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t3dus wrote:

tmcdonald wrote:The --ssl should only be needed for HTTP sites.

Ok so I see how -f follow is important in my case. So --ssl for HTTP not HTTPS? All my websites use HTTPS

npolovenko wrote:@t3dus, This worked for me. Just create a new configuration file myhost.conf in /usr/local/nagios/etc/objects. And paste the following definitions inside the file. After that import this file in /usr/local/nagios/etc/nagios.cfg and restart nagios with service nagios restart.

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define host {
        host_name                       www.snapgeek.com
        address                         www.snapgeek.com
        max_check_attempts              5
        check_interval                  5
        retry_interval                  1
        check_period                    24x7
        contacts                        nagiosadmin
		check_command                   check_http_test!/meet-matt/!Iowa
        notification_interval           60
        notification_period             24x7
        }



       define command{
        command_name    check_http_test
        command_line    $USER1$/check_http -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -u $ARG1$ -R $ARGS2$ -f follow


define service{
        use                             generic-service         ; Name of service template to use
        host_name                       www.snapgeek.com
        service_description             URL test
        check_command                   check_http_test!/meet-matt/!Iowa
        notifications_enabled           0
        }
       }

PS: You may also delete the service definition as I inserted the same http check in the host definition.

t3dus wrote: Btw are you still monitoring snapgeek.com with the above info? I see a hit every once in a while from a nagios server that isn't mine.