📁 File-Based Integration Monitoring with Nodinite
Unlock seamless, secure, and proactive monitoring for all your file-based integrations with Nodinite. This page shows you how to prevent costly stockpiling, monitor file flows, and empower both technical and business teams with actionable insights—no RDP, no admin rights, no hassle.
✅ Monitor all major file transfer protocols (SMB, NFS, FTP, SFTP)
✅ Prevent data stockpiling and bottlenecks
✅ Role-based, secure, and remote management
✅ Real-time alerts, dashboards, and reporting
🔥 Let your tech experts monitor everything without jumping through hoops—no RDP to Windows servers or Linux Servers, no admin credentials, no VPN and no SFTP/FTPS/FTP Clients.
💰 Let your business team cut costs by keeping the data moving and working, not sitting idle.
Here's an example of a Nodinite Monitor View with some Resources to ensure smooth monitoring of Systems Integrations built with common Managed File Transfer (MFT) scenarios.
🌐 Supported Technologies
Nodinite supports all major file transfer and file share protocols with easy access for Users with the role-based Web Client. The following Categories exist:
- ✅ FTP / FTPS
- ✅ SFTP (SSH)
- ✅ Folders (SMB/DFS) - Local and network folders (for example: '
C:\Incoming\', or '\\share\folder\', or '\\share\DFSRoot\folder\') - ✅ Folder (NFS) (V2, V3, V4)
One lightweight agent. Unlimited reach.
🎯 Why Monitor File-Based Systems?
When file transfers are delayed, stockpiled, or inconsistent, it puts your entire operation at risk. Nodinite helps you:
- 🚫 Avoid stockpiling that can break downstream systems
- ⏳ Detect aging files before they impact SLAs
- 📊 Track file count, age, and size
- 🧠 Use advanced filters and regex to monitor exactly what you care about
- ⚡Perform Remote Actions like downloading files or listing contents without needing RDP or admin rights
Let your data flow – don't let it clog up.
🔍 Advanced File Monitoring
With rich customization options:
- File Age: Created or modified date
- File Size: Min, Max, Range
- File Count: Avoid overflow and detect inactivity
- Regex Filtering:
- Folder and file name matching
- Exclude dynamic or temp folders
- Flexible Scope:
- Root only
- Root + Child folders (with exclusions)
⏱ Schedule checks at tailored intervals to match your business rhythm.
📉 Monitor Views & Alerts
Get real-time visibility into all monitored file Resources through Nodinite's intuitive Monitor Views. Drill down into issues fast. No need for FTP clients or remote desktop.
- 🔔 Configurable alerts via Email, ITSM tools, etc.
- 📊 You can make Metrics available in Dashboards and external Reporting tools like Power BI via Nodinite’s REST API (Web API).
🧰 Remote Management Actions
No more juggling between systems. Control and troubleshoot file issues right from Nodinite:
- ✏️ Edit thresholds & filters
- 📄 List files (SMB, NFS, FTP, SFTP)
- 📥 Download specific files securely
These actions are role-based and scoped via Monitor Views. Users get the access they need—nothing more.
💡 Role-based access = no full server access, no passwords, no VPNs, and no RDP.
Evaluated File States
The different evaluated states are as follows:
| State | Status | Description | Actions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unavailable | Resource not available | Evaluation of the 'File based source' is not possible either due to network or security-related problems | Review the prerequisites | |
| Error | Too many | Too many files according to the user-defined thresholds | ||
| Error | Too old | Too old files according to the user-defined thresholds | ||
| Error | Size | The size of files is outside user-defined thresholds (min, max, range) | ||
| Warning | Too many | Too many files according to the user-defined thresholds | ||
| Warning | Too old | Too old files according to the user-defined thresholds | ||
| Warning | Size | The size of files is outside user-defined thresholds (min, max, range) | ||
| OK | Files are within all user-defined thresholds (#, Age, Size) |
Tip
Customize evaluated states to fit your needs via the Expected State feature.
The following Actions are available on File Category Resources:
Here's an example of the Remote Actions menu for a File Category Resource.
- Edit - manage monitoring thresholds
- List Files - List files matching any applicable filters in the folder, works for local folders (Paths, NFS and SMB) and [FTP/FTPS]
FTP and SFTP (SSH)
- Download - download option available in the modal where you can download specific files.
Repository Documentation
Extra value can be added using the Nodinite Repository Model.
🔁 Release Notes
Stay up-to-date with the latest improvements and features: 📄 Release Notes
Next Step
🔧 Installation Guide
⚙️ Configuration Instructions
Related Topics
📋 Prerequisites
🛠 Role-based Access Setup
🕵️Monitoring Agents
Don't just monitor files. Take control of them. Choose Nodinite and eliminate file-based blind spots in your integrations. For information about the latest release, review the .