#Monit ubuntu update

Once you are logged into your Ubuntu 16.04 instance, run the following command to update your base system with the latest available packages. Connect to your ECS instance and log in as the root user. Create a new ECS instance, choosing Ubuntu 16.04 as the operating system with at least 2GB RAM. A root password is set up to your instance.įirst, log in to your Alibaba Cloud ECS Console.A fresh Alibaba Cloud ECS Ubuntu 16.04 instance.In this tutorial, I will walk you through the process of installing Monit monitoring tool on an Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service (ECS) Ubuntu 16.04 Server Prerequisites Monit keeps its own log file and alerts about any critical error conditions and recovery status via customizable messages. If any services go down, Monit conducts automatic maintenance and repair and can execute meaningful causal actions in error situations. You can also monitor remote hosts TCP/IP port, server protocols and ping using Monit. Monit comes with user-friendly web interface where you can easily view the system status. It allows system administrators to get notified and fix problems as soon as possible with minimal interruption. Monit also monitors different services like Apache, Nginx, MySQL, FTP, SSH, Sendmail and many more.

Monit is a free and open source tool for managing and monitoring processes, programs, files, directories and filesystems on a Unix system. Tech Share is Alibaba Cloud's incentive program to encourage the sharing of technical knowledge and best practices within the cloud community. By Hitesh Jethva, Alibaba Cloud Tech Share Author.

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