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Check apache-httpd-version

Overview

Checks the installed Apache httpd version against the endoflife.date API and alerts if the version is end-of-life or if newer major, minor, or patch releases are available. By default, alerts 30 days before the official EOL date. The offset is configurable.

Important Notes:

  • Runs on all systems where the Apache binary is named either httpd or apache2
  • Must run on the Apache httpd server itself to detect the installed version

Data Collection:

  • Detects the installed Apache httpd version by running httpd -v (RHEL) or apache2 -v (Debian-based systems)
  • Queries the endoflife.date API to determine EOL status and available releases
  • Caches the API response in a local SQLite database to reduce network calls

Fact Sheet

Fact Value
Check Plugin Download https://github.com/Linuxfabrik/monitoring-plugins/tree/main/check-plugins/apache-httpd-version
Nagios/Icinga Check Name check_apache_httpd_version
Check Interval Recommendation Every day
Can be called without parameters Yes
Runs on Cross-platform
Compiled for Windows No
Uses State File $TEMP/linuxfabrik-lib-version.db

Help

usage: apache-httpd-version [-h] [-V] [--always-ok] [--check-major]
                            [--check-minor] [--check-patch] [--insecure]
                            [--no-proxy] [--offset-eol OFFSET_EOL]
                            [--test TEST] [--timeout TIMEOUT]

Checks the installed Apache httpd version against the endoflife.date API and
alerts if the version is end-of-life or if newer major, minor, or patch
releases are available. By default, alerts 30 days before the official EOL
date. The offset is configurable.

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -V, --version         show program's version number and exit
  --always-ok           Always returns OK.
  --check-major         Alert when a new major release is available, even if
                        the current version is not yet EOL. Example: running
                        v26 (not yet EOL) and v27 is available.
  --check-minor         Alert when a new major.minor release is available,
                        even if the current version is not yet EOL. Example:
                        running v26.2 (not yet EOL) and v26.3 is available.
  --check-patch         Alert when a new major.minor.patch release is
                        available, even if the current version is not yet EOL.
                        Example: running v26.2.7 (not yet EOL) and v26.2.8 is
                        available.
  --insecure            This option explicitly allows insecure SSL
                        connections.
  --no-proxy            Do not use a proxy.
  --offset-eol OFFSET_EOL
                        Alert n days before ("-30") or after an EOL date ("30"
                        or "+30"). Default: -30 days
  --test TEST           For unit tests. Needs "path-to-stdout-file,path-to-
                        stderr-file,expected-retc".
  --timeout TIMEOUT     Network timeout in seconds. Default: 8 (seconds)

Usage Examples

./apache-httpd-version --offset-eol=-30

Output:

Apache httpd v2.4.37 (EOL unknown, patch 2.4.57 available)

States

  • OK if the installed version is not EOL and no newer releases are flagged.
  • WARN if the installed version is EOL (or will be within --offset-eol days, default: -30).
  • WARN if --check-major is set and a newer major version is available.
  • WARN if --check-minor is set and a newer minor version is available.
  • WARN if --check-patch is set and a newer patch version is available.
  • UNKNOWN if Apache httpd is not found.
  • --always-ok suppresses all alerts and always returns OK.

Perfdata / Metrics

Name Type Description
apache-httpd-version Number Installed Apache httpd version as float, e.g. "2.4.57" becomes "2.457".

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