[Discuss] Simple server monitoring

[rajiv at alum.mit.edu (Rajiv Aaron Manglani)]

On Aug 22, 2013, at 11:00 AM, Tim Callaghan <tmcallaghan at gmail.com> wrote:
> I need to add basic monitoring to a server and am wondering how I can
> easily accomplish the following:
> 1. Keep track of CPU, Memory, and Disk IO / Space.
> 2. Allow me to set alerts and send emails if certain thresholds are passed.

have someone else do it for you:

http://www.scoutapp.com/
http://www.serverdensity.com/

setup an account, install their agents on your server, and they host all the monitoring, alerting, and charting pieces for you.