Nagstamon is a status monitor for the desktop. It connects to multiple Nagios, Icinga, Opsview, Centreon, Op5 Monitor/Ninja, Check_MK Multisite and Thruk monitoring servers. It resides in the systray, as a floating status bar or full screen at the desktop showing a brief summary of critical, warning, unknown, unreachable and down hosts and services. This article will serve as an informative guide and give you a clear understanding of how to perform a silent installation of Nagstamon from the command line using the EXE installer.
How to Install Nagstamon Silently
Nagstamon Silent Install (EXE) on 32-bit Systems
- Navigate to: https://github.com/HenriWahl/Nagstamon/releases/latest
- Download & Copy the Nagstamon-x.y.z-win32_setup.exe to a folder created at (C:\Downloads)
- Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
- Navigate to the C:\Downloads folder
- Enter the following command: Nagstamon-x.y.z-win32_setup.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART
- Press Enter
After a few moments you will find Nagstamon entries in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.
| Software Title: | Nagstamon |
| Vendor: | Henri Wahl |
| Architecture: | x86 |
| Installer Type: | EXE |
| Silent Install Switch: | Nagstamon-x.y.z-win32_setup.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART |
| Silent Uninstall Switch: | "%ProgramFiles%\Nagstamon\unins000.exe" /VERYSILENT /NORESTART |
| Download Link: | https://github.com/HenriWahl/Nagstamon/releases/latest |
| PowerShell Script: | https://silentinstallhq.com/nagstamon-install-and-uninstall-powershell/ |
Nagstamon Silent Install (EXE) on 64-bit Systems
- Navigate to: https://github.com/HenriWahl/Nagstamon/releases/latest
- Download & Copy the Nagstamon-x.y.z-win64_setup.exe to a folder created at (C:\Downloads)
- Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
- Navigate to the C:\Downloads folder
- Enter the following command: Nagstamon-x.y.z-win64_setup.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART
- Press Enter
After a few moments you will find Nagstamon entries in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.
| Software Title: | Nagstamon |
| Vendor: | Henri Wahl |
| Architecture: | x64 |
| Installer Type: | EXE |
| Silent Install Switch: | Nagstamon-x.y.z-win64_setup.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART |
| Silent Uninstall Switch: | "%ProgramFiles%\Nagstamon\unins000.exe" /VERYSILENT /NORESTART |
| Download Link: | https://github.com/HenriWahl/Nagstamon/releases/latest |
| PowerShell Script: | https://silentinstallhq.com/nagstamon-install-and-uninstall-powershell/ |
The information above provides a quick overview of the software title, vendor, silent install, and silent uninstall switches. The download links provided take you directly to the vendors website. Continue reading if you are interested in additional details and configurations.
Additional Configurations
Create a Nagstamon Installation Log File
The Nagstamon installer offers the option to generate a log file during installation to assist with troubleshooting should any problems arise. You can use the following command to create a verbose log file with details about the installation.
Nagstamon 32-bit Silent Install (EXE) with Logging
Nagstamon-x.y.z-win32_setup.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART /LOG="%WINDIR%\Temp\Nagstamon32-Install.log" |
Nagstamon 64-bit Silent Install (EXE) with Logging
Nagstamon-x.y.z-win64_setup.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART /LOG="%WINDIR%\Temp\Nagstamon64-Install.log" |
Change the Nagstamon Default Installation Directory
You can also change the default installation directory by using the following command line parameters. In this example, I’m installing Nagstamon to “C:\Nagstamon”
Nagstamon 32-bit (EXE)
Nagstamon-x.y.z-win32_setup.exe /DIR="C:\Nagstamon" /VERYSILENT /NORESTART |
Nagstamon 64-bit (EXE)
Nagstamon-x.y.z-win64_setup.exe /DIR="C:\Nagstamon" /VERYSILENT /NORESTART |
How to Uninstall Nagstamon Silently
Check out the Nagstamon Install and Uninstall (PowerShell) post for a scripted solution.
- Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
- Enter the following set of commands:
Nagstamon Silent Uninstall (EXE)
TASKKILL /F /IM Nagstamon.exe |
"%ProgramFiles%\Nagstamon\unins000.exe" /VERYSILENT /NORESTART |
Always make sure to test everything in a development environment prior to implementing anything into production. The information in this article is provided “As Is” without warranty of any kind.