Schedule downtimes in Checkmk RAW

[adispy]

Hi,
I want to create a downtime schedule for some of my hosts so that it starts every day at a specific time and last for a specific number of minutes, but I am not that successful.

Is this not possible in the community version?

Thanks,

[r.sander (Robert Sander)]

You could use the REST API to create the downtimes from a script.
The script then runs regularily (e.g. from cron) and has a configuration to set the downtimes.

I am not aware of a ready-to-run solution.

[aeckstein (Andre Eckstein)]

There is an Howto article by a forum user who achieved that :

RAW: Recurring scheduled downtimes workaround using rest api, bash & cron

Following workaround for raw users might be a no no to share, since recurring scheduled downtimes is an enterprise feature. If indeed not appreciated, just remove the topic. Warning: I am a newbie regarding rest api, bash scripting & cron so following might be done better or may impose risks. But made this today, tested it and seems to be working. (-: Using Checkmk Raw Edition 2.1.0p5 on Ubuntu 20.04. Based on Help | Developer resources | REST API Documentation | Downtimes | Create a host rel…

I have not tested it but it but migth be a good starting point.

[adispy]

Thanks guys. I kind of had the feeling that I will have to go this route, the scripting route.

Much appreciate your quick responses.