collectd-notify

Collectd plugin for sending notifications to Notify Android app.

Implemented as a bash script

Requirements

• bash
• curl
• GNU bc or some other POSIX-compatible version of bc.

Installation

Install the script in any location

Configuration

The exec plugin must be loaded in collectd.conf. The exec plugin is configured with a username (to run the script), path to the script and identifier from the Notify app.

LoadPlugin exec
<Plugin exec>
  NotificationExec username "/usr/local/bin/collectd-notify.sh" "myKey"
</Plugin>

The threshold plugin must also be loaded and configured in order to generate notifications. More information can be found on collectd-threshold(5) man page.

The following configuration example configures a warning notification to be sent if the load (midterm) gets above 3, and a failure notification is sent if the load gets above 5.

LoadPlugin threshold
<Plugin threshold>
  <Type load>
    DataSource midterm
    WarningMax 3
    FailureMax 5
  </Type>
</Plugin>