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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 <[email protected]> * docs: fix inconsistent markdown Signed-off-by: Zee Aslam <[email protected]> --------- Signed-off-by: Zee Aslam <[email protected]>
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If you run Gatus on Linux, please read the Linux section on [https://github.com/prometheus-community/pro-bing#linux]
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if you encounter any problems.
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Prior to `v5.31.0`, some environment setups required adding `CAP_NET_RAW` capabilities to allow pings to work.
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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.
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### Monitoring an endpoint using DNS queries
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Defining a `dns` configuration in an endpoint will automatically mark said endpoint as an endpoint of type DNS:

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