The *conf.d/localhost.conf* file contains our first host definition:
/**
- * Our first host.
+ * A host definition. You can create your own configuration files
+ * in the conf.d directory (e.g. one per host). By default all *.conf
+ * files in this directory are included.
*/
object Host "localhost" {
services["ping4"] = {
> **Note**
>
-> Unlike in Icinga 1.x hosts are not checkable objects in Icinga 2.
+> Unlike in Icinga 1.x hosts are not checkable objects in Icinga 2. Instead
+> hosts inherit their state from the service that is specified using the *check*
+> attribute.
Example:
/**
- * Out first host.
+ * A host definition. You can create your own configuration files
+ * in the conf.d directory (e.g. one per host). By default all *.conf
+ * files in this directory are included.
*/
object Host "localhost" {
services["ping4"] = {