Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name : simplemonitor Version : 1.11.0 Upstream Author : James M Seward * URL : https://github.com/jamesoff/simplemonitor * License : BSD-3-Clause license Programming Lang: Python Description : simplemonitor monitors hosts and network connectivity. It is designed to be quick and easy to set up
SimpleMonitor is a Python script which monitors hosts and network connectivity and status. It is designed to be quick and easy to set up and lacks complex features that can make things like Nagios, OpenNMS and Zenoss overkill for a small business or home network. Remote monitor instances can send their results back to a central location. I've been using SimpleMonitor for many years (at least since 2017) with great success. The upstream author has been responsive when I had issues or feedback. At that time (2017), I spent time checking Debian-packaged software but none offered me the options and simplicity of simplemonitor. I've checked every now and then and not found any suitable Debian-packaged alternatives for my situation. SimpleMonitor is simple in terms of not needing a database / much setup but has enough loggers, alerters and monitors to make it really useful in many situations. I've used it in very different environments and I think that it would be a good addition for Debian.
