Summary

You now have successfully configured the PIA and are able to add new features and functionality to your Cacti instance using external plugins.

In this chapter, you have covered the different features and functionalities that plugins can provide. You have learned how to configure the plugin architecture and to provide access to plugin management for a specific user. You have walked through the different steps of installing, updating, and removing a plugin, as well as setting up specific plugin permissions for a user.

You should now be able to add other plugins and extend your Cacti installation with new features. In the following chapter, you will learn how plugins are structured and how to write your own plugin.