> On Oct 24, 2014, at 11:46 PM, Josh Frome <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I've got a handful of VPSs that I'd like to keep an eye on. I've looked at >> Nagios/Munin/Icinga/Shinkin, but I'd really like some that could run on my >> desktop with a systray icon. It doesn't have to give me in-depth stats, I >> just want to know if specific services are running. > > Nagstamon (https://nagstamon.ifw-dresden.de) would do the desktop > notification you are looking for. If you use Adagios (http://adagios.org) or > OMD (http://omdistro.org), Nagios wouldn't be too difficult to get configured.
I've found Xymon to be pretty easy to use for a handful of servers. Not sure about the desktop notification but the background color of the main portal webpage changes from green to yellow/red/purple if there is a problem, and you can configure email alerts as you please. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
