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$ sensuctl asset add sensu/http:1.0.0 asset "sensu/http:1.0.0" created $ sensuctl create -f check-nginx.yaml check "nginx-health" created $ sensuctl event list ENTITY CHECK STATUS i-424242 nginx-health CRITICAL: 401 Not Authorized $ _
$ sensuctl asset add sensu/http:1.0.0 asset "sensu/http:1.0.0" created $ sensuctl create -f check-nginx.yaml check "nginx-health" created $ sensuctl event list ENTITY CHECK STATUS i-424242 nginx-health CRITICAL: 401 Not Authorized $ _
$ sensuctl asset add sensu/http:1.0.0 asset "sensu/http:1.0.0" created $ sensuctl create -f check-nginx.yaml check "nginx-health" created $ sensuctl event list ENTITY CHECK STATUS i-424242 nginx-health CRITICAL: 401 Not Authorized $ _
C:\> sensuctl.exe asset add sensu/http:1.0.0 asset "sensu/http:1.0.0" created C:\> sensuctl.exe create -f check-nginx.yaml check "nginx-health" created C:\> sensuctl.exe event list ENTITY CHECK STATUS i-424242 nginx-health CRITICAL: 401 Not Authorized C:\> _
The shift from static to dynamic infrastructure requires a change in approach to monitoring, from host-based to functional role-based. Connectivity moves from remote polling to publish-subscribe, the control plane moves from point-and-click interfaces to infrastructure-as-code workflows and self-service developer APIs.
Embrace auto-scaling with confidence & real-time visibility. Sensu automates the registration and de-registration of servers, containers, services, apps, functions, and connected devices.
Sensu Go codifies monitoring workflows into declarative configuration files that can be shared amongst team members, treated as code, edited, reviewed, and versioned.
Sensu Go was designed from the ground up for self-service workflows with features like deeply-embedded role-based access controls (RBAC) and namespaces.
Get Sensu up and running in as little as 15 minutes. In fact, you may be able to take the first steps in under a minute! Don’t believe us? Give the following quick start guide a try, and let us know if we can help!
Deploy our official Docker container to get up and running in seconds. Follow these steps, then visit your Sensu Go dashboard at http://localhost:3000/.
$ sudo docker network create sensu
$ sudo docker volume create sensu-backend-data
$ sudo docker run -d --rm --name sensu-backend \
--network sensu -p 8080:8080 -p 3000:3000 \
-v sensu-backend-data:/var/lib/sensu \
sensu/sensu:5.20.2 sensu-backend start
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$ sudo docker run -d --rm --network sensu -p :3030 \
sensu/sensu:5.20.2 sensu-agent start \
--backend-url ws://sensu-backend:8081 --deregister \
--keepalive-interval=5 --keepalive-warning-timeout=10 --subscriptions linux
$ curl -s http://localhost:8080/version
{"etcd":{"etcdserver":"3.3.13","etcdcluster":"3.3.0"},"sensu_backend":"5.20.2"}
$ _
sudo docker network create sensu sudo docker volume create sensu-backend-data sudo docker run -d --rm --name sensu-backend \ --network sensu -p 8080:8080 -p 3000:3000 \ -v sensu-backend-data:/var/lib/sensu \ sensu/sensu:5.20.2 sensu-backend start sudo docker run -d --rm --network sensu -p :3030 \ sensu/sensu:5.20.2 sensu-agent start \ --backend-url ws://sensu-backend:8081 --deregister \ --keepalive-interval=5 --keepalive-warning-timeout=10 --subscriptions linux curl -s http://localhost:8080/version
$ sudo docker network create sensu
$ sudo docker volume create sensu-backend-data
$ sudo docker run -d --rm --name sensu-backend \
--network sensu -p 8080:8080 -p 3000:3000 \
-v sensu-backend-data:/var/lib/sensu \
sensu/sensu:5.20.2 sensu-backend start
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$ sudo docker run -d --rm --network sensu -p :3030 \
sensu/sensu:5.20.2 sensu-agent start \
--backend-url ws://sensu-backend:8081 --deregister \
--keepalive-interval=5 --keepalive-warning-timeout=10 --subscriptions linux
$ curl -s http://localhost:8080/version
{"etcd":{"etcdserver":"3.3.13","etcdcluster":"3.3.0"},"sensu_backend":"5.20.2"}
$ _
sudo docker network create sensu sudo docker volume create sensu-backend-data sudo docker run -d --rm --name sensu-backend \ --network sensu -p 8080:8080 -p 3000:3000 \ -v sensu-backend-data:/var/lib/sensu \ sensu/sensu:5.20.2 sensu-backend start sudo docker run -d --rm --network sensu -p :3030 \ sensu/sensu:5.20.2 sensu-agent start \ --backend-url ws://sensu-backend:8081 --deregister \ --keepalive-interval=5 --keepalive-warning-timeout=10 --subscriptions linux curl -s http://localhost:8080/version
$ sudo docker network create sensu
$ sudo docker volume create sensu-backend-data
$ sudo docker run -d --rm --name sensu-backend \
--network sensu -p 8080:8080 -p 3000:3000 \
-v sensu-backend-data:/var/lib/sensu \
sensu/sensu:5.20.2 sensu-backend start
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$ sudo docker run -d --rm --network sensu -p :3030 \
sensu/sensu:5.20.2 sensu-agent start \
--backend-url ws://sensu-backend:8081 --deregister \
--keepalive-interval=5 --keepalive-warning-timeout=10 --subscriptions linux
$ curl -s http://localhost:8080/version
{"etcd":{"etcdserver":"3.3.13","etcdcluster":"3.3.0"},"sensu_backend":"5.20.2"}
$ _
sudo docker network create sensu sudo docker volume create sensu-backend-data sudo docker run -d --rm --name sensu-backend \ --network sensu -p 8080:8080 -p 3000:3000 \ -v sensu-backend-data:/var/lib/sensu \ sensu/sensu:5.20.2 sensu-backend start sudo docker run -d --rm --network sensu -p :3030 \ sensu/sensu:5.20.2 sensu-agent start \ --backend-url ws://sensu-backend:8081 --deregister \ --keepalive-interval=5 --keepalive-warning-timeout=10 --subscriptions linux curl -s http://localhost:8080/version
C:\> docker.exe network create sensu
C:\> docker.exe volume create sensu-backend-data
C:\> docker.exe run -d --rm --name sensu-backend `
-p 8080:8080 -p 3000:3000 `
-v sensu-backend-data:/var/lib/sensu `
sensu/sensu:5.20.2 sensu-backend start
C:\> docker.exe run -d --rm --network sensu -p :3030 `
sensu/sensu:5.20.2 sensu-agent start `
--backend-url ws://sensu-backend:8081 --deregister `
--keepalive-interval=5 --keepalive-warning-timeout=10 --subscriptions linux
C:\> Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get -Uri http://localhost:8080/version
{"etcd":{"etcdserver":"3.3.13","etcdcluster":"3.3.0"},"sensu_backend":"5.20.2"}
C:\> _
docker.exe network create sensu docker.exe volume create sensu-backend-data docker.exe run -d --rm --name sensu-backend ` -p 8080:8080 -p 3000:3000 ` -v sensu-backend-data:/var/lib/sensu ` sensu/sensu:5.20.2 sensu-backend start docker run.exe -d --rm --network sensu -p :3030 ` sensu/sensu:5.20.2 sensu-agent start ` --backend-url ws://sensu-backend:8081 --deregister ` --keepalive-interval=5 --keepalive-warning-timeout=10 --subscriptions linux
Sensuctl is a command line interface for running commands against Sensu clusters. Install sensuctl on your laptop to gain access to your multi-cloud monitoring control plane.
$ curl -LO https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/sensu.io/sensu-go/5.20.2/sensu-go_5.20.2_linux_amd64.tar.gz $ sudo tar -xzf sensu-go_5.20.2_linux_amd64.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin/ $ sensuctl configure -n --url http://127.0.0.1:8080 \ --username admin \ --password "P@ssw0rd!" \ --namespace default $ sensuctl cluster health ID NAME ERROR HEALTHY 8927110dc66458af default true $ sensuctl cluster id sensu cluster id: "227b26eb-26c4-46b2-bc7c-8c080b072e6b" $ _
curl -LO https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/sensu.io/sensu-go/5.20.2/sensu-go_5.20.2_linux_amd64.tar.gz sudo tar -xzf sensu-go_5.20.2_linux_amd64.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin/ sensuctl configure -n --url http://127.0.0.1:8080 \ --username admin \ --password "P@ssw0rd!" \ --namespace default sensuctl cluster health sensuctl cluster id
$ curl -LO https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/sensu.io/sensu-go/5.20.2/sensu-go_5.20.2_linux_amd64.tar.gz $ sudo tar -xzf sensu-go_5.20.2_linux_amd64.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin/ $ sensuctl configure -n --url http://127.0.0.1:8080 \ --username admin \ --password "P@ssw0rd!" \ --namespace default $ sensuctl cluster health ID NAME ERROR HEALTHY 8927110dc66458af default true $ sensuctl cluster id sensu cluster id: "227b26eb-26c4-46b2-bc7c-8c080b072e6b" $ _
curl -LO https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/sensu.io/sensu-go/5.20.2/sensu-go_5.20.2_linux_amd64.tar.gz sudo tar -xzf sensu-go_5.20.2_linux_amd64.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin/ sensuctl configure -n --url http://127.0.0.1:8080 \ --username admin \ --password "P@ssw0rd!" \ --namespace default sensuctl cluster health sensuctl cluster id
$ curl -LO https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/sensu.io/sensu-go/5.20.2/sensu-go_5.20.2_darwin_amd64.tar.gz $ sudo tar -xzf sensu-go_5.20.2_darwin_amd64.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin/ $ sensuctl configure -n --url http://127.0.0.1:8080 \ --username admin \ --password 'P@ssw0rd!' \ --namespace default $ sensuctl cluster health ID NAME ERROR HEALTHY 8927110dc66458af default true $ sensuctl cluster id sensu cluster id: "227b26eb-26c4-46b2-bc7c-8c080b072e6b" $ _
curl -LO https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/sensu.io/sensu-go/5.20.2/sensu-go_5.20.2_darwin_amd64.tar.gz sudo tar -xzf sensu-go_5.20.2_darwin_amd64.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin/ sensuctl configure -n --url http://127.0.0.1:8080 \ --username admin \ --password 'P@ssw0rd!' \ --namespace default sensuctl cluster health sensuctl cluster id
C:\> Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/sensu.io/sensu-go/5.20.2/sensu-go_5.20.2_windows_amd64.zip -OutFile sensu-go_5.20.2_windows_amd64.zip C:\> Expand-Archive -LiteralPath sensu-go_5.20.2_windows_amd64.zip -DestinationPath . C:\> ./sensuctl.exe configure -n --url http://127.0.0.1:8080 ` --username admin ` --password "P@ssw0rd!" ` --namespace default C:\> ./sensuctl.exe cluster health ID NAME ERROR HEALTHY 8927110dc66458af default true C:\> ./sensuctl.exe cluster id sensu cluster id: "227b26eb-26c4-46b2-bc7c-8c080b072e6b" C:\> _
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/sensu.io/sensu-go/5.20.2/sensu-go_5.20.2_windows_amd64.zip -OutFile sensu-go_5.20.2_windows_amd64.zip Expand-Archive -LiteralPath sensu-go_5.20.2_windows_amd64.zip -DestinationPath . ./sensuctl.exe configure -n --url http://127.0.0.1:8080 ` --username admin ` --password "P@ssw0rd!" ` --namespace default ./sensuctl.exe cluster health ./sensuctl.exe cluster id
Sensu makes it easy to deploy instrumentation (e.g. plugins or scripts) and configure new monitors. This example shows how to monitor system clock drift.
$ sensuctl asset add sensu/monitoring-plugins:2.2.0-1 fetching bonsai asset: sensu/monitoring-plugins:2.2.0-1 added asset: sensu/monitoring-plugins:2.2.0-1 $ sensuctl check create ntp \ --runtime-assets "sensu/monitoring-plugins" \ --command "check_ntp_time -H time.nist.gov --warn 0.5 --critical 1.0" \ --output-metric-format nagios_perfdata \ --publish="true" --interval 30 --timeout 10 --subscriptions linux $ sensuctl event list ENTITY CHECK OUTPUT STATUS SILENCED TIMESTAMP a749e3a10d86 keepalive Keepalive last sent from a749e3a10d86 at 2019-09-11 15:34:25 +0000 UTC 0 false 2019-09-11 08:34:25 -0700 PDT a749e3a10d86 ntp NTP OK: Offset -0.03375908732 secs|offset=-0.033759s;0.500000;1.000000; 0 false 2019-09-11 08:34:22 -0700 PDT $ _
sensuctl asset add sensu/monitoring-plugins:2.2.0-1 sensuctl check create ntp \ --runtime-assets "sensu/monitoring-plugins" \ --command "check_ntp_time -H time.nist.gov --warn 0.5 --critical 1.0" \ --output-metric-format nagios_perfdata \ --publish="true" --interval 30 --timeout 10 --subscriptions linux sensuctl event list
$ sensuctl asset add sensu/monitoring-plugins:2.2.0-1 fetching bonsai asset: sensu/monitoring-plugins:2.2.0-1 added asset: sensu/monitoring-plugins:2.2.0-1 $ sensuctl check create ntp \ --runtime-assets "sensu/monitoring-plugins" \ --command "check_ntp_time -H time.nist.gov --warn 0.5 --critical 1.0" \ --output-metric-format nagios_perfdata \ --publish="true" --interval 30 --timeout 10 --subscriptions linux $ sensuctl event list ENTITY CHECK OUTPUT STATUS SILENCED TIMESTAMP a749e3a10d86 keepalive Keepalive last sent from a749e3a10d86 at 2019-09-11 15:34:25 +0000 UTC 0 false 2019-09-11 08:34:25 -0700 PDT a749e3a10d86 ntp NTP OK: Offset -0.03375908732 secs|offset=-0.033759s;0.500000;1.000000; 0 false 2019-09-11 08:34:22 -0700 PDT $ _
sensuctl asset add sensu/monitoring-plugins:2.2.0-1 sensuctl check create ntp \ --runtime-assets "sensu/monitoring-plugins" \ --command "check_ntp_time -H time.nist.gov --warn 0.5 --critical 1.0" \ --output-metric-format nagios_perfdata \ --publish="true" --interval 30 --timeout 10 --subscriptions linux sensuctl event list
$ sensuctl asset add sensu/monitoring-plugins:2.2.0-1 fetching bonsai asset: sensu/monitoring-plugins:2.2.0-1 added asset: sensu/monitoring-plugins:2.2.0-1 $ sensuctl check create ntp \ --runtime-assets "sensu/monitoring-plugins" \ --command "check_ntp_time -H time.nist.gov --warn 0.5 --critical 1.0" \ --output-metric-format nagios_perfdata \ --publish="true" --interval 30 --timeout 10 --subscriptions linux $ sensuctl event list ENTITY CHECK OUTPUT STATUS SILENCED TIMESTAMP a749e3a10d86 keepalive Keepalive last sent from a749e3a10d86 at 2019-09-11 15:34:25 +0000 UTC 0 false 2019-09-11 08:34:25 -0700 PDT a749e3a10d86 ntp NTP OK: Offset -0.03375908732 secs|offset=-0.033759s;0.500000;1.000000; 0 false 2019-09-11 08:34:22 -0700 PDT $ _
sensuctl asset add sensu/monitoring-plugins:2.2.0-1 sensuctl check create ntp \ --runtime-assets "sensu/monitoring-plugins" \ --command "check_ntp_time -H time.nist.gov --warn 0.5 --critical 1.0" \ --output-metric-format nagios_perfdata \ --publish="true" --interval 30 --timeout 10 --subscriptions linux sensuctl event list
C:\> ./sensuctl.exe asset add sensu/monitoring-plugins:2.2.0-1 fetching bonsai asset: sensu/monitoring-plugins:2.2.0-1 added asset: sensu/monitoring-plugins:2.2.0-1 C:\> ./sensuctl.exe check create ntp ` --runtime-assets "sensu/monitoring-plugins" ` --command "check_ntp_time -H time.nist.gov --warn 0.5 --critical 1.0" ` --output-metric-format nagios_perfdata ` --publish="true" --interval 30 --timeout 10 --subscriptions linux C:\> ./sensuctl.exe event list ENTITY CHECK OUTPUT STATUS SILENCED TIMESTAMP a749e3a10d86 keepalive Keepalive last sent from a749e3a10d86 at 2019-09-11 15:34:25 +0000 UTC 0 false 2019-09-11 08:34:25 -0700 PDT a749e3a10d86 ntp NTP OK: Offset -0.03375908732 secs|offset=-0.033759s;0.500000;1.000000; 0 false 2019-09-11 08:34:22 -0700 PDT C:\> _
./sensuctl.exe asset add sensu/monitoring-plugins:2.2.0-1 ./sensuctl.exe check create ntp ` --runtime-assets "sensu/monitoring-plugins" ` --command "check_ntp_time -H time.nist.gov --warn 0.5 --critical 1.0" ` --output-metric-format nagios_perfdata ` --publish="true" --interval 30 --timeout 10 --subscriptions linux ./sensuctl.exe event list
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