The PostgreSQL backend, in short pgsl backend, is used to fetch Nagios information like status and configuration data via a PostgreSQL database as may be used by e.g. Icinga 2.
You can use the following parameters to configure a pgsql backend:
| Value | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| dbhost | localhost | Hostname of the PostgreSQL Database |
| dbport | 3306 | Port of the PostgreSQL Database |
| dbname | db_nagios | Name of the PostgreSQL Database |
| dbuser | root | Username for Database Access (only needs read permissions) |
| dbpass | root | Password for Database Access (only needs read permissions) |
| dbprefix | nagios_ | Prefix of the tables in the PostgreSQL Database |
| dbinstancename | default | Name of the Nagios instance in the PostgreSQL Database |
| maxtimewithoutupdate | 180 | Maximum delay in seconds after last update in the PostgreSQL database. NagVis will report Nagios is not running if the delay is reached |
There are also some general parameters. You can read about them in main configuration format description.