![monit linux monit linux](https://blog.sedicomm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/webui.jpg)
![monit linux monit linux](https://i.imgur.com/lEfq0I7.jpg)
MONIT LINUX INSTALL
For Debian, Ubuntu or Linux Mint: $ sudo aptitude install monit Most Linux distributions already include Monit in their repositories. With this setup, I will only scrach the surface of what Monit can do for us.
![monit linux monit linux](https://tecadmin.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/monit-installation-1.png)
MONIT LINUX HOW TO
In this tutorial, let me demonstrate how to set up Monit on a local server (as a backup monitor) to monitor common services. Even as a full-blown monitoring system, Monit is very useful and powerful for any Linux admin. I have been using Monit for several years on multiple hosts, and I am very pleased how reliable it has been. The combination of ease of setup, lightweight implementation and powerful features makes Monit an ideal candidate for a backup monitoring tool. Yet, Monit lends itself to full-blown monitoring, capable of process status monitoring, filesystem change monitoring, email notification, customizable actions for core services, and so on. Monit is extremely easy to install and reasonably lightweight (with only 500KB in size), and does not require any third-party programs, plugins or libraries. Monit is a cross-platform open-source tool for monitoring Unix/Linux systems (e.g., Linux, BSD, OSX, Solaris). In case a centralized monitor is down, you will still be able to maintain visibility on your core servers from their backup monitor.
MONIT LINUX SOFTWARE
One way to add redundancy to your monitoring system is to install standalone monitoring software (as a fallback) at least on any critical/core servers on your network. While centralized monitoring makes an admin's life easy when dealing with many hosts and devices, a dedicated monitoring box obviously becomes a single point of failure if the monitoring box goes down or becomes unreachable for whatever reason (e.g., bad hardware or network outage), you will lose visibility on your entire infrastructure. Many Linux admins rely on a centralized remote monitoring system (e.g., Nagios or Cacti) to check the health of their network infrastructure. # commands to a running Monit daemon.How to set up server monitoring system with Monit # for this is that the Monit client uses the HTTP interface to send these # command line, such as 'monit status' or 'monit restart service' The reason # interface is also required if you want to issue Monit commands from the # services monitored and manage services from a web interface. # Monit has an embedded HTTP interface which can be used to view status of The highlighted changes will allow HTTP access to Monit web interface. Open Monit main config file and make the highlighted changes below, then save the file. Use the /etc/monit/conf.d/ directory to put all your monitoring configuration files in it. You’ll need to make some changes to suit your environment.īy default all files located on /etc/monit/conf.d/ and /etc/monit/conf-enabled/ are read by monit when the service is started. The main configuration file is /etc/monit/monitrc and has a basic setup configured in it. Monit configuration files are located under /etc/monit/ directory. sudo apt updateĪfter installing Monit, the commands below can be used to stop, start and enable Monit service. You may also want to check that they have a recent Monit version. Please consult with your package manager. To install Monit, simply run the commands below on Ubuntu server. Most Linux distributions include Monit. When you’re ready, continue below with the steps: Step 1: Install Monit Package For more about Monit, please visit its homepage.