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# Monit Dashboard
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## Description
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Python web application to get a dashboard of a bunch of [Monit] servers at a
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glance.
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## How does it work?
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Every 300 seconds (hardcoded) the application ask for the data served by the
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Monit built-in web server in a XMl report from each configured server. Then,
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thanks to the built-in web server, it is displayed in a single HTML page.
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## Pre requisites
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### Debian GNU/Linux
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#### Web.py framework
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- `apt install python-webpy`
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#### Python libraries
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- `apt install python-xmltodict python-requests`
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### CentOS
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#### Python PIP
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- `yum install epel-release`
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- `yum install python-pip`
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#### Web.py framework
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- `pip install web.py`
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#### Python libaries
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- `yum install python-requests python-xmltodict python-simplejson`
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## Requisites
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- Config file `conf/servers.json` prior run. You might find a sample file at
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`conf/servers.json.example`.
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- Please see [Config](#config) section for further details.
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## Run
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`./bin/monit-dashboard.py`
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By default, it will be reachable at <http://localhost:8080>. You might change
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the port by adjusting `app.run(port=8080)` in `bin/monit-dashboard.py` file.
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## References
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- [web.py 0.3 tutorial][webpy-tutorial]
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- [Learn Python the hard way, ex 50][lpthw]
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- [A template example][template-example]
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- [How to change HTTP server port][port]
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## Config
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- Placed in `conf/servers.json`
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- Sample settings as follows:
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```
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{
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"My server to monit": {
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"url": "http://example.com:2812",
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"user": "monit",
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"passwd": "*****"
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}
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}
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```
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# Credits
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- [Original idea][idea]
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- Frontend support: Júlia Vázquez
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- [Icons]
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- [Accordion menu][accordion]
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# License
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[AGPL][license]
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[accordion]: http://www.w3schools.com/howto/howto_js_accordion.asp
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[icons]: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:House
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[idea]: https://imil.net/blog/2016/03/16/Fetch-monit-status-in-JSON/
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[license]: LICENSE
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[lpthw]: https://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/ex50.html
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[monit]: https://mmonit.com/monit/
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[port]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14444913/web-py-specify-address-and-port
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[template-example]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28508869/using-web-py-to-dynamically-output-values-from-process-initiated-by-form-submiss
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[webpy]: http://webpy.org/
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[webpy-tutorial]: http://webpy.org/tutorial3.en
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