Choose your preferred installation method
Note: Nagios XI runs natively on CentOS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, and Debian Linux and will not install natively on Windows. These pre-packaged VMs are provided, across virtualization platforms, as a quick method to bootstrap and evaluate XI, and provided “as is”. You are responsible for maintenance of the underlying OS and VM architecture. Not intended for offline environments.
Pro / Player / VirtualBox
vSphere
Microsoft Windows Server
Install directly on a clean Linux system. Supports RHEL 8/9, Oracle Linux 8/9, Debian 11/12, and Ubuntu 22.04/24.04. Recommended for experienced administrators who want full system control and customization. To view the full list of officially supported distributions, see our OS compatibility matrix documentation
RHEL 8/9, Oracle Linux 8/9, Debian 11/12, and Ubuntu 22.04/24.04
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Microsoft Hyper-V Setup Guide
Enterprise ESXi installation
Complete AWS installation walkthrough
Step-by-step Linux installation tutorial
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