The Observability Pipeline that delivers monitoring as code on
any cloud

Consolidate monitoring tools & fill gaps in observability. Eliminate data silos & automate diagnosis & self-healing — from bare metal
to Kubernetes.

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$ sensuctl create -r -f monitoring/
check "node-exporter" created
check "tls-cert" created
asset "sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-ssl:1.0.0" created
filter "oncall" created
handler "slack" created 
handler "ansible-tower" created

$ sensuctl create -r -f monitoring/
check "node-exporter" created
check "tls-cert" created
asset "sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-ssl:1.0.0" created
filter "oncall" created
handler "slack" created 
handler "ansible-tower" created

$ sensuctl create -r -f monitoring/
check "node-exporter" created
check "tls-cert" created
asset "sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-ssl:1.0.0" created
filter "oncall" created
handler "slack" created 
handler "ansible-tower" created

C:\> sensuctl create -r -f monitoring/
check "node-exporter" created
check "tls-cert" created
asset "sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-ssl:1.0.0" created
filter "oncall" created
handler "slack" created 
handler "ansible-tower" created

Trusted for production workloads by industry leaders

Why choose Sensu? Because the rules have changed.

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.

Observability Pipeline

With Sensu Go, you can fill gaps in observability between metrics, logging, & tracing. Consolidate existing monitoring tools, including Nagios, StatsD, Telegraf, Prometheus, & more.

Monitoring as code

Sensu Go codifies monitoring workflows into declarative configuration files that can be shared amongst team members, treated as code, edited, reviewed, and versioned.

Multi-cloud

Embrace auto-scaling with confidence & real-time visibility. Sensu automates the registration and de-registration of servers, containers, services, apps, functions, and connected devices.

Observability Pipeline

With Sensu Go, you can fill gaps in observability between metrics, logging, & tracing. Consolidate existing monitoring tools, including Nagios, StatsD, Telegraf, Prometheus, & more.

Monitoring as code

Sensu Go codifies monitoring workflows into declarative configuration files that can be shared amongst team members, treated as code, edited, reviewed, and versioned.

Multi-cloud

Embrace auto-scaling with confidence & real-time visibility. Sensu automates the registration and de-registration of servers, containers, services, apps, functions, and connected devices.

See Sensu Go Features

Getting Started is easy

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!

Install Sensu Go

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/.

(You can click on the copy icon on bottom right to copy and paste into a terminal shell window).

$ 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:6.6.1 sensu-backend start
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$ sudo docker run -d --rm --network sensu -p :3030 \
  sensu/sensu:6.6.1 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":"6.6.1"}
$ _

$ 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:6.6.1 sensu-backend start
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$ sudo docker run -d --rm --network sensu -p :3030 \
  sensu/sensu:6.6.1 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":"6.6.1"}
$ _

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:6.6.1 sensu-backend start
sudo docker run -d --rm --network sensu -p :3030 \
sensu/sensu:6.6.1 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:6.6.1 sensu-backend start
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$ sudo docker run -d --rm --network sensu -p :3030 \
  sensu/sensu:6.6.1 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":"6.6.1"}
$ _

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:6.6.1 sensu-backend start
sudo docker run -d --rm --network sensu -p :3030 \
sensu/sensu:6.6.1 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:6.6.1 sensu-backend start
C:\> docker.exe run -d --rm --network sensu -p :3030 `
  sensu/sensu:6.6.1 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":"6.6.1"}
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:6.6.1 sensu-backend start
docker run.exe -d --rm --network sensu -p :3030 `
sensu/sensu:6.6.1 sensu-agent start `
--backend-url ws://sensu-backend:8081 --deregister `
--keepalive-interval=5 --keepalive-warning-timeout=10 --subscriptions linux

Complete installation guide

Install the Sensu Go CLI

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/6.6.1/sensu-go_6.6.1_linux_amd64.tar.gz
$ sudo tar -xzf sensu-go_6.6.1_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/6.6.1/sensu-go_6.6.1_linux_amd64.tar.gz
$ sudo tar -xzf sensu-go_6.6.1_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/6.6.1/sensu-go_6.6.1_linux_amd64.tar.gz
sudo tar -xzf sensu-go_6.6.1_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/6.6.1/sensu-go_6.6.1_darwin_amd64.tar.gz
$ sudo tar -xzf sensu-go_6.6.1_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/6.6.1/sensu-go_6.6.1_darwin_amd64.tar.gz
sudo tar -xzf sensu-go_6.6.1_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/6.6.1/sensu-go_6.6.1_windows_amd64.zip  `
  -OutFile sensu-go_6.6.1_windows_amd64.zip
C:\> Expand-Archive -LiteralPath sensu-go_6.6.1_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/6.6.1/sensu-go_6.6.1_windows_amd64.zip  `
  -OutFile sensu-go_6.6.1_windows_amd64.zip
Expand-Archive -LiteralPath sensu-go_6.6.1_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

Verify your Sensu CLI installation

Configure your first monitor!

Sensu makes it easy to deploy instrumentation (e.g. plugins or scripts) and configure new monitors. This example shows how to monitor NTP 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
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

Learn more about Sensu Assets

Install Sensu Go

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/.

(You can click on the copy icon on bottom right to copy and paste into a terminal shell window).

Complete installation guide

$ 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:6.6.1 sensu-backend start
11bbb27c3
$ sudo docker run -d --rm --network sensu -p :3030 \
  sensu/sensu:6.6.1 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":"6.6.1"}
$ _

$ 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:6.6.1 sensu-backend start
11bbb27c3
$ sudo docker run -d --rm --network sensu -p :3030 \
  sensu/sensu:6.6.1 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":"6.6.1"}
$ _

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:6.6.1 sensu-backend start
sudo docker run -d --rm --network sensu -p :3030 \
sensu/sensu:6.6.1 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:6.6.1 sensu-backend start
11bbb27c3
$ sudo docker run -d --rm --network sensu -p :3030 \
  sensu/sensu:6.6.1 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":"6.6.1"}
$ _

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:6.6.1 sensu-backend start
sudo docker run -d --rm --network sensu -p :3030 \
sensu/sensu:6.6.1 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:6.6.1 sensu-backend start
C:\> docker.exe run -d --rm --network sensu -p :3030 `
  sensu/sensu:6.6.1 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":"6.6.1"}
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:6.6.1 sensu-backend start
docker run.exe -d --rm --network sensu -p :3030 `
sensu/sensu:6.6.1 sensu-agent start `
--backend-url ws://sensu-backend:8081 --deregister `
--keepalive-interval=5 --keepalive-warning-timeout=10 --subscriptions linux

Install the Sensu Go CLI

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.

Verify your Sensu CLI installation

$ curl -LO https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/sensu.io/sensu-go/6.6.1/sensu-go_6.6.1_linux_amd64.tar.gz
$ sudo tar -xzf sensu-go_6.6.1_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/6.6.1/sensu-go_6.6.1_linux_amd64.tar.gz
$ sudo tar -xzf sensu-go_6.6.1_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/6.6.1/sensu-go_6.6.1_linux_amd64.tar.gz
sudo tar -xzf sensu-go_6.6.1_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/6.6.1/sensu-go_6.6.1_darwin_amd64.tar.gz
$ sudo tar -xzf sensu-go_6.6.1_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/6.6.1/sensu-go_6.6.1_darwin_amd64.tar.gz
sudo tar -xzf sensu-go_6.6.1_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/6.6.1/sensu-go_6.6.1_windows_amd64.zip  `
  -OutFile sensu-go_6.6.1_windows_amd64.zip
C:\> Expand-Archive -LiteralPath sensu-go_6.6.1_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/6.6.1/sensu-go_6.6.1_windows_amd64.zip  `
  -OutFile sensu-go_6.6.1_windows_amd64.zip
Expand-Archive -LiteralPath sensu-go_6.6.1_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

Configure your first monitor!

Sensu makes it easy to deploy instrumentation (e.g. plugins or scripts) and configure new monitors. This example shows how to monitor NTP system clock drift.

Learn more about Sensu Assets

$ 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
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

Supercharge your Ops & SRE teams at a fraction of the cost of other solutions.

Traditional monitoring tools are cost-prohibitive to operate at even moderate scale, and legacy monitoring tools are incompatible with the ephemeral nature of public cloud and cloud-native platforms. Upgrade to Sensu today to embrace your multi-cloud operation with confidence – and without breaking the budget! Keep your existing custom plugins or use new ones, integrate best of breed products and transition seamlessly!

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The Observability Pipeline that delivers monitoring as code on
any cloud

Trusted for production workloads by industry leaders

Why choose Sensu? Because the rules have changed.

Observability Pipeline

Monitoring as code

Multi-cloud

Observability Pipeline

Monitoring as code

Multi-cloud

Getting Started is easy

Install Sensu Go

Install the Sensu Go CLI

Configure your first monitor!

Install Sensu Go

Install the Sensu Go CLI

Configure your first monitor!

Supercharge your Ops & SRE teams at a fraction of the cost of other solutions.

Product

Resources

Company

The Observability Pipeline that delivers monitoring as code on any cloud

Trusted for production workloads by industry leaders

Why choose Sensu? Because the rules have changed.

Observability Pipeline

Monitoring as code

Multi-cloud

Observability Pipeline

Monitoring as code

Multi-cloud

Getting Started is easy

Install Sensu Go

Install the Sensu Go CLI

Configure your first monitor!

Install Sensu Go

Install the Sensu Go CLI

Configure your first monitor!

Supercharge your Ops & SRE teams at a fraction of the cost of other solutions.

Product

Resources

Company

The Observability Pipeline that delivers monitoring as code on
any cloud