OpenITCOCKPIT was created in 2012 by it-novum in Germany as an open-source monitoring platform based on Nagios and Icinga. The project was designed to provide a modern, user-friendly interface for IT monitoring with advanced features for enterprise environments. The name “OpenITCOCKPIT” reflects its purpose as an open IT monitoring cockpit.
it-novum, a German IT company, created OpenITCOCKPIT in 2012. Their motivation came from:
- Nagios/Icinga Base: Leverage existing monitoring engines
- Modern UI: Need for better user interface
- Enterprise Features: Advanced monitoring capabilities
- Open Source: Community-driven development
Initial Design Goals:
- Nagios/Icinga compatible
- Modern web interface
- Enterprise features
- Open-source core
- Commercial support available
OpenITCOCKPIT was first released in 2012 as an open-source project. The initial release featured:
- Nagios/Icinga backend
- Modern web interface
- Advanced reporting
- User management
- API support
The tool gained popularity in enterprise environments.
| Year |
Version |
Milestone |
| 2012 |
1.0 |
First public release |
| 2013 |
2.0 |
Enhanced features, better UI |
| 2014 |
2.5 |
Improved reporting |
| 2015 |
3.0 |
Major release, modern architecture |
| 2016 |
3.5 |
Enhanced features |
| 2017 |
4.0 |
Major release, improved performance |
| 2018 |
4.5 |
Bug fixes, stability |
| 2019 |
5.0 |
Major release, modern features |
| 2020 |
5.5 |
Enhanced security |
| 2021 |
6.0 |
Major release, cloud features |
| 2022 |
6.5 |
Bug fixes |
| 2023 |
7.0 |
Enhanced features |
| 2024 |
7.5 |
Security updates |
| 2025 |
8.0 |
Modern improvements |
| 2026 |
8.5.x |
Current stable release |
Initial OpenITCOCKPIT architecture:
- Nagios/Icinga Core: Monitoring engine
- PHP/MySQL: Web application
- Modern UI: Enhanced interface
- Reporting: Advanced reports
- API: Programmatic access
Improvements introduced:
- Enhanced UI: Modern interface
- Better Reporting: Detailed reports
- Cloud Integration: Cloud monitoring
- ChatOps: Ludolph integration
- Automation: Enhanced automation
it-novum is a German IT company:
- Headquarters: Leipzig, Germany
- Founded: 2004
- Focus: IT monitoring and management
- Products: OpenITCOCKPIT, Ludolph
- Open Source: Community edition available
- Enterprise: Commercial features
- Support: Commercial support
- Training: Training courses
OpenITCOCKPIT spawned the Ludolph project:
- ChatOps Framework: Chat-based operations
- Plugins: Extensible plugin system
- Integration: Monitoring integration
- Open Source: Community project
OpenITCOCKPIT gained enterprise adoption:
- Europe: Strong presence in DACH region
- Enterprise: Production deployments
- Service Providers: Managed services
- Government: Public sector use
Common OpenITCOCKPIT deployments:
- IT Monitoring: Infrastructure monitoring
- Enterprise: Large-scale deployments
- Service Providers: Customer monitoring
- ChatOps: Ludolph integration
- GitHub Stars: 500+
- Contributors: 30+
- Downloads: Thousands of installations
- Company: it-novum continues development
- Community: Active enterprise community
- Regular feature releases
- Security patches
- Bug fixes
- Enterprise features
- Cloud Integration: Enhanced cloud support
- Automation: Better orchestration
- Security: Enhanced access controls
- UI/UX: Continued interface improvements
- ChatOps: Enhanced Ludolph integration
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