Devops

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Automated Server Monitoring Tool

This project showcases an automated server monitoring tool designed to help system administrators monitor the health and availability of Linux servers. The tool collects important system information and provides a simple way to review server status.

The monitoring tool checks key metrics including hostname, current system date and time, system uptime, system boot time, and load averages. These metrics help administrators quickly understand whether a server is operating normally and identify potential performance issues.

The project is built using Bash, making it lightweight and easy to run on Linux servers without requiring complex software dependencies. The script can be integrated with scheduled tasks such as cron to perform automated monitoring at regular intervals.

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Features Automated server health checks Hostname detection System uptime monitoring Boot time detection Load average monitoring Lightweight Bash implementation Suitable for automation with cron Built With Bash Linux Shell scripting Future Improvements

Future versions could include email alerts, disk usage monitoring, memory monitoring, network checks, and integration with external monitoring dashboards.

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