smalk_disk_check

smalk implementation for disk checking and monitoring.

Installation

Install packages:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install util-linux mdadm smartmontools  # Debian-like
# or
sudo pacman -Sy util-linux mdadm smartmontools  # Arch

Install form pip:

python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
pip3 install smalk_disk_check

Configuration and running

Copy settings_template.yaml as settings.yaml, change it as you need and run (read more about keys):

smalk_disk_check /path/to/settings.yaml

Run it with startup

Create script smalk_disk_check.sh (as root):

#!/bin/bash
SCRIPT_DIR_PATH=$(dirname "$0")
VENV_PATH="$SCRIPT_DIR_PATH/venv"

if [ ! -d "$VENV_PATH" ]; then
    python3 -m venv "$VENV_PATH"

    . "$VENV_PATH/bin/activate"

    pip3 install --upgrade pip

    pip3 install smalk_disk_check
else
    . "$VENV_PATH/bin/activate"
fi

smalk_disk_check /path/to/settings.yaml

Then do it executable and set up crontab.

sudo chmod u+x /path/to/smalk_disk_check.sh

sudo crontab -e  # sudo pacman -S cronie or sudo apt install cronie 
                    # -> sudo systemctl start cronie && sudo systemctl enable cronie

# add to the end:
@reboot sleep 30 && /path/to/smalk_disk_check.sh

And reboot to test. Do not forget change app.interactive to False in /path/to/settings.yaml.

Or do it as systemd service.