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diff --git a/doc/01-about.md b/doc/01-about.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4a66553 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/01-about.md @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +# About Icinga 2 <a id="about-icinga2"></a> + +## What is Icinga 2? <a id="what-is-icinga2"></a> + +[Icinga](https://icinga.com/products/) is a monitoring system which checks +the availability of your network resources, notifies users of outages, and generates +performance data for reporting. + +Scalable and extensible, Icinga can monitor large, complex environments across +multiple locations. This includes your data center as well as your private, public, or hybrid clouds. + +Icinga 2 is the monitoring server and requires [Icinga Web 2](https://icinga.com/products/) +on top in your Icinga Stack. The [configuration](https://icinga.com/products/configuration/) +can be easily managed with either the [Icinga Director](https://icinga.com/docs/director/latest/), +config management tools or plain text within the [Icinga DSL](04-configuration.md#configuration). + + + + +## Start with Icinga <a id="start-icinga"></a> + +* [Installation](02-installation.md#installation) +* [Monitoring Basics](03-monitoring-basics.md#monitoring-basics) +* [Configuration](04-configuration.md#configuration) +* [Distributed Monitoring](06-distributed-monitoring.md#distributed-monitoring) +* [Addons, Integrations and Features](13-addons.md#addons) +* [Troubleshooting](15-troubleshooting.md#troubleshooting) +* [Upgrading](16-upgrading-icinga-2.md#upgrading-icinga-2) + +Once Icinga Server and Web are running in your distributed environment, +make sure to check out the many [Icinga modules](https://icinga.com/docs/) +for even better monitoring. + +## What's New <a id="whats-new"></a> + +You can follow the development and release milestones on [GitHub](https://github.com/icinga/icinga2/issues). +Please follow our release announcements on [icinga.com](https://icinga.com/blog/) too. + +## Support <a id="support"></a> + +Check the project website at [icinga.com](https://icinga.com) for status updates. Join the +[community channels](https://icinga.com/community/) for questions +or get in touch for [professional support](https://icinga.com/subscription/). + +## Contribute <a id="contribute"></a> + +There are many ways to contribute to Icinga -- whether it be sending patches, +testing, reporting bugs or reviewing and updating the documentation. Every +contribution is appreciated! + +Please continue reading in the [Contributing chapter](https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md). + +### Security Issues <a id="security"></a> + +For reporting security issues please visit [this page](https://icinga.com/contact/security/). + +### Icinga 2 Development <a id="development-info"></a> + +The Git repository is located on [GitHub](https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2). + +Icinga 2 is written in C++ and can be built on Linux/Unix and Windows. +Read more about development builds in the [development chapter](21-development.md#development). + + +## License <a id="license"></a> + +Icinga 2 and the Icinga 2 documentation are licensed under the terms of the GNU +General Public License Version 2. You will find a copy of this license in the +LICENSE file included in the source package. + |