Checkmk, self-hosted IT monitoring for just EVERYTHING!

Summary

Christian discusses Check MK, a free and open-source monitoring tool for IT infrastructure that can comprehensively track physical servers, networking devices, virtual machines, and containers. The tool automatically scans hosts to discover and monitor services, tracking metrics like CPU load, memory utilization, system services, and providing detailed performance statistics through a rich web interface. Check MK offers a Raw Edition with extensive monitoring plugins and features, making it a powerful, scalable platform that can support monitoring for hundreds of thousands of hosts. The tool is particularly appealing for home lab and enterprise users seeking a robust, automated monitoring solution with flexible configuration options and broad integration capabilities.