Munin : Add Monitoring Target Hosts2026/06/10

	It's possible to monitor other hosts. For example, configure a host named [node01.srv.world] as a monitoring target.
[1]	Install [munin-node] on a new monitoring target.

root@node01:~#

apt -y install munin-node

root@node01:~#

vi /etc/munin/munin-node.conf

# line 37 : change to your hostname
host_name node01.srv.world

# line 46 : add permission to connect for monitoring ( specify Munin server )
allow ^127\.0\.0\.1$
allow ^::1$
allow ^10\.0\.0\.30$

root@node01:~#

systemctl restart munin-node

[2]	If UFW is enabled, allow service port.

root@node01:~#

ufw allow 4949/tcp

Rule added
Rule added (v6)

[3]	Configure Munin server to set new target host.

root@dlp:~#

vi /etc/munin/munin-conf.d/node01.conf

# create new
[node01.srv.world]
    address 10.0.0.51
    use_node_name yes

root@dlp:~#

systemctl restart munin

[4]	Login to the Munin admin site and make sure a new taget host is displayed after few minutes later.

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