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Integrations

Overview

Integrations connects MonsterOps to external monitoring and data services: Zabbix (metrics), Graylog (log/event forwarding over GELF), and MaxMind GeoIP2 (geolocation for the auth log and sessions).

Where things are

  • Zabbix — send metrics to a Zabbix server (Zabbix sender).
  • Graylog (GELF) — forward events to Graylog over GELF/UDP; pairs with Webhooks.
  • Data Sources → MaxMind GeoIP2 — upload a local GeoLite2-City.mmdb. Geolocation is resolved locally from the mmdb — no API calls at query time.

Common tasks

  • Enable flags/city in the auth log — Data Sources → MaxMind GeoIP2 → create a free MaxMind account, download GeoLite2-City.mmdb, upload it via the guided modal. MonsterOps validates it and hot-reloads the reader with no restart. (Or set MONSTEROPS_GEOIP_DB to a file path.)
  • Ship events to Graylog — configure the GELF host/port; events flow from the event bus.
  • Feed Zabbix — point the Zabbix integration at your server.

Problems you may hit

  • GeoIP not resolving — the mmdb isn't loaded (upload it, or set MONSTEROPS_GEOIP_DB) or the file is the wrong MaxMind edition (needs GeoLite2-City).
  • Graylog receives nothing — wrong host/port or UDP blocked in the path; confirm reachability.
  • The public build has no bundled GeoIP database — MaxMind's license means you download your own; it's never shipped with MonsterOps.