Is there any NFR license options for Homelabs? Or the possibility for a paid Homeuse version with 500 sensor for example? I'm over 300 sensors already after initial scan
Hi, the free PRTG 100 is intended for private use/home lab monitoring use cases. For most private use cases this is sufficient. And keep in mind that paused sensor don't count towards the limit. Of course there are some home labs that are comparable to professional small company setups - which by the way is pretty impressive in itself - yet are out of scope for our freeware offering
Auto-Discovery is not finding anything but the local machine for me. I've done some googling and can't seem to find a reason for this. But in your video it was finding all kinds of devices as soon as you opened it. Any quick ideas? Thanks for a great video. This was something new to me and I was happy you covered it.
Hi, the free PRTG 100 is intended for private use/home lab monitoring use cases. For most private use cases this is sufficient. And keep in mind that paused sensor don't count towards the 100 sensors, so you can pause certain sensors to remain under the limit. Of course there are some home labs that are comparable to professional small company setups - which by the way is pretty impressive in itself - yet are out of scope for our freeware offering.
Wish they had a docker install. The only thing I was able to find was a kindof a "cheat" way to package the exe into docker but requires standing up a Windows 2019 VM to do it with. Not really what i'm looking for. I'd certainly be willing to give this a try if they came out with a straight docker container that I could stand up on my Ubuntu Server Docker host. Looks like i'm going to be sticking with Observium for the time being.
Yes, definitely would love to see some more options on this side of things. Hopefully, this may be in the works with more cloud-native priorities for many.
Is there any sensor that can record the processes that are allocating excessive resources in memory? The CPU and Memory sensors don't give me this information clearly. And the information at Paesler is not very clear.
I used PRTG for years because of how easy it was to setup and administrate, but recently moved away because there is no Linux server option. The FOSS alternatives are too plentiful (and now industry standard). Sorry PRTG, Solarwinds, Foglight, etc.
Hi, I really enjoy your videos thank you. I'd like to ask whether this video was sponsored by PTRG for two reasons: 1) This video appears to have been scripted by an agent or representative from PTRG. 2) You did not mention in the video that you were, or were not, being compensated by PTRG as the sponsor of this video. Another thing, at the 3:56 point in this video, you speak directly to PTRG stating, "...PTRG, if you see this video, that would be an awesome enhancement...". Now, either you're extremely naïve to think PTRG wouldn't see this video, or, you're trying to make your audience 'think' that you were not sponsored for this video. If you were not paid by PTRG for this video, great, you're simply an amazing sales extension to their marketing team by coincidence. If you were paid, that's great too, but I understand Google expects you to disclose that arrangement to your audience. Lastly, you stated you've been using this product for, "quite a while now...". Would you mind sharing how long you've had this product installed and operational within your home lab environment? During that time, have there been any 'gotchas' or hick-ups? This product seems very nice, I'll definitely give it a look, thanks again for the video.
GSA, thank you for your comment! No sponsorship of the video from PRTG. I have simply used their product and wanted to give some visibility to that in the video. As you may know if the video is sponsored, we are required to note that at the beginning of the video with a sponsorship note. I have used PRTG off and on now for a few years. The product is really nice. However, I would say I covered the main gotcha in that it is a Windows-only platform for the server component. Thanks again! Brandon
@xeldiosx thanks for the comment! I am a big fan of FOSS as well. However, I also like enterprise solutions that provide an awesome product for free. PRTG gives a fairly generous amount of sensors for free if you download and run it in the lab. It is likely enough for the needs of most.
@@VirtualizationHowto it's not about the money, but I understand your perspective, it's just I don't share it. Open source and FOSS is more about giving back to humanity rather than taking from the community and while every company is free to choose their own model I certainly won't endorse one that chooses that path unless very strictly needed, and certainly there's many different free/open ways to achieve the same as PRTG.
Great work!
I love how naturally you switched to dark mode - just part of the usual installation process😆
Is there any NFR license options for Homelabs?
Or the possibility for a paid Homeuse version with 500 sensor for example?
I'm over 300 sensors already after initial scan
Yaaaaaaassss! Thank you PRTG :)
PRTG, this is a great question by Kharmastreams, and the possibilities for homelabbers.
Hi, the free PRTG 100 is intended for private use/home lab monitoring use cases. For most private use cases this is sufficient. And keep in mind that paused sensor don't count towards the limit. Of course there are some home labs that are comparable to professional small company setups - which by the way is pretty impressive in itself - yet are out of scope for our freeware offering
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Wish they offered a Linux based solution. I'm not that interested in standing up a Windows Server (my only one) just to have a dashboard.
Right! Like: Why?
You could try netdata for a Linux based tool
@@andrewm4894 Netdata Community features seem awesome. Also runs in a Docker container. Thank you sir! Definitely going to try it.
@@gerrykola This is perfect
Auto-Discovery is not finding anything but the local machine for me. I've done some googling and can't seem to find a reason for this. But in your video it was finding all kinds of devices as soon as you opened it. Any quick ideas? Thanks for a great video. This was something new to me and I was happy you covered it.
Oh I like the status summary visualizations, they look cool.
Andrew thank you for the comment! Definitely.
I just installed this yesterday and was going to ask you to do a tutorial. Thanks!
State of Charge, awesome! Thanks for the comment.
I'd love to use PRTG in my homelab.
But unfortunately 100 sensors is way too little :/
First scan and it's already showing 338 sensors.
Hi, the free PRTG 100 is intended for private use/home lab monitoring use cases. For most private use cases this is sufficient. And keep in mind that paused sensor don't count towards the 100 sensors, so you can pause certain sensors to remain under the limit. Of course there are some home labs that are comparable to professional small company setups - which by the way is pretty impressive in itself - yet are out of scope for our freeware offering.
Wish they had a docker install. The only thing I was able to find was a kindof a "cheat" way to package the exe into docker but requires standing up a Windows 2019 VM to do it with. Not really what i'm looking for. I'd certainly be willing to give this a try if they came out with a straight docker container that I could stand up on my Ubuntu Server Docker host. Looks like i'm going to be sticking with Observium for the time being.
Yes, definitely would love to see some more options on this side of things. Hopefully, this may be in the works with more cloud-native priorities for many.
Uptime Kuma ❤
Is there any sensor that can record the processes that are allocating excessive resources in memory? The CPU and Memory sensors don't give me this information clearly. And the information at Paesler is not very clear.
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I used PRTG for years because of how easy it was to setup and administrate, but recently moved away because there is no Linux server option. The FOSS alternatives are too plentiful (and now industry standard). Sorry PRTG, Solarwinds, Foglight, etc.
How do you know what to put in for the "Server" field when installing the desktop application?
@user-um2jt4oh6h, this would be the IP or FQDN of the PRTG server you install.
Yeah, Linux version would be awesome, but it’s not a deal breaker, come on it’s a really cool looking and apparently powerful monitor.
Justin thanks for the comment! Agreed, PRTG is my go-to for easy and powerful monitoring.
It is for many of us :(
What ! No Linux version ?…….nooooooo please fix this for us diehard Linux fans
aappiah1, thanks for the comment!
Thanx that you only have this anoying sound in the intro! Because it is already hard to listen/concentrate!
Hi, I really enjoy your videos thank you. I'd like to ask whether this video was sponsored by PTRG for two reasons: 1) This video appears to have been scripted by an agent or representative from PTRG. 2) You did not mention in the video that you were, or were not, being compensated by PTRG as the sponsor of this video. Another thing, at the 3:56 point in this video, you speak directly to PTRG stating, "...PTRG, if you see this video, that would be an awesome enhancement...". Now, either you're extremely naïve to think PTRG wouldn't see this video, or, you're trying to make your audience 'think' that you were not sponsored for this video. If you were not paid by PTRG for this video, great, you're simply an amazing sales extension to their marketing team by coincidence. If you were paid, that's great too, but I understand Google expects you to disclose that arrangement to your audience. Lastly, you stated you've been using this product for, "quite a while now...". Would you mind sharing how long you've had this product installed and operational within your home lab environment? During that time, have there been any 'gotchas' or hick-ups? This product seems very nice, I'll definitely give it a look, thanks again for the video.
GSA, thank you for your comment! No sponsorship of the video from PRTG. I have simply used their product and wanted to give some visibility to that in the video. As you may know if the video is sponsored, we are required to note that at the beginning of the video with a sponsorship note. I have used PRTG off and on now for a few years. The product is really nice. However, I would say I covered the main gotcha in that it is a Windows-only platform for the server component. Thanks again! Brandon
Lost me at "even though it's not an open source solution..."
Thanks but no thanks.
@xeldiosx thanks for the comment! I am a big fan of FOSS as well. However, I also like enterprise solutions that provide an awesome product for free. PRTG gives a fairly generous amount of sensors for free if you download and run it in the lab. It is likely enough for the needs of most.
@@VirtualizationHowto it's not about the money, but I understand your perspective, it's just I don't share it.
Open source and FOSS is more about giving back to humanity rather than taking from the community and while every company is free to choose their own model I certainly won't endorse one that chooses that path unless very strictly needed, and certainly there's many different free/open ways to achieve the same as PRTG.