Check SOCKS

Project Notes

Nagios plugin to monitor socks proxy

Installation:
Copy check_socks file in plugin directory (usually /usr/lib/nagios/plugins, can be found in file /etc/nagios3/resource.cfg).
Make it executable:
chmod +x /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_socks

Configuration:
Define command
# 'check_socks' command definition
define command{
command_name check_socks
command_line /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_socks -i '$ARG1$' -p '$ARG2$'
}
Define service
# Define a service to check socks proxy
define service{
use generic-service
host_name hostname
service_description Socks proxy
check_command check_socks!<ip>!<port>
}
Replace <ip> and <port> with your values

Script usage:
Usage:
--help = Print this message
-i = Proxy IP address (default 127.0.0.1)
-p = Proxy port (default 1080)
--target = Url to check socks proxy (default https://www.google.com)
--max-time = Maximum time in seconds that you allow the whole operation to take (default 10)

Requirements:
curl must be installed on the host.