Requirements

Setting up CIMonitor is quick and easy. You need to have the following packages before we can get started:

• make (should already be present on linux and osx in developers mode)
• yarn: alternative to NPM
• node: version 10 or higher (recommended to install via NVM)

Download and prepare

Clone or download the latest CIMonitor via github.com/cimonitor/cimonitor (press the green button).

Configuration

In the folder you just downloaded, you need to create the primary config file. Create the file config/config.json in the project directory. You could also copy the config.example.json file you find there.

Make sure at least the following configuration is in your config file:

{
    "server": {
        "port": 9999
    },
    "triggers": [],
    "events": [],
    "modules": []
}

For advanced configuration options, check out the configuration page. To store the config in Google Firebase instead of a local JSON file, see the Firebase page.

Open your terminal in the folder you just downloaded, and run the following command:

$ make build-production

This will download the required dependencies, and build the project files.

Run the server application

Now that you have everything prepared, you can start the server application with the following command:

$ node server/server.js

You can now visit the dashboard via the browser at the given URL, or push statuses directly to the configured port.

If you want to run the application as a service, check out the run as a service page. This way the monitor will keep running without having to keep a terminal open.

Updating server application

Easiest update would be using git, where you can just pull the latest version from master. If you downloaded a zip file, make sure you copy the following files to the new files:

• config/config.json
• config/saved-statuses.json

Note: After you pulled the updates, always run the production build again:

$ make build-production

Restart your server application and that's it!

Keep it running

@todo: Explain pm2.