eZ Server Monitor is a simple and easy-to-use web-based monitoring tool designed for monitoring Linux and Windows servers. It provides real-time monitoring of various system resources like CPU usage, memory usage, network usage, process status, etc. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install eZ Server Monitor on EndeavourOS Latest.
Before we start, make sure you have the following requirements:
Make sure your system is up-to-date before installing eZ Server Monitor. To do this, run the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
To install eZ Server Monitor, you need to install some required packages. Run the following command to install them:
sudo pacman -S apache php php-gd php-xml php-mbstring php-intl net-tools
Download the latest version of eZ Server Monitor from the official website using a web browser or use the following command to download it via CLI:
wget http://www.ezservermonitor.com/esm-2.5.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded archive file:
tar -xzf esm-2.5.tar.gz
Move the extracted files to the web server document root, which is /srv/http/ in EndeavourOS by default:
sudo mv esm /srv/http/
Change the ownership of the eZ Server Monitor directory to the http user and group:
sudo chown -R http:http /srv/http/esm
To serve eZ Server Monitor web pages, Apache needs to be configured. Create a new Apache configuration file for eZ Server Monitor:
sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf/extra/ezservermonitor.conf
Add the following content to the file:
Alias /ezservermonitor /srv/http/esm
<Directory "/srv/http/esm">
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
Save and close the file.
To start the Apache service and make it start on system boot, run the following commands:
sudo systemctl enable httpd.service
sudo systemctl start httpd.service
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/ezservermonitor/ or http://<your-server-ip-address>/ezservermonitor/ if you are accessing it from a remote machine.
The first time you access eZ Server Monitor, you will be prompted to create a new account. Follow the instructions and fill in the required data to create a user.
Once you have successfully logged in, you will see the dashboard where you can add servers and start monitoring them.
In this tutorial, we have explained how to install eZ Server Monitor on EndeavourOS Latest. eZ Server Monitor is a useful tool to monitor server resources, and it is easy to install and use. If you encounter any issues during the installation process, please consult the official documentation for eZ Server Monitor.
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