DumbMonit
IntegrationsDatabases and messaging
Monitor MySQL or MariaDB database with DumbMonit
Logs in and runs a query: catches a database that is up but no longer answering.
DocumentationOfficial website: MariaDB and MySQL
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What DumbMonit watches
Typical use. Database: connection and a query you choose
Examples
- The database behind a WordPress
- A Nextcloud or a Kimai
- An application database
- A MariaDB in Docker
How it connects
What you need
- Username / passwordA read-only account created for monitoring, never an application one.
Default port: 3306
Setup steps: Monitor a MySQL or MariaDB database
In the mysql client, create an account with no privilege (adjust the host part to the DumbMonit machine).
CREATE USER 'dumbmonit'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'a-long-password';In DumbMonit, enter the server, for example db.home.lan:3307 (port 3306 by default), then the account's user and password.
Optional: replace the default query SELECT 1 with one that returns a single number, to chart it.
Heads-up. The check opens a real connection on every poll: on an instance close to its connection limit, give it a longer interval.