Download {{:unattended_installations:check_squid.pl.rar|}} tar -zxvf check_squid.pl.rar copy into the folder /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/ change the definition command for squid in /etc/nagios-plugins/config/http.cfg # 'check_squid' - tries to access an URL through proxy define command { command_name check_squid command_line $USER1$/check_squid.pl --proxy=$HOSTADDRESS$ --proxyport=$ARG1$ --proxyuser=$ARG2$ --proxypass=$ARG3$ --url=$ARG4$ --status=$ARG5$ } Define the service into the icinga or nagios server config file define service { service_description squid use generic-service host_name proxy check_command check_squid!3128!squid!squid!http://www.google.com!200 }