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# Monitoring CiviCRM

### CiviCRM 4.6 and below

Install CiviMonitor:

-   Log into the website, browse to CiviCRM.

-   Go to **Administer menu > System Settings > Manage

    Extensions**.

    -   On Civi sites that have been updated from much older versions,

        this may be **Administer menu > Customize Data and

        Screens > Manage Extensions**.

-   Click on the "Add New" tab.

-   Click "Download" next to "CiviCRM Monitoring for Nagios".

-   Continue with the "All versions" directions.

### All versions

-   **NOTE**: The next two items use `drush` on Drupal. If using

    Wordpress, substitute `wp cv civicrm-sql-query` for

    `drush civicrm-sql-query`.

-   Determine if there's an existing administrative user with an API

```bash    

drush civicrm-sql-query 'SELECT display_name, api_key FROM civicrm_contact WHERE api_key IS NOT NULL;'

```

-   If so, grab that API key. If not, use `pwgen` or similar to generate

    a random string, then update CiviCRM with it:

```bash

drush civicrm-sql-query 'UPDATE civicrm_contact SET api_key = "<api key here>" WHERE id = 2;'

```

-   Get the site key:

```bash

grep SITE_KEY sites/default/civicrm.settings.php #(Drupal)

grep SITE_KEY wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm.settings.php #(Wordpress)

```

Icinga Configuration

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-   Log into the Icinga server: `ssh icinga`

-   If necessary, define the new host by making a copy of an existing

    host file in `/etc/icinga2/conf.d/hosts`.

-   Add the lines:

```

vars.cms = "drupal" 

vars.crm_site_key = "<site key here>"

vars.crm_api_key = "<api key here>"

```

-   Other valid values for CMS are "wordpress" and "joomla".

-   TODO: Indicate if SSL is required and how to indicate it.

-   Test your syntax with: `service icinga2 checkconfig`.

-   Restart Icinga: `service icinga2 restart`