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1 # Heartbeat
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3 `heartbeat` is a simple monitoring system which uses udp to send logs and sends event by mail.
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5 About 300 machines can be monitored simultaneously with this system.
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7 Running `heartbeat` without argument starts the monitoring.
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9 `heartbeat` sends messages to the bridge. When the bridge is not logger, the messages are forwarded to the next bridge. This allows monitoring machines in private networks.
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11 # Install
12
13 Install libsodium in debian like this:
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15 ```
16 git clone https://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium
17 git checkout stable
18 ./configure
19 make
20 make install
21 ```
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23 Install sheepy: [sheepy](https://spartatek.se/r/sheepy/file/README.md.html)
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25 Compile `heartbeat`:
26 ```
27 ./make.sh
28 ```
29
30 # Configuration
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32 See `heartbeatConfig.yml`
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34 For `heartbeat` to send mails, mutt has to be configured.
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36 # Setup
37
38 - Generate the configuration script: `./heartbeat config`
39 - The configuration script starts `heartbeat` and setups systemd to the start `heartbeat` at boot as a daemon
40 - The state is displayed with: `heartbeat monitor`