From ed4c270a252b016fd796d5fec9ed489c4ebf069b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zee Aslam Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2025 15:50:24 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Add note to README.md regarding CAP_NET_RAW (#1384) * docs: Add note to README.md regarding CAP_NET_RAW Signed-off-by: Zee Aslam * docs: fix inconsistent markdown Signed-off-by: Zee Aslam --------- Signed-off-by: Zee Aslam --- README.md | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 54530384..86639997 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -3023,6 +3023,9 @@ You can specify a domain prefixed by `icmp://`, or an IP address prefixed by `ic If you run Gatus on Linux, please read the Linux section on [https://github.com/prometheus-community/pro-bing#linux] if you encounter any problems. +Prior to `v5.31.0`, some environment setups required adding `CAP_NET_RAW` capabilities to allow pings to work. +As of `v5.31.0`, this is no longer necessary, and ICMP checks will work with unprivileged pings unless running as root. See #1346 for details. + ### Monitoring an endpoint using DNS queries Defining a `dns` configuration in an endpoint will automatically mark said endpoint as an endpoint of type DNS: