Plugins in Pandora FMS

A plugin is an executable script that returns one or more data depending on the type of plugin we use.

There are 2 types of plugins in Pandora FMS, they are the following:

Server plugins

A server plugin is executed by Pandora FMS server and returns only one data. Here is the link to our Wiki to know all the data you need about server plugins:

https://pandorafms.com/manual/en/documentation/03_monitoring/03_remote_monitoring#monitoring_with_server_remote_plugins

Agent plugins

An agent plugin is executed by a Software Agent, whose result of the execution can be returned more than one data and even several modules.

Here you have the link to our Wiki to know all the data you need about the agent plugins:

https://pandorafms.com/manual/en/documentation/03_monitoring/02_operations#plugins_in_software_agents

Development

If you want to develop both server and agent plugins, here are some links to our reference wiki.

  • Server plugins:

https://pandorafms.com/manual/en/documentation/08_technical_reference/05_anexo_server_plugins_development

  • Agent plugins:

https://pandorafms.com/manual/en/documentation/08_technical_reference/06_anexo_agent_plugins

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