In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Monit, a free and open-source utility that monitors and manages Unix systems, on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before starting with the installation process, you need the following:
To ensure your system is up-to-date, run the following command:
sudo apt-get update
To install Monit, run the following command:
sudo apt-get install monit
By default, Monit is not configured to monitor any processes or services. To define what processes or services to monitor, you need to create a Monit configuration file.
Run the following command to create a new configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/monit/monitrc
You can use any text editor of your choice instead of nano.
Add the following lines to the configuration file to monitor the SSH service:
set daemon 60
set logfile /var/log/monit.log
set idfile /var/lib/monit/id
set statefile /var/lib/monit/state
check process sshd with pidfile /run/sshd.pid
start program "/etc/init.d/ssh start"
stop program "/etc/init.d/ssh stop"
if failed port 22 protocol ssh then restart
The set daemon line determines the interval at which Monit checks the configured services. The check process block defines the service to monitor.
Save and close the configuration file by pressing Ctrl+X, then Y, and finally Enter.
Before starting the Monit service, it is recommended to test the configuration for any syntax errors.
To test the configuration, run the following command:
sudo monit -t
If your configuration contains no syntax errors, you should see the following message:
Control file syntax OK
If there are any syntax errors, you will need to edit the configuration file and try again.
Upon successful testing, you can start the Monit service by running the following command:
sudo service monit start
To verify that Monit is running, you can check the Monit log file:
sudo cat /var/log/monit.log
You should see something similar to the following output:
[INFO] Monit daemon started
That's it! You have successfully installed and configured Monit on Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now add more processes or services to monitor by editing the Monit configuration file.
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