall icinga

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo icinga <command>

# Check file permissions
ls -la $(which icinga)

# Fix permissions
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/icinga

# Check ownership
sudo chown $USER:$USER /usr/local/bin/icinga

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
icinga config validate

# Reset to default configuration
icinga config reset

# Check configuration file location
icinga config show --file

# Backup current configuration
icinga config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
icinga config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
icinga status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u icinga

# Start in debug mode
icinga start --debug

# Check port availability
netstat -tulpn|grep <port>

# Kill conflicting processes
icinga killall --force

Debug Commands

Command	Description
icinga --debug	Enable debug output
icinga --verbose	Enable verbose logging
icinga --trace	Enable trace logging
icinga test	Run built-in tests
icinga doctor	Run system health check
icinga diagnose	Generate diagnostic report
icinga benchmark	Run performance benchmarks
icinga validate	Validate installation and configuration

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

# Set memory limit
icinga --max-memory 1G <command>

# Set CPU limit
icinga --max-cpu 2 <command>

# Enable caching
icinga --cache-enabled <command>

# Set cache size
icinga --cache-size 100M <command>

# Clear cache
icinga cache clear

# Show cache statistics
icinga cache stats

# Optimize performance
icinga optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
icinga metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
icinga --parallel <command>

# Set number of workers
icinga --workers 4 <command>

# Process in batches
icinga --batch-size 100 <command>

# Queue management
icinga queue add <item>
icinga queue process
icinga queue status
icinga queue clear

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using icinga

set -euo pipefail

# Configuration
CONFIG_FILE="config.yaml"
LOG_FILE="icinga.log"

# Check if icinga is available
if ! command -v icinga &> /dev/null; then
    echo "Error: icinga is not installed" >&2
    exit 1
fi

# Function to log messages
log() \\\\{
    echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - $1"|tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
\\\\}

# Main operation
main() \\\\{
    log "Starting icinga operation"

    if icinga --config "$CONFIG_FILE" run; then
        log "Operation completed successfully"
        exit 0
    else
        log "Operation failed with exit code $?"
        exit 1
    fi
\\\\}

# Cleanup function
cleanup() \\\\{
    log "Cleaning up"
    icinga cleanup
\\\\}

# Set trap for cleanup
trap cleanup EXIT

# Run main function
main "$@"

API Integration

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Python wrapper for the tool
"""

import subprocess
import json
import logging
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Dict, List, Optional

class ToolWrapper:
    def __init__(self, config_file: Optional[str] = None):
        self.config_file = config_file
        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

    def run_command(self, args: List[str]) -> Dict:
        """Run command and return parsed output"""
        cmd = ['tool_name']

        if self.config_file:
            cmd.extend(['--config', self.config_file])

        cmd.extend(args)

        try:
            result = subprocess.run(
                cmd,
                capture_output=True,
                text=True,
                check=True
            )
            return \\\\{'stdout': result.stdout, 'stderr': result.stderr\\\\}
        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
            self.logger.error(f"Command failed: \\\\{e\\\\}")
            raise

    def status(self) -> Dict:
        """Get current status"""
        return self.run_command(['status'])

    def start(self) -> Dict:
        """Start service"""
        return self.run_command(['start'])

    def stop(self) -> Dict:
        """Stop service"""
        return self.run_command(['stop'])

# Example usage
if __name__ == "__main__":
    wrapper = ToolWrapper()
    status = wrapper.status()
    print(json.dumps(status, indent=2))

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
ICINGA_CONFIG	Configuration file path	~/.icinga/config.yaml
ICINGA_HOME	Home directory	~/.icinga
ICINGA_LOG_LEVEL	Logging level	INFO
ICINGA_LOG_FILE	Log file path	~/.icinga/logs/icinga.log
ICINGA_CACHE_DIR	Cache directory	~/.icinga/cache
ICINGA_DATA_DIR	Data directory	~/.icinga/data
ICINGA_TIMEOUT	Default timeout	30s
ICINGA_MAX_WORKERS	Maximum workers	4

Configuration File

# ~/.icinga/config.yaml
version: "1.0"

# General settings
settings:
  debug: false
  verbose: false
  log_level: "INFO"
  log_file: "~/.icinga/logs/icinga.log"
  timeout: 30
  max_workers: 4

# Network configuration
network:
  host: "localhost"
  port: 8080
  ssl: true
  timeout: 30
  retries: 3

# Security settings
security:
  auth_required: true
  api_key: ""
  encryption: "AES256"
  verify_ssl: true

# Performance settings
performance:
  cache_enabled: true
  cache_size: "100M"
  cache_dir: "~/.icinga/cache"
  max_memory: "1G"

# Monitoring settings
monitoring:
  enabled: true
  interval: 60
  metrics_enabled: true
  alerts_enabled: true

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize icinga
icinga init

# 2. Configure basic settings
icinga config set host example.com
icinga config set port 8080

# 3. Start service
icinga start

# 4. Check status
icinga status

# 5. Perform operations
icinga run --target example.com

# 6. View results
icinga results

# 7. Stop service
icinga stop

Advanced Workflow

# Comprehensive operation with monitoring
icinga run \
  --config production.yaml \
  --parallel \
  --workers 8 \
  --verbose \
  --timeout 300 \
  --output json \
  --log-file operation.log

# Monitor in real-time
icinga monitor --real-time --interval 5

# Generate report
icinga report --type comprehensive --output report.html

Automation Example

#!/bin/bash
# Automated icinga workflow

# Configuration
TARGETS_FILE="targets.txt"
RESULTS_DIR="results/$(date +%Y-%m-%d)"
CONFIG_FILE="automation.yaml"

# Create results directory
mkdir -p "$RESULTS_DIR"

# Process each target
while IFS= read -r target; do
    echo "Processing $target..."

    icinga \
        --config "$CONFIG_FILE" \
        --output json \
        --output-file "$RESULTS_DIR/$\\\\{target\\\\}.json" \
        run "$target"

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
icinga report summary \
    --input "$RESULTS_DIR/*.json" \
    --output "$RESULTS_DIR/summary.html"

Best Practices

Security

• Always verify checksums when downloading binaries
• Use strong authentication methods (API keys, certificates)
• Regularly update to the latest version
• Follow principle of least privilege
• Enable audit logging for compliance
• Use encrypted connections when possible
• Validate all inputs and configurations
• Implement proper access controls

Performance

• Use appropriate resource limits for your environment
• Monitor system performance regularly
• Optimize configuration for your use case
• Use parallel processing when beneficial
• Implement proper caching strategies
• Regular maintenance and cleanup
• Profile performance bottlenecks
• Use efficient algorithms and data structures

Operational

• Maintain comprehensive documentation
• Implement proper backup strategies
• Use version control for configurations
• Monitor and alert on critical metrics
• Implement proper error handling
• Use automation for repetitive tasks
• Regular security audits and updates
• Plan for disaster recovery

Development

• Follow coding standards and conventions
• Write comprehensive tests
• Use continuous integration/deployment
• Implement proper logging and monitoring
• Document APIs and interfaces
• Use version control effectively
• Review code regularly
• Maintain backward compatibility

Resources

Official Documentation

• Official Website
• Documentation
• API Reference
• Installation Guide
• Configuration Reference

Community Resources

• GitHub Repository
• Issue Tracker
• Community Forum
• Discord Server
• Reddit Community
• Stack Overflow

Learning Resources

• Getting Started Guide
• Tutorial Series
• Best Practices Guide
• Video Tutorials
• Training Courses
• Certification Program

Related Tools

• Git - Complementary functionality
• Docker - Alternative solution
• Kubernetes - Integration partner

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Last updated: 2025-07-06|Edit on GitHub