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Monitor graylog alerts with icinga2
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Monitor graylog alerts with icinga2

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# graylog-alerts-to-icinga
Monitor graylog alerts with icinga2

This python script checks the Graylog event stream for entries. If an Altert has been triggered, a Critical message is sent to Icinga2.
The monitoring of icinga2 is thus connected to Graylog.

Graylog is a log monitoring tool.
Icinga is a tool for machine monitoring.

# Features
- debugging
- customizations can be done via Graylog
- query search to not show alerts that should not trigger anything
- customize search time or restrict to specific machines/hosts
- fully compatible with Graylog 4
- Session authentication
- works with self-signed certificates

# How it works
- Graylog Eventstream is queried via the API (

:9000/api/events/search)
- In the Graylog eventstream there are usually only events that are worth watching
- By default, an alarm is triggered in icinga2 when an event is in the eventstream
- how well this plugin works depends very much on which alarms&events are configured in the Graylog

# Prerequisites
- I strongly recommend to create a readonly monitoring user! See below how to do that.
- Python module requests: pip3 install requests
- The Graylog GUI should be accessible via https. A self-signed certificate is sufficient.
However, the plugin also works without encryption.
- Port 9000 must be enabled in the firewall.

# Installation
- Download check_graylog_alerts.py to your local Graylog server
- Put the Python script to your Pluginfolder. Usually /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/
- Create a new command custome command:

```
object CheckCommand "check_graylog_alerts" {
import "plugin-check-command"
command = [ PluginDir + "/check_graylog_alerts.py" ]
arguments += {
"--host" = {
description = "hostname"
required = true
value = "$address$"
}
"--machine" = {
description = "machine to check for in graylog stream (default: all, if not set)"
required = false
}
"--password" = {
description = "Graylog Userpassword"
required = true
}
"--query" = {
description = "graylog search query (default: show all queries if not set)"
required = false
}
"--time" = {
description = "timerange to check since now in seconds (default 86400 if not set)"
required = false
}
"--user" = {
description = "Graylog Username"
required = true
}
}
}

```

- Create a new Service object:

```
object Service "Service: Graylog Alerts" {
import "generic-service"
host_name = "YOUR GAYLOG HOST"
check_command = "check_graylog_alerts"
}
```

# icinga director
- Create a custome command with following arguments:
![icinga director](https://github.com/sowoi/graylog-alerts-to-icinga/blob/main/img/check_graylog_icinga_director.png?raw=true)

# CLI Usage
- `python3 check_graylog_alerts.py -h` will show you a manual.

Usage: check_graylog_alerts.py [options]

check_graylog_alerts.py checks graylog stream for alerts. you need to setup
alerts beforehand.

Example: `check_graylog_alerts.py -H 192.168.134.11 -u admin -p secret -m testmachine -t 33`

```
Options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit

Generic options:
-d, --debug enable debugging outputs (default: no)

Host options:
-H HOST, --host=HOST
defines graylog hostname or IP

User options:
-u USER, --user=USER
graylog user with access to API and event stream
(default: admin)

Password options:
-p PASSWORD, --password=PASSWORD
graylog user password (default: none)

Machine options:
-m MACHINE, --machine=MACHINE
machine to check for in graylog stream (default: all)

Timerange options:
-t TIMERANGE, --time=TIMERANGE
timerange since now in seconds (default 86400)

Query options:
-q QUERY, --query=QUERY
graylog search query (default: show all queries)
```

# Create a readonly monitoring user
- In Graylog, open the System tab and select "Users and Teams".
- Create a new user with assigend role: "View Manager"
![icinga user](https://github.com/sowoi/graylog-alerts-to-icinga/blob/main/img/createIcinga2user.png)

- Share your "All Events" Stream with the new user
![Share all events](https://github.com/sowoi/graylog-alerts-to-icinga/blob/main/img/GraylogEvents.png)

- Add your newly created user. Leave the rights at "Viewer".
![Share all events](https://github.com/sowoi/graylog-alerts-to-icinga/blob/main/img/icingauserviewer.png)

# License
Licensed under the terms of Apache License Version 2. See LICENSE file.

# More
[Dev-Site okxo.de](https://okxo.de/show-graylog-alerts-in-icinga2/)