Shinken is an open source computer system and network monitoring software application compatible with Nagios.

Shinken's architecture aims to offer easier load balancing and high availability.

The administrator manages a single configuration, the system automatically "cuts" it into parts and dispatches it to worker nodes.

Believing the new implementation was faster and more flexible than the old C code, he proposed it as the new development branch of Nagios 4.

The Shinken skonfUI is an independent web front-end used to manage the discovery process and configuration tasks.