Installing Monit On Fedora 38

In this short article we will learn how to install Monit, a monitoring tools on Fedora 38 operating system.

Introduction

In today’s fast-paced digital world, the stability and performance of computer systems are of paramount importance. Whether you are running a small web server, a complex network infrastructure, or managing a cluster of servers in a data center, you need robust monitoring tools to ensure that your systems are running smoothly. Monit, a versatile open-source monitoring tool, has gained recognition for its ability to keep a watchful eye on your system’s vital statistics, and it’s an invaluable addition to any system administrator’s toolkit.

In this article, we will explore Monit and its capabilities, illustrating how it can help us maintain the reliability and performance of our systems.

What Is Monit?

Monit is an open-source, small, and lightweight monitoring tool designed to monitor Unix-like systems. It’s designed to keep an eye on various aspects of a system, including system resources, processes, services, and more. Monit is highly customizable, making it suitable for a wide range of monitoring and automation tasks. It is written in C and can be easily installed on various Unix-like systems, such as Linux and FreeBSD.

  • Process Monitoring. Monit excels at monitoring and managing processes. It can start, stop, or restart processes when they go down or become unresponsive. This feature is particularly useful for ensuring that critical applications and services are always available.
  • System Resource Monitoring. Monit can monitor system resource usage, such as CPU, memory, and disk space, and alert you when these resources are nearing their limits. This helps prevent resource bottlenecks that can impact system performance.
  • Service Monitoring. Monit allows you to monitor and manage services like web servers, databases, and email servers. It can automatically restart services if they become unresponsive, minimizing downtime.
  • File and Directory Monitoring. You can set up Monit to monitor files and directories for changes, which is useful for tracking log files, configuration files, and critical directories for unauthorized modifications.
  • Event-Based Alerts. Monit can send alerts when issues are detected. You can configure email notifications, custom scripts, or trigger specific actions when predefined conditions are met.
  • Web-Based Interface: Monit provides a simple web interface that allows you to view the status of your monitored resources, configure monitoring rules, and manage processes and services remotely.

How To Install Monit On Fedora 38

Monit is available on Fedora’s default repository, making the installation quick and straightforward. Here’s how we can install Monit on a Fedora 38 system:

1. Update System
2. Install Monit
3. Start and enable Monit
4. Configuring Firewall
5. Accessing Monit Web Interface

 

Step 1: Update System

Update system to ensure all packages are up to date to avoid any issues.

$ sudo dnf update

Step 2: Installing Monit on Fedora 38

After our Fedora 38 has been updated, then we will install Monit on our system. We will use the following command to install the application.

$ sudo dnf install monit

Output :

[ramansah@bckinfo ~]$ sudo dnf install monit
Last metadata expiration check: 0:01:44 ago on Sun 05 Nov 2023 03:22:39 AM CET.
Dependencies resolved.
===============================================================================================================
Package Architecture Version Repository Size
===============================================================================================================
Installing:
monit x86_64 5.32.0-4.fc38 fedora 388 k

Transaction Summary
===============================================================================================================
Install 1 Package

Total download size: 388 k
Installed size: 986 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
monit-5.32.0-4.fc38.x86_64.rpm 281 kB/s | 388 kB 00:01 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total 106 kB/s | 388 kB 00:03 
Fedora 38 - x86_64 1.6 MB/s | 1.6 kB 00:00 
Importing GPG key 0xEB10B464:
Userid : "Fedora (38) <fedora-38-primary@fedoraproject.org>"
Fingerprint: 6A51 BBAB BA3D 5467 B617 1221 809A 8D7C EB10 B464
From : /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-38-x86_64
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Key imported successfully
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded.
Running transaction
Preparing : 1/1
Installing : monit-5.32.0-4.fc38.x86_64 1/1
Running scriptlet: monit-5.32.0-4.fc38.x86_64 1/1
Verifying : monit-5.32.0-4.fc38.x86_64 1/1

Installed:
monit-5.32.0-4.fc38.x86_64

Complete!

Step 3 : Start and enable Monit

Once Monit is installed, we will need to enable and start the service, For this purpose, we will use command line :

$ sudo systemctl start monit
$ sudo systemctl enable monit
$ sudo systemctl status monit

Output :

[ramansah@bckinfo ~]$ sudo systemctl start monit
[ramansah@bckinfo ~]$ sudo systemctl enable monit
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/monit.service → /usr/lib/systemd/system/monit.service.

[ramansah@bckinfo etc]$ sudo systemctl status monit
● monit.service - Pro-active monitoring utility for unix systems
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/monit.service; enabled; preset: disabled)
Drop-In: /usr/lib/systemd/system/service.d
└─10-timeout-abort.conf
Active: active (running) since Sun 2023-11-05 03:26:30 CET; 3min 42s ago
Docs: man:monit(1)
https://mmonit.com/wiki/Monit/HowTo
Main PID: 4214 (monit)
Tasks: 2 (limit: 4009)
Memory: 5.1M
CPU: 290ms
CGroup: /system.slice/monit.service
└─4214 /usr/bin/monit -I

Nov 05 03:26:30 bckinfo systemd[1]: Started monit.service - Pro-active monitoring utility for unix systems.
Nov 05 03:26:30 bckinfo monit[4214]: New Monit id: ed3355503fc28b689cb4f41920b9df09
Stored in '/root/.monit.id'
Nov 05 03:26:30 bckinfo monit[4214]: Starting Monit 5.32.0 daemon with http interface at [localhost]:2812
Nov 05 03:26:30 bckinfo monit[4214]: 'bckinfo' Monit 5.32.0 started

We will verify Monit by issuing its version.

$ monit --version

Output :

[ramansah@bckinfo ~]$ monit --version
This is Monit version 5.32.0

Step 4: Configuring Firewall

If our system has blocked any connection from outside, then we need to open a connection on the firewall. The application is running on port 2812.

[ramansah@bckinfo etc]$ sudo firewall-cmd --zone=public --permanent --add-port=2812/tcp
success
[ramansah@bckinfo etc]$ sudo firewall-cmd --reload
success
[ramansah@bckinfo etc]$ sudo firewall-cmd --list-ports
80/tcp 443/tcp 1025-65535/tcp 1025-65535/udp

Step 5:  Accessing Monit Web Interface

At this point, we have successfully installed Monti hen we will try to access it. The URL will be located at URL :http://<ip_address>:2812.

Monit web
To log in to this application, we will use user : admin and passowrd : monit.

Conclusion

At this point, we have successfully installed Monit on Fedora 38 operating system.

 

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