How-to access Nagvis maps directly

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Last updated: Dec 12, 2024 by Matthew Hierholzer
If you have created some Nagvis Maps, you'd probably want to access them without having the Checkmk sidebar visible on either the left or right side.

LAST TESTED ON CHECKMK 2.3.0P1

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Getting Started

Background information regarding this subject is available in our Official documentation

Accessing Nagvis Maps directly

When accessing Nagvis inside Checkmk and creating a map, the URL to the map is as follows: 

http://<host>/<cmksite>/check_mk/index.py?start_url=%2F<cmksite>%2Fnagvis%2Ffrontend%2Fnagvis-js%2Findex.php%3Fmod%3DMap%26act%3Dview%26show%3D<mapname> 


Screenshot of Nagvis interface with a site enabled named mysite.


Now you need to alter the link a bit. We have to strip everything Checkmk related and transform the URL-encoded ASCII strings in a human-readable format. The above link would then look like this:

http://<host>/<sitename>/nagvis/frontend/nagvis-js/index.php?mod=Map&act=view&show=<mapname>


Nagvis on a wall-mounted TV

If you want to visualize a Nagvis Map on a wall-mounted TV, you can use this URL:

http://<host>/<sitename>/check_mk/login.py?_username=<username>&_password=<password>&_login=1&_origtarget=%2F<sitename>%2Fnagvis%2Ffrontend%2Fnagvis-js%2Findex.php%3Fmod%3DMap%26act%3Dview%26show%3D<mapname>

I would recommend creating this URL using the network analyzer of your browser: Enable Checkmk profiling#NetworkAnalyzewiththeinternetbrowser

Screenshot showing the referrer html source.


Between login.py? and &_origtarget, you need to add the following options:

_username=<username>&_password=<password>&_login=1