monit

Table of Contents

1. Module Description - What the module does and why it is useful
2. Setup - The basics of getting started with monit
   • Setup requirements
   • Beginning with monit
3. Usage - Configuration options and additional functionality
   • Enable Monit Dashboard
   • Add a check
   • Remove a check
4. Reference - An under-the-hood peek at what the module is doing and how
5. Limitations - OS compatibility, etc.
6. Development - Guide for contributing to the module
7. Contributors

Module Description

This module installs and configures Monit. It allows you to enable HTTP Dashboard an to add check from a file.

Setup

Setup Requirements

WARNING: For RedHat systems, you may need to add an additional repository like the EPEL repository. You can use the module stahnma-epel to do this.

Beginning with monit

include ::monit

Usage

Enable Monit Dashboard

class { 'monit':
  httpd          => true,
  httpd_address  => '172.16.0.3',
  httpd_password => 'CHANGE_ME',
}

Add a check

Using the source parameter:

monit::check { 'ntp':
  source => "puppet:///modules/${module_name}/ntp",
}

Or using the content parameter with a string:

monit::check { 'ntp':
  content => 'check process ntpd with pidfile /var/run/ntpd.pid
  start program = "/etc/init.d/ntpd start"
  stop  program = "/etc/init.d/ntpd stop"
  if failed host 127.0.0.1 port 123 type udp then alert
  if 5 restarts within 5 cycles then timeout
',
}

Or using the content parameter with a template:

monit::check { 'ntp':
  content => template("${module_name}/ntp.erb"),
}

Remove a check

monit::check { 'ntp':
  ensure => absent,
}

Reference

See REFERENCE.md

Limitations

RedHat and Debian family OSes are officially supported. Tested and built on Debian and CentOS.

Development

Solution Libre modules on the Puppet Forge are open projects, and community contributions are essential for keeping them great.

Fork this module on GitHub

Contributors

The list of contributors can be found at: https://github.com/solution-libre/puppet-monit/graphs/contributors