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Xymon
Facts from Xymon's own pages
- Admin access
- The installation guide recommends putting administration CGI scripts in a separate directory and protecting access with a password file. · xymon.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Alerts
- Alerts can be sent by email or through scripts that activate a pager, send SMS, or use another notification method. · xymon.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Configuration
- Monitoring configuration is kept in files on the Xymon server, including host, alert, server, and network protocol settings. · xymon.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Dependencies
- The installation guide lists PCRE and RRDtool as required libraries, and recommends OpenSSL; OpenLDAP is used for querying LDAP directory servers. · xymon.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Xymon is designed for a Unix-like operating system and requires a web server for its browser-based front end. · xymon.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Download
- The project links to Xymon source releases on SourceForge; the site lists stable release 4.3.30. · xymon.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Historical data
- Xymon stores much of its collected information in RRD files and uses them to provide trend graphs, including web server response times. · xymon.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Historical graphs
- Xymon stores much of its collected information in RRD files used to generate trend graphs. · xymon.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The project describes add-ons and clients including BBWin for Windows, DevMon for SNMP-capable devices, and an add-on for databases, BEA Weblogic, and NetApp monitoring. · xymon.com, 8 Oct 2026
- License
- The project describes Xymon as open-source software. · xymon.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Monitoring
- Xymon monitors servers, applications, and networks, collecting health and connectivity information and displaying status in frequently updated webpages. · xymon.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Monitoring purpose
- Xymon monitors servers, applications, networks, and network connectivity, and displays status in frequently updated webpages. · xymon.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Open source
- The About page describes Xymon as licensed under an open source license. · xymon.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Platforms
- The project describes Xymon as Unix-based software and lists Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris as examples; its installation guide also includes macOS instructions. · xymon.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Scale and architecture
- The project says Xymon is designed to handle many systems by keeping most changing data in memory and implementing the software in C. · xymon.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- The installation guide recommends running Xymon under a dedicated user account and says xymonping drops root privileges after obtaining the network socket it needs. · xymon.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Security guidance
- The installation guide recommends running Xymon under a dedicated user account to limit damage from a possible security problem. · xymon.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Services monitored
- Built-in network checks include ping, HTTP, FTP, SSH, Telnet, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, NNTP, LDAP, rsync, and other services. · xymon.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project provides general discussion and announcement mailing lists, and invites users with unresolved problems to post on the discussion list. · xymon.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Web access controls
- The installation guide recommends placing administration CGI scripts in a separate directory and protecting access with a password file. · xymon.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Windows monitoring
- The project lists BBWin as a client for Microsoft Windows systems and mentions a PowerShell-based client project. · xymon.com, 8 Oct 2026
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