How to Install Nagios Web Frontend on Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite

Nagios Web Frontend Quickstart for macOS

The Unix Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install and Getting-Started with Nagios Monitoring with the Web Frontend on macOS 10.10 Yosemite Unix/BSD.

Here it’s Assumed that the Apple’s Build-in Apache WebServer and PHP is Used, so If Not then Adapt consequently the Commands…

Nagios is a powerful monitoring system that enables organizations to identify and resolve IT infrastructure problems before they affect critical business processes.

1. How to Install Nagios Core on macOS 10.10 Yosemite.

   Nagion Installation Mac

   Nagios SetUp on macOS

2. Starting the Apache WebServer:

   sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist

3. Enable the Apache PHP Module:

   sudo nano /private/etc/apache2/httpd.conf

   Uncomment:

   LoadModule php5_module libexec/apache2/libphp5.so

   Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano :)

4. Symlink the sample config:

   sudo ln -sf /usr/local/homebrew/Cellar/nagios/4.0.6/share/nagios.conf /etc/apache2/other/

5. Create the nagiosadmin Account with Pass:

   sudo htpasswd -cs /usr/local/homebrew/etc/nagios/htpasswd.users nagiosadmin

   Set the Admin Password.

6. Restart Apache WebServer:

   sudo apachectl restart

7. Log-in into the Nagios Monitoring Web Interface.

   http://localhost/nagios

   Insert ‘nagiosadmin’ and the Pass!