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This index follows develop, the unreleased Cacti 1.3 series. For released Cacti 1.2 installations, use the 1.2.x manual. Menu visibility also depends on permissions, enabled features, and plugins. Screenshots can show an earlier release or a different theme.
Choose the guide for your operating system and installation method.
- Requirements
- General Installing Instructions
- Enterprise Linux with Apache (LAMP)
- Enterprise Linux with Nginx (LEMP)
- Ubuntu/Debian with Apache (LAMP)
- Installing Under Windows
- Upgrading Cacti Under UNIX Compatible Operating Systems
- Upgrading Cacti Under Windows
- Upgrading Cacti Under FreeBSD
- Convert a Debian/Ubuntu package install to source
- Hardening a Cacti Installation
- Configuring SSL for Cacti
- Version Specific Release Notes
Start with the interface and concepts, then add a device and its graphs.
- Navigating the Cacti User Interface
- Principles of Operation
- How to Graph Your Network
- Device Management
- Graph Overview
- Graph Management
- Viewing Graphs
- Creating a Graph for a Single SNMP OID
Organize monitoring, automate discovery, manage access, and create reports.
- Site Management
- Cacti Trees
- Data Source Management
- Aggregate Graphs
- Automation Networks
- Automation Discovered Devices
- Automation Device Rules
- Automation Graph Rules
- Automation Tree Rules
- Automation SNMP Options
- User Management
- User Group Management
- Login Providers
- User Domains (1.2)
- Reports Administration
- Reports User
- Report Items
- Report Preview
- Report Events
- Other Report Management Options
- System Utilities
Configure local and remote collection and diagnose performance constraints.
- Data Collectors
- Spine
- Poller Settings
- PHP Script Server
- Performance Boosting Settings
- rrdproxy
- Remote Poller Setup
- Change the polling interval
- SSH tunnels for remote Unix monitoring
- How To Extend snmpd with custom script/data
Find template concepts, query procedures, packaging, and device-specific guides.
- Templates
- How To Work with Templates
- Device Templates
- Graph Templates
- Data Source Templates
- Aggregate Templates
- Color Templates
- Data Input Methods
- Create a data input method
- Data Queries
- How To Work with Data Queries
- SNMP Data Queries
- SNMP Data Query Walkthrough
- Script Data Query Walkthrough
- Determine a template version
- Import Packages
- Template Import
- Template Exporting
- Create Packages
- Package Repositories
- Package Public Keys
- Apache Template Config
- ESXi/VMware Template
- Proxmox - external storage usage
Start with the symptom, polling output, and log messages.
- Data Source Debugging
- The Cacti Log Interface
- Debugging
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Known Issues
- Spikekill
Use the settings for your branch. Development and 1.2 authentication differ.
- Settings
- General Settings
- Path Settings
- Device Default Settings
- Data Settings
- Visual Settings
- Performance Settings (Boost)
- Spike Kill
- Mail/Reporting/DNS Settings/Proxy
- Authentication
- Local Authentication
- LDAP Authentication
- Basic Authentication
- Multiple LDAP/AD Domains (1.2)
- Users, groups, and login providers
Look up data profiles, expressions, formatting, and command-line tools.
- Data Source Profiles
- CDEFs
- VDEFs
- Colors
- GPRINT Presets
- Variables
- RRDtool Specific Features
- Command Line Scripts (CLI)
Install and use plugins, or develop an extension.
- Plugin Management
- Supported plugins
- syslog
- MacTrack
- Plugin Development
- Plugin Guidelines
- Creating a plugin
- Reference Plugins
- Plugin Hook API Reference
- ReportIt plugin manual (historical PDF)
Contribute code, documentation, translations, and support.
Follow the target branch's contributor instructions and checks.
- Documentation Standards
- Formatting Guidelines
- PHP Specific Constructs
- File System Layout
- Patch Creation
- SQL Standards
- Security
Read the decision index for the status of each proposal.
- Architecture Decision Records
- ADR-0001: Bounded contexts
- ADR-0002: Durable install runs
- ADR-0003: Plugin extension boundary
- ADR-0004: Workflow storage and observability
Find project credits, licensing, support, and additional resources.
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