PRTG Manual: Architecture

In this section, you can find an overview of the components of the multi-platform probe and how it works.

Overview

The multi-platform probe requires three main components to function: the NATS server, a PRTG core server, and the multi-platform probe itself.

Component	Description
NATS server	The NATS server handles the exchange of data between multi-platform probes and a PRTG core server. PRTG offers an integrated NATS server with as of PRTG 26.1.117. Alternatively, you can use a remote NATS server. ▪Integrated NATS server: PRTG hosts a NATS server on the same system as the PRTG core server. Automatically installed with PRTG. ▪Remote NATS server: Available for setups that require the NATS server to be on a different system than the PRTG core server. Requires manual installation on a remote system. You cannot monitor multi-platform probes with both the integrated NATS server and a remote NATS server. Select the NATS server that you want to use with multi-platform probes in the PRTG web interface.
PRTG core server	The PRTG core server receives monitoring data from a multi-platform probe via the NATS server and displays the data using sensors.
Multi-platform probe	The multi-platform probe is a small piece of software that is installed on a non-Windows system in your local or remote network. It scans the network and sends monitoring results to a PRTG core server via a NATS server.

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