====== monit ====== **monit** is a free open source utility for managing and monitoring, processes, programs, files, directories and filesystems on a UNIX system. Monit conducts automatic maintenance and repair and can execute meaningful causal actions in error situations. **website**: [[https://mmonit.com/monit/|monit.com/monit/]] ====== How to install monit on Slackware ====== **1)** Download the latest SlackBuild script from [[https://slackbuilds.org/|slackbuilds.org]]. **2)** Edit configuration file **/etc/monitrc** **3)** Make **/etc/rc.d/rc.monit** executable chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.monit **4)** Start monit /etc/rc.d/rc.monit start The file is setup to start Monit's http server so you have something interesting to look at. After you have started monit, point your browser to **http://127.0.0.1:2812/** and log in with the username **admin** and password **monit**. ====== Make monit start at boot ====== To make **monit** auto-start at boot you just need to add the following lines to your **/etc/rc.d/rc.local** file. if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.monit ]; then /etc/rc.d/rc.monit start fi ====== Useful manuals/HowTo Guides ====== * Configuration examples can be found at [[https://mmonit.com/wiki/Monit/ConfigurationExamples|mmonit.com/wiki/Monit/ConfigurationExamples]] \\ * How to Enable SSL on monit's web interface [[https://mmonit.com/wiki/Monit/EnableSSLInMonit|mmonit.com/wiki/Monit/EnableSSLInMonit]] \\ * Sending alerts to Gmail [[https://mmonit.com/wiki/Monit/Gmail|mmonit.com/wiki/Monit/Gmail]] \\ * Making custom checks [[https://mmonit.com/wiki/Monit/CustomTests|mmonit.com/wiki/Monit/CustomTests]] ====== Sources ====== * Written by [[wiki:user:lamerix | lamerix]] {{tag>howtos software monit author_lamerix}}