a) Run it as daemon and check the services (such as web, mysql, sshd) at 2-minute

intervals.

set daemon 120

b) Set syslog logging with the ‘daemon’ facility:

set logfile syslog facility log_daemon

c) Set mail server name to send email alert

set mailserver mail.cyberciti.biz

Set email format such as from email

set mail-format { from: alert@nixcraft.in

subject: $SERVICE $EVENT at $DATE

message: Monit $ACTION $SERVICE at $DATE on $HOST: $DESCRIPTION.

}

d) Now most important part, restart lighttpd or apache web server if failed or killed by Linux kernel due to any causes:

check process lighttpd with pidfile /var/run/lighttpd.pid

group lighttpd

start program = "/etc/init.d/lighttpd start"

stop program = "/etc/init.d/lighttpd stop"

if failed host 75.126.43.232 port 80

protocol http then restart

if 5 restarts within 5 cycles then timeout


Where,


check process lighttpd with pidfile /var/run/lighttpd.pid : You are specifying lighttpd pid file and daemon name
group lighttpd : Specify group name, which is allowed or used to start/restart lighttpd
start program = “/etc/init.d/lighttpd start” : Command to start lighttpd server
stop program = “/etc/init.d/lighttpd stop”