Description:

pylookout 0.2.6

pyLookout
A simple Python program to check Linux system's
resource utilization and service availability.
Currently it can:

Check CPU, RAM and Disk space
Send notifications via SendGrid and Simplepush

Planned functionality:

Send notifications via Telegram, WhatsApp and IRC.
Check container status.
Report new active SSH sessions.
Monitor logs to find suspicious activity.
Run continuously as a service in the background.

Installation
To install the app, clone the repository and install with pip:
git clone https://github.com/Lab-Brat/pyLookout.git
cd pyLookout
python -m pip install .

Usage
To send notifications pyLookout reads API keys from
the environment.
SendGrid requires to specify sending and destination
email addresses, and also an API key:
SENDGRID_TO
SENDGRID_FROM
SENDGRID_API_KEY

Simplepush requires only the API key and sends notifications
to the app"
SIMPLEPUSH

To run the program, first install it with pip.
It will create an executable in /home/$USER/.local/bin/,
(which should be in $PATH), and launch it:
pylookout

It will gather server metrics and send a notificationa
via preferred method if a certain total utilization percentage
is reached (75% by default).
Add it to crontab to run on a schedule.

License

For personal and professional use. You cannot resell or redistribute these repositories in their original state.

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