[arm-allstar] detect if Allstar is not running

Fri Jun 17 18:19:18 EDT 2022

Cool. Thanks JAson.

On Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 2:18 PM "Jason Schollenberger via ARM-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> I use cron to write out a file that UptimeRobot monitors. The check ensures
> that the node number is found in the output otherwise I get an alert.
>
> */5 * * * * asterisk -rx "rpt localnodes 50420" >
> /srv/http/.astmonitor.html
>
> I like querying for localnodes and then having the check ensure the NodeID
> is in the output since it's a bit more comprehensive. It ensures asterisk
> is running and responsive and that things are likely working. There are
> some other commands you could run to set up other checks as well.
>
> Jason
>
> On Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 1:35 PM "Don Sayler via ARM-allstar" <
> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>
> > Thanks Ken, I'll give that a try. I'm not a Linux guy, so I didn't know
> > that one.
> >
> > On Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 9:42 AM "Ken Arck via ARM-allstar" <
> > arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> >
> > > Why don't you just do a 'ps aux | grep asterisk' via a cronjob every
> > > once in a while?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > At 09:07 AM 6/17/2022, you wrote:
> > > >Not verbally. I already have a supervisory app that periodically
> checks
> > > >things on our repeaters, and notifies me if something is amiss. I'd
> like
> > > to
> > > >add the Allstar status to that.
> > > >
> > > >On Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 8:31 AM "wrhowell amphibiansolutions.us via
> > > >ARM-allstar" <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > So you want something that verbally says to you that Asterisk
> Server
> > is
> > > > > not running once it stops?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > KI5PHN
> > > > > ________________________________
> > > > > From: ARM-allstar <arm-allstar-bounces at hamvoip.org> on behalf of
> > "Don
> > > > > Sayler via ARM-allstar" <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
> > > > > Sent: Friday, June 17, 2022 9:50 AM
> > > > > To: ARM Allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
> > > > > Cc: Don Sayler <don.sayler at gmail.com>
> > > > > Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] detect if Allstar is not running
> > > > >
> > > > > I know that. I'm trying to create a headless remote monitoring
> > system.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 7:40 AM "Michael Webb via ARM-allstar" <
> > > > > arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Ok, so if it says cannot connect to Asterisk, that's all you need
> > to
> > > > > know.
> > > > > > If it can't connect, it's not running.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Fri, Jun 17, 2022, 12:58 AM "Don Sayler via ARM-allstar" <
> > > > > > arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Right, but that's not part of the url.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 16, 2022, 10:14 PM "Larry via ARM-allstar" <
> > > > > > > arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Type the node number in the filter box --- upper right corner
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Larry - N7FM
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On 6/16/22 10:01 PM, "Don Sayler via ARM-allstar" wrote:
> > > > > > > > > I thought about using this...
> > > > > > > > > https://www.allstarlink.org/nodelist/
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > and looking at the Last Seen time.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > But there doesn't seem to be a way to query a specific node
> > in
> > > the
> > > > > > url.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 16, 2022 at 9:32 PM Don Sayler <
> > > don.sayler at gmail.com>
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >> If I use the AST STOP button, the spinner does stop on
> that
> > > page
> > > > > > for a
> > > > > > > > few
> > > > > > > > >> seconds.
> > > > > > > > >> But eventually, the node info box says 'Could not connect
> to
> > > > > > Asterisk
> > > > > > > > >> Manager.' and the spinner starts again.
> > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > >> Now that I think about it though, it doesn't really matter
> > > since
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > html
> > > > > > > > >> itself doesn't change.
> > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > >> On Thu, Jun 16, 2022 at 6:13 PM "Dave Petrie via
> > ARM-allstar"
> > > <
> > > > > > > > >> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > >>> you have to refresh your browser to make sure
> > > > > > > > >>> after you do a restart from supermon if you don't
> refresh,
> > > the
> > > > > > > > spinning /
> > > > > > > > >>> stays steady when
> > > > > > > > >>> it really is running, that's what i see with firefox
> > > > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > > >>> On Thu, Jun 16, 2022 at 8:27 PM "Don Sayler via
> > ARM-allstar"
> > > <
> > > > > > > > >>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> > > > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > > >>>> Thanks Michael.
> > > > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > > > >>>> Good idea! I just checked, and the spinny thing keeps
> > > spinning.
> > > > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > > > >>>> On Thu, Jun 16, 2022 at 3:00 PM "Michael Webb via
> > > ARM-allstar" <
> > > > > > > > >>>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> > > > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > > > >>>>> Doesn't the spinning symbol at the bottom stop when the
> > > Allstar
> > > > > > > > >>> service
> > > > > > > > >>>> is
> > > > > > > > >>>>> stopped?
> > > > > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > > > > >>>>> On Thu, Jun 16, 2022, 3:54 PM "Don Sayler via
> > ARM-allstar"
> > > <
> > > > > > > > >>>>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> > > > > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > > > > >>>>>> Is there a way to remotely detect if Allstar is not
> > > running on
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > >>>> node?
> > > > > > > > >>>>>> It looks like the HTML is the same whether Allstar is
> > > running
> > > > > or
> > > > > > > > >>> not.
> > > > > > > > >>>>>> Thanks.
> > > > > > > > >>>>>> Don
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