RPi-Monitor: Version 2.11 Beta is ready for test

The version 2.11 beta of RPi-Monitor is ready for test.

Photo from flickr cc-by by DaveBleasdale

Test and validation requires your help.

A new model of publication

I'm changing the way to publish RPi-Monitor. Until now, I was immediately publishing stable versions. From now, when version will be ready for publication, I will create a beta version and ask user to try and test this version. From my point of view, the quality of beta version will be the same as the previous release but it will let me the chance to correct or improve some features before official release.

Why changing the model of publication

RPi-Monitor has more and more functionalities and testing them become more and more complex. You are a user of RPi-Monitor and want to try the new feature in advance? You can then install this beta version and give your feedback on new functionalities and share your feeling about the current developments.

If you don't know yet what RPI-Monitor do, you should better install a stable releae and have a look to RPi-Monitor Overview.

RPi-Monitor: Version 2.10 is available

Note: A new version of RPi-Monitor is available.

For alla details about RPi-Monitor refer to RPi-Monitor Documentation.

The version 2.10 of RPi-Monitor has been ( really ;-) ) released.

If you don't know yet what RPI-Monitor do, have a look to RPi-Monitor Overview.

Photo from flickr by-nc-nd by little-greene-paint-company

What's new in this version?
This version is coming with internal changes, improvement and bug fixes.

Here is the changelog of version 2.10:

• Add addons allowing to create custom page
  - Top3 addon
  - Example addon
  - Shellinabox addon
  - Custom addon
  - Webcam: use hawkeye and custom addon to display webcam
• Support UTF-8 fixing issue #43
• Add BananaPi configuration files (found in BananaPi forum)

Note: A closing parenthesis ' ) ' is missing in the last line of  service.conf .
If you want to use this file as a source of your customisation, remember to add to fix this issue. It is already fixed in github repositories (and future releases).

RPi-Monitor-Peeble: RPi-Monitor is now available on Pebble Smart Watch

Alexander Kropochev did develop an interface of RPi-Monitor for Pebble Smart Watch. So you can now monitor your Raspberry Pi from anywhere and directly on your watch.

RPi-Monitor: Version 2.9.1 is available

Note: A new version of RPi-Monitor is available: Version 2.10.

All the details about the latest version of Rpi-Monitor are in RPi-Monitor overview

 
The version 2.9.1 of RPi-Monitor has been released.

If you don't know yet what RPI-Monitor do, have a look to RPi-Monitor Overview.

What's new in this version?
This version is coming with internal changes, improvement and bug fixes.

Here is the changelog of version 2.9:

• Sign repository to remove authentication warning during install
• Migrate style to bootstrap 3
• Add color into progressbar orange for warning and red for danger
• Move qrcode to about menu (link is related to the page display)
• Add justgage generating colored gauges 
• Add visibility parameter defining if a row of status page should be shown
• Add example configuration files showing rpimonitor rendering features
• Fix multi page issue #63

RPi-Monitor: Version 2.8 is available

Note: A new version of RPi-Monitor is available: Version 2.9.

All the details about the latest version of Rpi-Monitor are in RPi-Monitor overview

The version 2.8 of RPi-Monitor has been released.

If you don't know yet what RPI-Monitor do, have a look to RPi-Monitor Overview.

Picture from Flickr cc-by by Duncan Hull

What's new in this version?
This version is coming with internal changes, improvement and bug fixes.

Here is the changelog of version 2.8:

• Add debian repository using github as repo
• Manage configuration indexes unicity per file
• Add 'include' parameter to load additionnal configuration file 
• Split configuration files and use 'include' in default configuration file
  
• Add parameters to customise menu logo, title and page title
• Add 'Badge' function for status page (similar to Label)
• Simplify and fix startup scripts
• Change ownership of cron script to avoid issue with logs
• Check if HTML5 localStorage is activated and warn user is not
• Improve upgradable packages detection

RPi-Monitor: Use labels to show servers status

RPi-Monitor version 2.7 introduces a new javascript function named Label.

The goal of this function is to add a colored text reflecting the status of a service.

This post is explaining how this new feature can be used.

Note: In version 2.10, a closing parenthesis ' ) ' is missing in the last line of  service.conf .
If you want to use this file as a source of your customisation, remember to add to fix this issue. It is already fixed in github repositories (and future releases).

RPi-Monitor: Version 2.7 is available

Note: A new version of RPi-Monitor is available: Version 2.8.

All the details about the latest version of Rpi-Monitor are in RPi-Monitor overview

The version 2.7 of RPi-Monitor has been released.

If you don't know yet what RPI-Monitor do, have a look to RPi-Monitor Overview.

Photo from Flickr  cc-by-sa by Adrienne Yancey

What's new in this version?
This version is coming with internal changes, improvement and bug fixes.

Here is the changelog of version 2.7:

• Change directory storing configuration to /etc/rpimonitor/
• Change configuration file name to better names
• Create a template directory for configuration files
• Change location of RRD storage to /var/lib/rpimonitor
• Add xbian support and distribution automatic detection in debian package
• Cleanup shellinabox menu display and configuration
• Change ownership of empty.rrd to activate on demand regeneration Fixing issue #23
• Update raspbian.conf to make it compatible with NOOBS installation
• Update jquery (v2.1.1) and bootstrap (v2.3.2)
• Update disk usage formula for better compatibility
• Add 'Label' function for status page

RPi-Monitor join the PiStore

RPi-Monitor is joining The Pi Store. 
The version 2.6 is the 14th release of RPi-Monitor and the first to be available in the store.
Next versions will also be installable from the store...

The dedicated page is available here : http://store.raspberrypi.com/projects/rpi-montor.
RPi-Monitor will continue to be installable using the standard process using the .deb package which have the advantage to not be dependent of any Graphical User Interface.

RPi-Monitor Interactive Configuration Helper

Version 2.6 introduced a new feature named RPi-Monitor Interactive Configuration Helper. This article is detailling how to use it to monitor a ntfs volume.

First execute the following command:

rpimonitord -i

Press Enter

RPi-Monitor: Version 2.6 is available

Note: A new version of RPi-Monitor is available: Version 2.7.

All the details about the latest version of Rpi-Monitor are in RPi-Monitor overview

The version 2.6 of RPi-Monitor has been released.

If you don't know yet what RPI-Monitor do, have a look to RPi-Monitor Overview.

What's new in this version?
This version is coming with few improvement and bug fixes.

Here is the changelog of version 2.6:

• Add version.json, menu.json and friends.json generation to fix issue #25
• Check is file is executable (instead of existing) to define if it should be executed
  Warning: a new perl dependency has been added: File::Which
• Generate empty.rrd at each request to fix issue #23
• Generate empty.rrd at each start workaround for issue #23 when using an external web server
  Note: empty.rrd need to be generated each time a static data need to be drawn into a graph. The embedded server does that. With external server, it is not possible. Restarting RPI-Monitor periodically will improve the accuracy but not fix the bug.
• Improve shellinabox management <IP>/shellinabox forwards to https://<IP>:4200
• Add RPi-Monitor Interactive Configuration Helper

RPi-Monitor: Version 2.5.1 is available

Note: A new version of RPi-Monitor is available: Version 2.6.

All the details about the latest version of Rpi-Monitor are in RPi-Monitor overview

The version 2.5.1 of RPi-Monitor has been released (replacing the version 2.5 due to issue #22).

If you don't know yet what RPI-Monitor do, have a look to RPi-Monitor Overview.

Photo from Flickr by todbot  cc-by-nc 

What's new in this version?
Some users have pushed their Raspberry Pi to its limits and found some side effect in RPi-Monitor. This version comes with improvement to fix such side effects. Thanks to allo the contributoirs which help me to improve RPi-Monitor.

Here is the changelog of version 2.5.1:

• Update rrd graph with unkown data if fetched information is not a valid number
• Fix issue #22 : empty.rrd file not properly generated

And changelog of version 2.5:

• Fix issue #16: (v2.4) Network Graph displaying Bytes/s not in bits/s (wrong Legend) (From deMattin)
• Update configuration to be compatible with NOOBS as proposed in issue #17 (From deMattin)
• Implement modification for small screen proposed in issue #18 (From deMattin)
• Change footer to better fit with small screens
• Implement pull request #20: Counting buffers and cache as available memory (From Harbulot)
• Add the possibility to set Min and Max values for rrd graphs in configuration file (issue #19 #21)

Add WiFi to Raspberry Pi and monitor it with RPi-Monitor

Note: A new version of RPi-Monitor is available.

For all details about RPi-Monitor refer to RPi-Monitor Documentation.

For internet connection, it could be interesting to add a WiFi connection to the Raspberry Pi.

Raspberry Pi with WiFi 802.11n dongle

This article is explaining how to configure WiFi  n a Raspberry Pi and how to monitor this new network interface with RPi-Monitor.

RPi-Monitor: Version 2.4 is available

Note: A new version of RPi-Monitor is available: Version 2.5.

All the details about the latest version of Rpi-Monitor are in RPi-Monitor overview

The version 2.4 of RPi-Monitor has been released.

If you don't know yet what RPI-Monitor do, have a look to RPi-Monitor Overview.

Photo from Flickr  by Le Yéti  cc-by-nc

What's new in this version?

Here is the changelog of version 2.4:

• Change shared memory management to fix issue #12 and define the shmkey in configuration file
• Added the possibility to define the default timeline to be display in statistics page
• Add -s (show) option to show configuration as loaded (useful for advanced customization)
• Added WiFi icon
 

RPi-Monitor: Version 2.3 is available

Note: A new version of RPi-Monitor is available: Version 2.4.

All the details about the latest version of Rpi-Monitor are in RPi-Monitor overview

The version 2.3 of RPi-Monitor has been released.

If you don't know yet what RPI-Monitor do, have a look to RPi-Monitor Overview.

Photo from Flickr  cc-by-nc-sa by reidab

What's new in this version?

This version mainly comes with bug fixes and few optimisation.

Here is the changelog of version 2.3:

• Add small improvement given by a feedback in RPi-Experiences blog
• Use javascript to resize correctly shellinabox iframe even in Firefox
• Fix issue #9: Wrong calculation of used memory
• Fix issue #11: adding friends link missing colon
 

A LCD display my RPi and RPi-Monitor

I saw on the internet that it is possible to use a LCD to display information from the Raspberry Pi. RPi-Monitor is gathering a lot of information and it could be interesting to have such an information available without a computer. So I decided to purchase a PCD8544 from dx.com.

Photo from Flickr  cc-by by arduinolabs

This post is describing how to acquire, connect and use such a component with he Raspberry Pi and gives an example showing how to connect it with RPi-Monitor.

RPi-Monitor: Version 2.2 is available

Note: A new version of RPi-Monitor is available: Version 2.3.

All the details about the latest version of Rpi-Monitor are in RPi-Monitor overview

The version 2.2 of RPi-Monitor has been released.

If you don't know yet what RPI-Monitor do, have a look to RPi-Monitor Overview.

Photo from Flickr  cc-by-nc-sa by jacqueline-w

What's new in this version?

This version comes with bug fix, optimization and extends the customization capabilities by adding multiple pages for status and statistics.

Here is the changelog of version 2.2:

• Add the possibility to create multiple status and statistics pages
• Add process respawner to improve reliability of rpimonitord
• Add HTML5 cache for json data to speedup page display and offload RPi
• bug fix: Embedded server won't start on 443 or 80 ports (issue #8)
• bug fix: cleanup code according to comment described in issue #7 

RPi-Monitor: Use a DHT11 or DHT22 humidity and temperature sensor

In this post we will see how to connect a DHT11 or DHT22 Temperature and Humidity sensor and configure RPi-Monitor to present and draw the outputs.

Photo from Flickr  cc-by-nc-nd by Ham Hock

This article will also explain another capability of RPi-Monitor 2.x: the dual-axis.

RPi-Monitor: Version 2.1 is available

Note: A new version of RPi-Monitor is available: Version 2.2.

All the details about the latest version of Rpi-Monitor are in RPi-Monitor overview

The version 2.1 of RPi-Monitor has been released.

If you don't know yet what RPI-Monitor do, have a look to RPi-Monitor Overview.

Photo from Flickr  cc-by-nc-sa by matthileo

What's new in this version?

This version brings small improvement and extends the customisation capabilities.

Here is the changelog of version 2.1:

• Precheck result before adding in RRD to improve graphs
• Add the possibility to customize axis with graph_options parameter
• Add timeout for KPI reading to avoid possible hang when reading external sensors
• Change keywork ds_graph_opts by ds_graph_options to be consistant with javascriptrrd and flot documentation. Keep that in mind if you did some customisation.
• Fix Issue #6: a stranger rpimonitor.conf
.

RPi-Monitor: Version 2.x advance usage and customization

Note: A new version of RPi-Monitor is available.

For all details about RPi-Monitor refer to RPi-Monitor Documentation.

Note: Information bellow are outdated

Edit: RPi-Monitor version 2.7 introduce a change in configuration name and location:

• /etc/rpimonitor d.conf becomes /etc/rpimonitor/daemon.conf
• /etc/rpimonitord.conf.d becomes /etc/rpimonitor/data.conf
• /etc/rpimonitord.conf.d/*.conf becomes /etc/rpimonitor/*.conf

In this article we will see how to do the things described in RPi-Monitor: Advance usage and customization and maybe, a little bit more...

We will then answer the same questions : How should I do if I want to...

• Customize RPi-Monitor v2.x to fit a particular needs?
• Use it with my own Web Server? 
• Add "friends" linking RPi-Monitor v2.x running on different platform together?
• Use it into another Linux distribution than Raspbian? 
• Add other graphs from additional sources (other mount point or external temperature probe)?

Photo from Flickr  cc-by-nc-sa by blogjunkie

Note: A prerequisite is to install the latest version of RPi-Monitor v2.x

RPi-Monitor: Version 2.0 is available

Note: A new version of RPi-Monitor is available: Version 2.1.
All the details about the latest version of Rpi-Monitor are in RPi-Monitor overview

The version 2.0 of RPi-Monitor has been released.

If you don't know yet what RPI-Monitor do, have a look to RPi-Monitor Overview.

Photo from Flickr   cc-by-sa by bovinity

What's new in this version?

A lot of changes have been done in the code of RPi-Monitor. Most of these changes are invisible from a first look except maybe a better look'n feel...
RPi-Monitor is now fully configurable. Everything displays in status page or in statistics page can be modified, tuned and customized to your needs. You can see the manpages of rpimonitord and rpimonitord.conf for deepers details.

Here is the changelog of version 2.0:

•  Add the possibility to draw static values
•  Remove update package status update after apt-get command. Update command will have to be executed manually.
•  Add redirection for shellinabox for url /shellinabox
•  Add a manpage dedicated to configuration: man rpimonitord.conf
•  Change in configuration files to make status and statistic pages fully configurable
•  Add post-process formula to have more readable values
•  Curves displayed in graph are now fully configurable
•  Remove Legend position and timezone from graphs
•  Make legend of graph configurable