Home server guides, tutorials, tips and tricks. Topics covered include file servers, web servers, network storage, and download servers on Linux or Ubuntu systems.
Monit can monitor CouchPotato and notify you if it stops running for some reason. Setting up a completely automated home server is awesome. But what if one of your apps fails and you did not even know? You may be waiting for your movie or show to be downloaded but … read more
After editing over 200 files, 3000 lines of code, and 150 hours of hard work I am happy to announce the release of AtoMiC ToolKit 2.0. Many have praised the AtoMiC ToolKit for how easy it makes managing apps such as CouchPotato, SickBeard, Torrent clients, and more. After the initial … read more
Monit allows you to monitor web server status. If you are running a home server or a large-scale Linux server, you may also be using Apache and MySQL for serving websites. Or you may just be using Apache for reverse proxies and MySQL as Kodi library. Setting up reverse proxies … read more
Monit allows you to monitor file server status. If you are running a home server or a large-scale Linux server, you may also be using SAMBA or NFS as file servers. For streaming content within your home network to Kodi boxes, I have recommended using NFS on your home server. … read more
Lets face it, NAS / Server drives fail and for that reason it is important to monitor hard drive SMART health and temperature so you can take precautionary actions such as backing up or increase cooling. Monit is an automatic monitoring, maintenance, and repair utility for Unix systems. If the … read more
CPU temperature monitoring with Monit allows you to keep a check on your server for adequate cooling, especially on a passively cooled system. Monit is an automatic monitoring, maintenance, and repair utility for Unix systems. If the Processor temperature is high Monit will send you an email alert. You can … read more
Motherboard temperature monitoring with Monit allows you to keep a check on your server for adequate cooling. Monit is an automatic monitoring, maintenance, and repair utility for Unix systems. If the motherboard temperature is high Monit will send you an email alert. You can then examine and resolve any issues. … read more
Server storage monitoring with Monit allows you to keep a check on your home server or web server storage space. Monit is an automatic monitoring, maintenance, and repair utility for Unix systems. If the resource usage is high Monit will send you an email alert. You can then examine and … read more
Out of the blue SickRage did not start on my server and displayed “ImportError No module named helper.encoding”. Upon investigation I found that a bad update may have broken SickRage. How did I know it was broken in the first place? My recently setup Monit system monitoring software notified me … read more