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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 CLI
  • hb-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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