Product Information
What is Librenms?
LibreNMS is a PHP/MySQL-based auto-discovering network monitoring system, originating from Observium. It is designed to be user-friendly, easy to deploy, and supports monitoring for a wide range of devices. The license for Observium was changed to a modified QPL license in May 2012 and has recently been split into free and commercial versions. Our goal with LibreNMS is to continue developing a functional NMS that remains community-focused and is licensed under the GPL.
How to use Librenms?
LibreNMS is a PHP/MySQL-based auto-discovering network monitoring system designed to offer user-friendly, easily deployable, and broad device support for network monitoring, with a community-centric approach and GPL licensing.
Core Functions of Librenms
Network discovery
SNMP Trap Support
IT Asset Management
Usage Scenarios of Librenms
- Automatically discovering devices across the entire network, supporting CDP, FDP, LLDP, OSPF, BGP, SNMP, and ARP.
- Receiving highly flexible, customized alert notifications via email, IRC, Slack, etc.
- Generating bandwidth billing for network ports based on usage or throughput.
- Managing, graphing, and retrieving installation data via a comprehensive API.
- Achieving horizontal scaling with distributed polling to accommodate network growth.
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