icinga2/doc/2.5-setting-up-livestatus.md

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## Setting up Livestatus
The [MK Livestatus](http://mathias-kettner.de/checkmk_livestatus.html) project
implements a query protocol that lets users query their Icinga instance for
status information. It can also be used to send commands.
The Livestatus component that is distributed as part of Icinga 2 is a
re-implementation of the Livestatus protocol which is compatible with MK
Livestatus.
You can enable Livestatus using i2enfeature:
# i2enfeature livestatus
After that you will have to restart Icinga 2:
# /etc/init.d/icinga2 restart
By default the Livestatus socket is available in `/var/run/icinga2/cmd/livestatus`.
In order for queries and commands to work you will need to add your query user
(e.g. your web server) to the `icingacmd` group:
# usermod -a -G icingacmd www-data
> **Note**
>
> Change "www-data" to the user you're using to run queries.