hb-watcher
HbWatcher monitors infrastructure health via the hbserver Heartbeat API.
Installation
pip install hb-watcher
This installs:
- the Python package
hb_watcher - the CLI command
hbwatcher
Systemd install (homelab)
cp example-hbwatcher_config.json hbwatcher_config.json
nano hbwatcher_config.json
sudo ./install.sh
Configuration
Default config path: /etc/hbwatcher/hbwatcher_config.json
hbwatcher --config /path/to/hbwatcher_config.json
See CONFIG.md for parameter reference.
Monitoring logs
sudo journalctl -u hbwatcher -f
Related projects
hb-client(hb_client): heartbeat client library and CLIhb-server(hb_backend): API/authentication and key lifecycle services
See MIGRATION.md for upgrades from older install paths.
Uninstallation
sudo ./uninstall.sh
sudo ./uninstall.sh --purge
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