M/Monit System Monitoring
Monit is a small popular Open Source utility for managing and monitoring Unix systems. M/Monit builds on Monit's capabilities and provides monitoring and management of all your Monit enabled hosts via a modern, clean and well designed user interface which also works on mobile devices.
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Setup and configuration have been tested on following operating systems:
M/Monit
- Ubuntu- 16.04, 18.04, 20.04 (Focal Fossa)
- M/Monit- 3.6.0 -> 3.7.5
Monit
- Ubuntu- 16.04, 18.04, 20.04
- Monit- 5.16.0 -> 5.27.0
WARNING
M/Monit is a non-free software to montior and manage all Monit enabled hosts. 30 days free trial.
Configuration files
Prerequisites
Dependancies when building or upgrading Monit from source.
zlib1g-devlibssl-devlibpam0g-devruby-full(optional)
M/Monit Installation
For additional information see reference M/Monit documentation.
To download the latest version of M/Monit visit the official website. Continue to extract the file and move it to /usr/local/mmonit/.
server@ubuntu:~$ wget https://mmonit.com/dist/mmonit-3.7.5-linux-x64.tar.gz
server@ubuntu:~$ tar -zxvf mmonit-3.7.5-linux-x64.tar.gz
server@ubuntu:~$ rm mmonit-3.7.5-linux-x64.tar.gz
server@ubuntu:~$ sudo mv mmonit-3.7.5/ /usr/local/mmonit/
Now you can visit M/Monit at http://192.168.0.1:8080 if executing the command sudo ./mmonit from /usr/local/mmonit-3.7.5/bin/ (Dont forget to check Firewall settings). However, we strongly recommend to run M/Monit with TLS support.
Enable TLS
To enable M/Monit to run with TLS comment out the port 8080 connector and uncomment the SSL/TLS connector to listen on port 8443. Proceed to update the host section and define the server IP address along with the certificate path.
server@ubuntu:~$ sudo nano /usr/local/mmonit/conf/server.xml
<!--
<Connector address="*" port="8080" processors="10" />
-->
<!-- Define a SSL/TLS HTTP/1.1 Connector on port 8443 -->
<Connector scheme="https" address="*" port="8443" processors="10" secure="true" />
<!--
Define the default virtual host which name must match the
Engine defaultHost attribute
-->
<Host name="localhost" appBase="." address="192.168.0.1" certificate="conf/mmonit.pem">
Add M/Monit to systemd
To simplify the process to start and stop M/Monit add it to the systemd. First create a mmonit.service file, paste the below and save.
server@ubuntu:~$ sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/mmonit.service
[Unit]
Description = Easy, proactive monitoring of Unix systems, network and cloud services
After = network.target
Documentation= https://mmonit.com/documentation/
[Service]
Type=simple
KillMode=process
ExecStart = /usr/local/mmonit/bin/mmonit -i
ExecStop = /usr/local/mmonit/bin/mmonit stop
PIDFile = /usr/local/mmonit/logs/mmonit.pid
Restart = on-abnormal
[Install]
WantedBy = multi-user.target
Next reload the systemd daemon, enable our newly configured M/Monit service and then start it.
server@ubuntu:~$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
server@ubuntu:~$ sudo systemctl enable mmonit
server@ubuntu:~$ sudo systemctl start mmonit
Go to your browser and visit https://192.168.0.1:8443. Login using the default credentials user admin with the default password swordfish. Click the Admin tab, select Users and edit (default admin accout) or add a new user. Then grant administration privileges to overwrite the default credentials.
Monit Installation
First install the PAM development package to enable Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) support.
client@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install libpam0g-dev
Next install the latest version of Monit as an agent for M/Monit enter the commands below.
client@ubuntu:~$ wget https://bitbucket.org/tildeslash/monit/downloads/monit-5.27.0.tar.gz
client@ubuntu:~$ tar -zxvf monit-5.27.0.tar.gz
client@ubuntu:~$ cd monit-5.27.0/
client@ubuntu:~$ sudo ./configure
client@ubuntu:~$ sudo make && sudo make install
TLS/SSL settings
Create a TLS certificate for Monit to enable secure transmission to M/Monit.
client@ubuntu:~$ sudo openssl req -new -newkey rsa:2048 -x509 -days 730 -nodes -out /etc/monit/monit.pem -keyout /etc/monit/monit.pem
client@ubuntu:~$ sudo chmod 700 /etc/monit/monit.pem
Configuration
Copy the default Monit configuration file and create an backup.
client@ubuntu:~$ sudo cp monitrc /usr/local/etc/
client@ubuntu:~$ cd /usr/local/etc
client@ubuntu:~$ sudo cp monitrc monitrc_bak
Next edit the Monit configuration file to enable communication with M/Monit over TLS/SSL.
client@ubuntu:~$ sudo nano monitrc
## Set global SSL options (just most common options showed, see manual for
## full list).
#
set ssl {
verify: enable
selfsigned: allow
}
set mmonit https://USERNAME:[email protected]:8443/collector
# # with timeout 30 seconds # Default timeout is 5 seconds
# # and register without credentials # Don't register credentials
#
set httpd port 2812 and
#use address localhost # only accept connection from localhost (drop if you use M/Monit)
allow localhost # allow localhost to connect to the server and
allow 192.168.0.1 # allow M/Monit
allow USERNAME:PASSWORD # require user 'admin' with password 'monit'
with ssl { # enable SSL/TLS and set path to server certificate
pemfile: /etc/monit/monit.pem
version: TLSv12
ciphers: "ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA512:DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA512:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384"
}
Firewall settings
The firewall being used is UFW (Uncomplicated Firewall). It is set by default to deny incoming traffic, allow outgoing traffic and allow port 22 (OpenSSH). Read more about UFW here.
UFW Settings
server@ubuntu:~$ sudo ufw default deny incoming
server@ubuntu:~$ sudo ufw default allow outgoing
server@ubuntu:~$ sudo ufw allow 22
server@ubuntu:~$ sudo ufw enable
Command may disrupt existing ssh connections. Proceed with operation (y|n)? y
Firewall is active and enabled on system startup
TIP
For non SSL/TLS allow port 8080.
server@ubuntu:~$ sudo ufw allow 8443 comment "Monit"
client@ubuntu:~$ sudo ufw allow from 192.168.0.1 to any port 2812 comment "M/Monit"
Start Monit.
client@ubuntu:~$ sudo /usr/local/bin/monit start
M/Monit behind NGINX Proxy
location / {
proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header REMOTE_HOST $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_set_header X-FORWARDED-PROTOCOL $scheme;
rewrite ^/(.*) /$1 break;
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8080;
proxy_redirect http://192.168.0.1:8080 /;
proxy_cookie_path / /;
}
Slack notifications
Download M/Monit icons for the Slack App integration.
Start with installing Ruby to send our notifications.
server@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install ruby-full
Proceed to go to Slack and the section for managing apps and select Build. Give your new App an name e.g. M/Monit and connect it to an workspace. Then you'll be presented multiple options select, Incoming Webhooks under the Add features and functionality section. Activate Incoming Webhooks. Click the button Add New Webhook to Workspace.
Next you will be able to select to which channel you want the notifications to be sent to (works with private channels as well). Select your preferred channel and you will get redirected back and presented with the applications webhook URL. Copy the webhook URL for later.
Head back to M/Monit and in the menu under Admin click the Alerts option (https://192.168.0.1.8443/admin/alerts/). Create a new alert with the following conditions: Any Host, Any Service, Any State, Any Event and then select Execute program as the action. In the input field besides the Execute program paste the Ruby code with correct webhook URL and specified channel.
WARNING
Make sure to add line breaks as in the code segment below
ruby -e "
require 'net/https'
require 'json'
uri = URI.parse('https://hooks.slack.com/services/XXXXXXXXX/YYYYYYYYY/ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri.request_uri, {'Content-Type' => 'application/json'})
request.body = { \"channel\" => \"#general\", \"username\" => \"mmonit\", \"text\" => \"[#{ENV['MONIT_HOST']}] #{ENV['MONIT_SERVICE']} - #{ENV['MONIT_DESCRIPTION']}\" }.to_json
response = http.request(request)
puts response.body
"
Next run the test to see if the integration is working correctly. You should receive test output ok and a test notification should be sent to your specific Slack channel.
If you do not use M/Monit you can also configure the individual Monit instance to add Slack notifications. Read more at Tideslash Wiki.
Upgrading
Upgrading M/Monit without overwriting configuration files and databases can be done using the built-in upgrade command.
server@ubuntu:~$ cd /usr/local/
server@ubuntu:~$ wget https://mmonit.com/dist/mmonit-3.7.0-linux-x64.tar.gz
server@ubuntu:~$ tar -zxvf mmonit-3.7.0-linux-x64.tar.gz
server@ubuntu:~$ cd /usr/local/mmonit-3.6.2/bin/
server@ubuntu:~$ sudo ./mmonit stop
server@ubuntu:~$ /usr/local/mmonit-3.7.0/upgrade/upgrade -p /usr/local/mmonit-3.6.2/
server@ubuntu:~$ cd /usr/local/mmonit-3.7.0/bin/
server@ubuntu:~$ sudo ./mmonit
Command-line
Troubleshooting
Questions, comments, or problems regarding this service? Create an issue here or contact [email protected].
OpenVAS reports Monit to be using weak ciphers accepted through TLS1.0,1.1,1.2 protocol. Add the following lines within the ssl section.
with ssl {
pemfile:
version: TLSv12
ciphers: "ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA512:DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA512:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384"
}
To resolve the issue where libcrypto.so.1.0.x has been removed with the auto remove/clean command is to reinstall the libssl1.0.x and libssl-dev packages.
server@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install libssl1.0.x libssl-dev --reinstall
To resolve the issue where you receive the configuration error: libz not found. Proceed to install the zlib1g-dev package.
server@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install zlib1g-dev
In case you get the configure error: Couldn’t find your SSL header files. Proceed by installing the libssl-dev package.
server@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install libssl-dev
If you receive configure: error: PAM enabled but headers or library not found, install the PAM development support or run configure --without-pam to build without PAM.
server@ubuntu:~$ libpam0g-dev
server@ubuntu:~$ sudo ./configure --without-pam
If you get the error SSL server certificate verification error: self signed certificate is not allowed, please use a trusted certificate or use the 'selfsigned: allow' SSL option update the monit configuration file to allow self-signed certificates.
client@ubuntu:~$ sudo nano /usr/local/etc/monitrc
set ssl {
verify: enable
selfsigned: allow
}
If receiving the error that the sever certificate has expired you can either re-generate a new self-signed certificate for your M/Monit server or simply disable the SSL verification at the client side.
Cannot connect to [192.168.0.1]:8443 -- SSL server certificate verification error: certificate has expired
client@ubuntu:~$ sudo nano /usr/local/etc/monitrc
set ssl {
#verify: enable
selfsigned: allow
}
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