On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 10:56:07AM -0400, f0rkz wrote: > How savvy are you with perl? > > There is an rcon perl module that you can use to query 'status' on the > server. If it fails to return the server's status, have it shoot an > email alert via sendmail. > > Hope this helps.
There are also modules for other languages, for example Python. http://github.com/frostschutz/SourceLib It's unfinished but even so, the alpha1 version works okay. With that you can query, rcon, or even real time monitoring using the servers logging facility so if something's odd (such as all players dropped from the server) you could do something. I'm currently using it to make Source TV demos for TF2. The standard autorecord feature records 24/7, which is not only a waste of disk space but also makes the things you're actually looking for hard to find, so instead I listen to the log to react on round starts, and final score, to make it record clan matches only. Makes nice demos that actually start as the match begins and stop as the match is over... Of course, the information you get through logs is limited, so depending on what you want to do, making a server plugin would be a better solution. Although a plugin can't send mail if the server fails. ;) Regards frostschutz _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
