Re: Auto-reload of configuration files

Thanks for the input -

Yes, we're looking to automatically reload monit's configuration if a monit
configuration file changes.  The idea being that various (pre-tested)
applications with their own monit configurations can be added and removed
automatically.

One option that we've tested is to have a separate process (or wrapper)
that runs inotify on the configuration files, and sends SIGHUP to monit if
a change is detected.  This works, but it seems a shame to add a separate
monitor for monit.

Best Regards,
Eric




On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 3:10 PM Lutz Mader <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hello Eric,
> are you interresting in doing an config reload only.
>
> > I'm working on a project that would like the ability to re-load the monit
> > configuration automatically when it changes.
>
> I do monitoring some application server folder to find new application
> to be configured to monit and add the additional configuration based on
> a template.
> After I create a new config file based on the template I use the syntax
> check to check the new config file. If the check will be passed, the new
> config will be loaded by reinitializing monit.
>
> This is my way, but I never monitor the monit config folder to find
> changes and do an automatic reload.
>
> With regards,
> Lutz
>
>