Quick install in 3 words * Check the symlinks * put nagios-irssi.pl into /usr/local/bin * modify config file (to be put on ~.irssi/) to match your configuration * put scripts .pl into ~/.irssi/scripts/ * put links to ~/.irssi/scripts/ to ~/.irssi/scripts/autorun Add to nagios commands : # 'notify-host-by-irssi' command definition define command{ command_name notify-host-by-irssi command_line /usr/local/bin/nagios-irssi.pl $CONTACTPAGER$ "[$LASTHOSTSTATECHANGE$] HOST ALERT: $HOSTNAME$@$HOSTSTATE$@HARD@1@$HOSTOUTPUT$" } define command{ command_name notify-service-by-irssi command_line /usr/local/bin/nagios-irssi.pl $CONTACTPAGER$ "[$LASTSERVICESTATECHANGE$] SERVICE ALERT: $HOSTNAME$@$SERVICEDESC$@$SERVICESTATE$@HARD@1@$SERVICEOUTPUT$" } Add to /etc/nagios3/.cfg define contact { contact_name TC-14 service_notification_period 24x7 alias IRSSI Bot #service_notification_options w,c,u,r,s #host_notification_options d,u,r,s service_notification_options c,r host_notification_options d,u,r,s email tc-14@yoursystem.com service_notification_commands notify-service-by-irssi host_notification_commands notify-host-by-irssi pager /home/tc-14/var/nagios-fifo }