check_http

This builtin check command wraps the check_http plugin from https://github.com/sni/check_http_go

Implementation

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Examples

Default check

check_http -H omd.consol.de
HTTP OK - HTTP/1.1 200 OK - 573 bytes in 0.001 second response time

Usage

check_http -h

Usage:
  check_http [options]

Application Options:
      --timeout=                  Timeout to wait for connection (default: 10s)
      --max-buffer-size=          Max buffer size to read response body (default: 1MB)
      --no-discard                raise error when the response body is larger then max-buffer-size
      --consecutive=              number of consecutive successful requests required (default: 1)
      --interim=                  interval time after successful request for consecutive mode (default: 1s)
      --wait-for                  retry until successful when enabled
      --wait-for-interval=        retry interval (default: 2s)
      --wait-for-max=             time to wait for success
  -H, --hostname=                 Host name using Host headers
  -I, --IP-address=               IP address or Host name
  -p, --port=                     Port number
  -j, --method=                   Set HTTP Method (default: GET)
  -u, --uri=                      URI to request (default: /)
  -e, --expect=                   Comma-delimited list of expected HTTP response status (default: HTTP/1.,HTTP/2.)
  -s, --string=                   String to expect in the content
      --base64-string=            Base64 Encoded string to expect the content
  -A, --useragent=                UserAgent to be sent (default: check_http)
  -a, --authorization=            username:password on sites with basic authentication
  -S, --ssl                       use https
      --sni                       enable SNI
      --tls-max=[1.0|1.1|1.2|1.3] maximum supported TLS version
  -4                              use tcp4 only
  -6                              use tcp6 only
  -V, --version                   Show version
  -v, --verbose                   Show verbose output

Help Options:
  -h, --help                      Show this help message