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Spec sheet

Purpose
Munin is a networked resource monitoring tool for analyzing resource trends and performance problems.Read 11 Oct 2026 · munin-monitoring.org
Integrations
The maker documents alert integrations with Nagios and Icinga and supports SNMP plugins for collecting data from remote machines.Read 11 Oct 2026 · guide.munin-monitoring.org
Security
Munin supports TLS for encrypted communication between master and nodes, with an option to verify certificates against a shared certificate authority.Read 11 Oct 2026 · guide.munin-monitoring.org
Support
The project points users to its FAQ, guide, OFTC IRC channel, mailing list archive and GitHub issues.Read 11 Oct 2026 · munin-monitoring.org
Founded
2002Read 28 Sep 2026 · munin-monitoring.org
Alerts
Munin can alert administrators when plugin data breaches defined limits, using command line tools or systems such as Nagios or Icinga.Read 11 Oct 2026 · guide.munin-monitoring.org
Architecture
Munin uses a master and node architecture in which the master regularly connects to nodes to collect metrics.Read 11 Oct 2026 · guide.munin-monitoring.org
Commercial support
The commercial offerings page says private support and training are no longer provided by the named lead developer for the foreseeable future.Read 11 Oct 2026 · munin-monitoring.org
Graphs
Munin presents monitored information as graphs through a web interface and stores data in RRD files.Read 11 Oct 2026 · munin-monitoring.org
Install requirements
A packaged installation uses the munin-node package on each monitored node and the munin package on the master; the maker recommends packages over source installs.Read 11 Oct 2026 · munin-monitoring.org
Monitoring scope
Munin can monitor computers, networks, SANs, applications and weather measurements.Read 11 Oct 2026 · munin-monitoring.org
Plugins
The site says Munin has more than 500 available plugins and lets users write custom plugins in any language.Read 11 Oct 2026 · munin-monitoring.org
Polling
The maker says Munin polls servers once every five minutes.Read 11 Oct 2026 · munin-monitoring.org
Release information
The homepage lists version 2.0.69 as the latest stable release, posted November 22, 2021.Read 11 Oct 2026 · munin-monitoring.org
Scale
The maker describes deployments from a home Raspberry Pi to clusters with more than 100 nodes.Read 11 Oct 2026 · munin-monitoring.org

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Munin Free open-source monitoring software · packages, tarballs or source Read 11 Oct 2026 · munin-monitoring.org

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