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Enhanced Script v2 Sensor Placeholder Support
As a Systems Engineer, I want Script v2 sensors to support built-in PRTG placeholders (like %snmpcommunity) so that my scripts can automatically access device credentials without manual configuration (so that Script v2 sensors can do all of the same work that older script sensors could do).
11 votes -
Auto-Adaptive PRTG Sensors for Device Configuration Changes
As a PRTG administrator managing dynamic IT/OT infrastructure, I want PRTG sensors to automatically adapt to device configuration changes (such as volume label modifications or disk capacity expansions) by using persistent hardware identifiers, so that I can maintain continuous monitoring without sensor failures, avoid losing historical data, and reduce manual maintenance overhead when routine infrastructure changes occur.
When certain device-side properties change — such as a drive’s volume label or storage size — PRTG sensors (e.g., Disk Free Sensor) often fail, even though the hardware itself remains the same. For example: If the volume label of a hard drive changes,…
9 votes -
Native Support for Sensors with Client Certificate Authentication
As a Systems Engineer monitoring secure enterprise services, I want built-in HTTP/HTTPS sensors to support client certificate authentication (mutual TLS), so that I can monitor certificate-protected administrative interfaces, APIs, and customer portals without having to create and maintain custom scripts for each endpoint.
In secure environments, many web-based services—especially administrative interfaces, APIs, and customer portals—are only accessible via HTTPS with client certificate authentication. These URLs cannot be accessed using standard HTTP/HTTPS sensors in PRTG, as there is currently no way to specify a client certificate and private key.
Currently, the only workaround is to use custom scripts (e.g., PowerShell or…
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DNSSEC Sensor
As an operator of security‑critical DNS infrastructure, I want a native PRTG sensor that monitors DNSSEC signature status and trust chain integrity for my DNS zones, so that I can detect issues such as missing DS records, expiring signatures, or failed validation before they impact production.
Therefore, a sensor must check the following DNSSEC components:
AD flag (validation status)
Presence of RRSIG records and their signature expiration time (warn if remaining time is low!)
Count of DNSKEY records including KSK (257) and ZSK (256)
Count of DS records in the parent zone (=0 is error)
Trust chain consistency (DS ->…1 vote -
Native Nginx Status Sensor
As a Systems Engineer running nginx as my web server, I want a dedicated PRTG sensor that reads nginx's built-in status page and turns it into real-time channels for active connections, request throughput, connection states, and dropped connections, so that I can monitor my web server's actual load and health and get alerted before it starts refusing traffic.
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Custom Sensor - add new tag for Value Mode of Channels
As a system administrator I use several custom sensors. For add new channels, the Value Mode can not be defined in custom sensor script e.g. powershell.
https://www.paessler.com/manuals/prtg/custom_sensorsPlease add a new tag "ValueMode" with Average/Minimum/Maximum
https://helpdesk.paessler.com/en/support/solutions/articles/76000063564-what-is-the-value-mode-in-channel-settings-Many thanks!
4 votes -
Synology NAS Sensor Support on the Multi-Platform Probe
As a Systems Engineer, I want to be able to use Synology NAS sensors on the multi-platform probe, so that I can monitor my Synology storage devices from Linux-based or containerized probe environments without depending on a Windows remote probe
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SNMP Interface Traffic Sensor with ifLastChange Channel for Interface Flapping Detection
As a Network Engineer managing critical network infrastructure, I want the SNMP Interface Traffic sensor to include an 'Interface Last Change' channel that monitors the ifLastChange timestamp, so that I can detect interface flapping and instability without having to create separate custom sensors for each interface or rely on SNMP traps.
11 votes -
Add "Output Source" Channel to SNMP UPS Status Sensor for Utility Power Loss Detection
As a Systems Engineer responsible for monitoring UPS infrastructure,
I want the SNMP UPS Status sensor to include an "Output Source" channel that indicates whether the UPS is supplying power from utility (mains) or battery,
so that I am immediately alerted when a UPS switches to battery power due to a utility outage, without having to wait for the battery charge to drop to a warning or error threshold.Background:
I've just started testing the SNMP UPS Status (NEW) sensor with Eaton UPSs. Having the Battery Status, Charge Remaining, Current Load, and Estimated Time Remaining are all super handy.
However,…1 vote -
Proxy Support for SSL Certificate Sensor
As an IT Infrastructure Manager operating PRTG in a network without direct internet access,
I want the SSL Certificate sensor to natively support the HTTP proxy settings configured on the parent device,
so that I can monitor the SSL/TLS certificates of external websites through our proxy — just like I already can with HTTP-based sensors — without needing to rely on a separate monitoring tool.Background: We are using PRTG without direct internet access. With the proxy setting of the device we can monitor a HTTPS website, but not the SSL certificate of that site. That is a problem for…
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Work on scalability and reduce the number of installations in multi-server setups
Push the maximum sensor count possible on a single PRTG installation.
15 votes -
Add Maximum Bandwidth Tracking Channel to SNMP Traffic Sensors for Enhanced Capacity Planning
As a Network Engineer, I want PRTG's SNMP Traffic sensor to include additional channels that track maximum bandwidth values (In/Out) over configurable time periods, so that I can accurately assess true network capacity utilization for effective capacity planning and infrastructure decision-making.
8 votes -
Microsoft Exchange Certificate Status Monitoring Sensor
As a Systems Engineer responsible for Microsoft Exchange servers,
I want a native PRTG sensor that can automatically monitor the status and expiration of Microsoft Exchange SMTP certificates (the default self-signed certificate used for internal server-to-server encryption (opportunistic TLS), and a separate "Microsoft Exchange Server Auth Certificate" used for server-to-server authentication (OAuth)),
so that I can proactively detect certificate expiration or validity issues before they cause email delivery failures, authentication problems, or security vulnerabilities in my Exchange environment.Similar requests in the past:
https://helpdesk.paessler.com/en/support/solutions/articles/76000078074-feature-request-smtp-cetificate-sensor
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https://helpdesk.paessler.com/en/support/solutions/articles/76000076583-feature-request-ssl-certificate-sensor-for-smtp-connector3 votes -
Scheduled tasks sensor
As a Windows Admin using PRTG I need to be able to monitor my business processes running as scheduled tasks so that I can ensure my business processes are executing.
Today this is done via external tools and managing them is not ideal. There was a deprecated sensor for this but nothing really took its place. See https://www.reddit.com/r/prtg/comments/1lececg/if_youre_using_scheduledtask2xmlexe_from_prtg/
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Enhanced Cisco Catalyst 9800 WLC Monitoring Sensors
As a Network Engineer, I want comprehensive, out-of-the-box sensors for the Cisco Catalyst 9800 Wireless LAN Controller — covering SSID status, per-SSID client counts, per-SSID traffic, WLC high-availability status, and disk space — so that I can proactively manage my wireless infrastructure without relying on manual CLI checks or custom workarounds.
2 votes -
Docker sensor
As a sysadmin or developer I would like to get metrics on the health and performance of the containers within a single Docker runtime so that I can monitor the health of the containers.
18 votes -
Add support for SNMPv3 authNoPriv mode in PRTG
As a network engineer managing devices from ISPs and vendors with restricted SNMP configurations, I want PRTG to support SNMPv3 authNoPriv mode (authentication without encryption) so that I can monitor critical infrastructure devices that only allow this security level.
Currently, PRTG only supports SNMPv3 with authPriv (authentication + encryption). Many providers, e.g. Telekom, only offer SNMPv3 in authNoPriv mode.
Example configuration (as provided by Telekom, not changeable):
Mode: authNoPriv
Authentication Protocol: MD5
Privacy (Encryption): NoneSince PRTG does not support authNoPriv, monitoring such devices is currently impossible.
6 votes -
Kubernetes Sensor
As a DevOps Engineer, I need a native PRTG sensor to monitor the health and performance of my custom applications running in Kubernetes, so that I can gain immediate, centralized visibility into their operational status, proactively identify issues at the cluster, pod, and application level, and ensure the continuous availability and performance of my services.
Kubernetes-Aware Monitoring:
- Ability to target and understand applications deployed via Kubernetes constructs (e.g., Deployments, Pods, Namespaces).
- Provide insights into the overall health and status of application deployments (e.g., how many instances are running vs. expected).
- Report on the status and lifecycle of individual application pods…
11 votes -
SNMP Custom Table Sensor for Multi-Platform Probes
As an Infrastructure Administrator managing a mixed IT environment with Multi-Platform Probes, I want the SNMP Custom Table sensor functionality on my Linux-based probes, so that I can efficiently create sensors from SNMP table data
4 votes -
OCSP Support for SSL Certificate Monitoring Without CRL Dependency
As a Systems Engineer responsible for monitoring SSL/TLS certificates,
I want PRTG's SSL Certificate sensor (and related sensors) to support OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol) as a standalone certificate revocation verification method,
so that I can accurately monitor certificate validity and revocation status even when the Certificate Authority no longer provides a CRL (Certificate Revocation List), avoiding false alerts or "Unable to Check Revocation Status" warnings that undermine the reliability of my monitoring setup.2 votes
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