{{tag>nagios monitoring}}

====== Add new nagios check on remote host ======
Make sure you have nrpe installed on remote host. Add the new service in ///usr/local/nagios/etc/services///my_checks.cfg
  
**1.** Example adding of [[https://exchange.nagios.org/directory/Plugins/Network-and-Systems-Management/check_disk_inodes/details|inodes check]]:
<code>
define service{
    use                             generic-service
    hostgroup_name                  monitored-hosts
    service_description             Check system inodes
    check_command                   check_nrpe!check_disk_inodes
    servicegroups                   sysservices
}
</code>

**2.** On server add the script to ///usr/local/nagios/libexec/// directory.

**3.** Add command to nrpe config ///usr/local/nagios/etc/nrpe.cfg//

  ...
  command[check_disk_inodes]=/usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_disk_inodes
  ...


**4.** Reload nagios server and nrpe on remote server.

====== Tested on ======
  * Debian 11
  * Nagios 4.4.7
  * nrpe 3.3.0


====== See also ======
  * [[wiki:add_new_nagios_check_server|Add new check on localhost (nagios itself)]]
====== References ======