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sys_watchdog keeps your *NIX servers green by performing periodic checks, service restarts and notifications.
https://github.com/tomlobato/sys_watchdog

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sys_watchdog keeps your *NIX servers green by performing periodic checks, service restarts and notifications.

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sys_watchdog

=================



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By [Bettercall.io](https://bettercall.io/).



sys_watchdog keeps your *NIX servers green by performing periodic checks and optionally actions like service restarts and notifications.  



Take 20min to install and start to think what you\`ll make with your spare time ;)



## Install



Requirements: Ruby 2.1+ (install on 

[Centos](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-ruby-on-rails-with-rbenv-on-centos-7) 

[Debian](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-ruby-on-rails-with-rvm-on-debian-8) 

[Ubuntu](https://gorails.com/setup/ubuntu/16.04))



**Perform this and following steps logged as root user.**



```

gem install sys_watchdog

```



If using Rbenv, run ```rbenv rehash``` to make sys_watchdog binary available.



## Setup



```

sys_watchdog setup

```



Edit ```/etc/sys_watchdog.yml```. You can see example configurations in [util/sys_watchdog_sample.yml](https://github.com/tomlobato/sys_watchdog/blob/master/util/sys_watchdog_sample.yml) and [test/sys_watchdog_test.yml](https://github.com/tomlobato/sys_watchdog/blob/master/test/sys_watchdog_test.yml).  



## Test run



Run from command line:



```

sys_watchdog test

``` 



It will execute all system tests defined in ```/etc/sys_watchdog.yml``` and exit. You can use this to adjust your tests and get a grasp of the sys_watchdog operation.  



## Start



Finally, start the periodic run...



```

sys_watchdog start

```



## Command line Cli



```

# sys_watchdog help

sys_watchdog v0.1.13



Usage: sys_watchdog [setup|test|start|stop|once|uninstall|help|version]



When called without options executes the system tests each 60 seconds. This is the normal operation when working with a system daemon starter like systemd or upstart.



Options:

  setup        Create the configuration file, create the working directory and configure periodic run with systemd or cron.

  test         Similar to once, but also sets the log output to STDOUT.

  start        Start periodic run. If using systemd it will run 'systemctl start sys_watchdog'. If using cron it will enable/uncomment the cronjob line.  

  stop         Stop periodic run.

  once         Run tests once and exit, rather than run each 60 seconds which is the normal behavior.

  uninstall    Deletes created files and services. After that, if you want to completlly uninstall, run 'gem uninstall sys_watchdog'.

  -v, version  Prints version and exit.

  -h, help     Prints the current message.

```



## Config Settings



```config:```section of ```/etc/sys_watchdog.yml```:



setting      | description

-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

name         | -

server_name  | -

slack_token  | -

slack_channel| -

smtp_server  | -

smtp_domain  | -

mail_from    | -

mail_to      | -



## Sys Test Settings



```tests:```section of ```/etc/sys_watchdog.yml```:



setting           | description

------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

test_cmd                 | -

test_url                 | -

notify_on_output_change  | -

restore_cmd              | -

expected_regex           | -

expected_string          | -

expected_max             | -

expected_min             | -



## Minimal /etc/sys_watchdog.yml



```yml

config:

  name: My Website Server



  smtp_server: smtp.mymailer.com

  smtp_domain: mysite.com

  mail_from: [email protected]

  mail_to: 

    - [email protected]



tests:

  site_status:

    test_url: https://www.mysite.com



  disk_root:

    test_cmd: "df / | grep -v Filesystem | awk '{print $5}' | sed 's/%//'"

    expected_max: 90

    

  worker_status:

    test_cmd: ps aux | grep 'sidekiq 4.2.10 site'

```



## Full sample /etc/sys_watchdog.yml



```yml

config:

  name: My Website Server

  server_name: main website # if not present, `hostname` will be used



  # Send alerts to Slack (create your slack token in https://github.com/slack-ruby/slack-ruby-client#usage)

  # slack_token: xoxb-...

  # slack_channel: '#alerts'



  # Send email alerts (via any smtp server: https://sendgrid.com, https://postmarkapp.com/ or your own)

  # smtp_server: smtp.mysite.com

  # smtp_domain: mysite.com

  # mail_from: [email protected]

  # mail_to: 

  #   - [email protected]



tests:

  ## General

  boot_time:

    notify_on_output_change: uptime -s



  ## URLs

  site_status:

    test_url: https://www.mysite.com



  # helpdesk_status:

  #   test_url: https://helpdesk_status.mysite.com



  ## Disks

  disk_root:

    test_cmd: "df / | grep -v Filesystem | awk '{print $5}' | sed 's/%//'"

    expected_max: 90



  # disk_shared_storage:

  #   test_cmd: "df /var/www/site/shared | grep -v Filesystem | awk '{print $5}' | sed 's/%//'"

  #   expected_max: 90



  ## Mounts

  # shared_storage:

  #   test_cmd: mount | grep /var/www/site/shared



  ## Services

  # dns_server:

  #   test_cmd: host -t A www.mysite.com ns1.mydns.com | tail -1

  #   expected_regex: ^www.mysite.com has address

  #   restore_cmd: systemctl restart bind9



  # redis_server:

  #   test_cmd: systemctl status redis-server

  #   expected_string: Active: active (running)

  #   restore_cmd: systemctl restart redis-server



  ## Processes

  # worker_status:

  #   test_cmd: ps aux | grep 'sidekiq 4.2.10 site'

```



## Create a Slack Token



From https://github.com/slack-ruby/slack-ruby-client ...  



This is something done in Slack, under [integrations](https://my.slack.com/services). Create a [new bot](https://my.slack.com/services/new/bot), and note its API token.



![](images/register-bot.png)



## Develop



**Don\`t need root privileges here.**



Download & install dependencies:  



```

git clone https://github.com/tomlobato/sys_watchdog

cd sys_watchdog

bundle

```



Run code tests:  



```

chmod 0600 test/sys_watchdog_test.yml 

rake test

```



Run sys_watchdog tests:



```

ruby -Ilib/ bin/sys_watchdog test

```



Send a PR and win a merge! Its free ;)



## Copyright and License



Copyright (c) 2017, [Bettercall.io](https://bettercall.io).



This project is licensed under the MIT License.