openITCOCKPIT 5 - Major Release

🚀 Start your engines! openITCOCKPIT 5 stable is out now: New Frontend, More Power, Better UX

After a year of development, we are proud to announce: openITCOCKPIT Version 5 is released – bringing profound changes. The monitoring framework has been thoroughly modernized, and there are numerous new features that make working with openITCOCKPIT noticeably faster and more efficient.

💡 Why Version 5 is a Game Changer

The core update: a complete migration from AngularJS to Angular and TypeScript. But that’s not all. The team deliberately choose a full code redesign with the aim of making the application future-proof, clearly decoupling the frontend from the backend, and significantly improving performance.

“Of course, the transition took a solid year, but the effort was definitely worth it. Instead of a simple migration from AngularJS to Angular, we decided on a comprehensive code redesign. openITCOCKPIT is now not only up to date with modern technologies, it’s also noticeably more user-friendly. The optimization of the code is reflected immediately in the much smoother performance of the interface – a big step forward for our users.”

– Jens Michelsons, Product- and Communitymanager openITCOCKPIT

⚡ Noticeably Faster. Significantly More Modern.

Thanks to the new tech stack, the frontend not only reacts faster but also feels more modern. The user experience has been deliberately enhanced, including an automatic dark/light mode, more intuitive controls, and improved visual structure.

🔍 Key Module Highlights in Version 5

MAP Module

- New context menu via right-click on objects
- Background images can now be resized freely

Event Correlation

- Display now possible in multiple tree structures
- New: Zoomable view for large correlations

Prometheus Module

- Integrated code editor with autocompletion for PromQL
- Much easier creation of complex queries

Thresholds in Performance Graphs

- Colors follow Nagios Plugin Guidelines
- Support for complex range calculations

And Much More…

- SLA module, commands, event overview, and more have been revamped
- JIRA Service Desk integration in the Umbrella Management section
- Expanded options for custom monitoring metrics and external tools
- Backup and restore are now clearly separated
- Autocompletion now available in code editors for additional modules

🎯 Conclusion

openITCOCKPIT 5 is not just an update – it’s a major leap into the future. Modern technology, better performance, smarter modules, and more user comfort. ➡️ Try it now and experience firsthand how monitoring can look today.

🛠️ Changelog

For a complete list of new features, fixed bugs and improvements, please see the changelog

How to Update

Please see the official documentation of how to update openITCOCKPIT 4 to openITCOCKPIT 5.

Have fun with this brand new openITCOCKPIT release - Your openITCOCKPIT Team 🚀🔍📊