I’ve used MRTG in the past. It’s cool, but it’s hell to configure. I just need something simple for a single server that just works.
Munin rules.. especially if you’re on Ubuntu/Debian. It’s good for monitoring multiple servers or just one. Here’s a demo.
Install is pretty much:
sudo apt-get install munin munin-node
Pretty much zero config if you’re starting a server from scratch.
Here are two of the sites I used to help me get up and running:
November 2nd, 2010 at 13:27
Looking for a solution more complex than just a fairly simple ping check.