System Administration

Everything related to setting up and configuring PRTG

What information does PRTG send back to Paessler to support the Auto-Update feature?
This article applies as of PRTG 26 How automatic update notifications work Auto-update is a powerful feature that helps you keep your PRTG installation up to date. With each new version, we provide new features and bug fixes. Which doma...
Wed, 22 Jul, 2026 at 8:44 AM
How do I reduce the size of the Monitoring Database folder?
This article applies as of PRTG 26 Monitoring Database folder By default, historic data in monitoring database is kept for 365 days. If you want to keep less monitoring data on the hard disk, you can change the automatic data purging limits, n...
Wed, 22 Jul, 2026 at 8:44 AM
What do I have to consider when I want to do a regular cleanup of my PRTG environment?
This article applies as of PRTG 26 Taking care of your PRTG environment We recommend that you regularly review your setup of PRTG to keep your installation up to date and to make sure that you have the best possible monitoring configuration fo...
Wed, 22 Jul, 2026 at 8:44 AM
How can I change the IP address of my PRTG core server?
Change PRTG core server IP address Log in via RDP to your PRTG core server. Stop the PRTG Administrator. Shut down services of PRTG (maintenance). Bind another interface to the server with the new IP address. Add this address to the option...
Tue, 21 Jul, 2026 at 11:49 AM
How can I import a client certificate to my system certificate store to use with PRTG?
This article applies as of PRTG 26 Client certificates You can authenticate a server that connects to PRTG with a client certificate. When you set up client authentication, it increases the security and data integrity of the messages sent from ...
Wed, 22 Jul, 2026 at 8:44 AM