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I wrote something similar in bash and put it into a docker image: https://hub.docker.com/r/simplepush/alerta Just running this docker image on a server you want to monitor is enough. Instead of Twilio it uses Simplepush ( https://simplepush.io ).
EDIT: Just seen that it is Android only! :-/
I wrote Apex Ping ( https://apex.sh/ping/ ) for those who want more features and/or don't want to waste the time to save a few bucks :D.
Most providers have SMTP gateways for SMS services. Verizon runs @vtext.com
I wrote Apex Ping ( https://apex.sh/ping/ ) for those who want more features and/or don't want to waste the time to save a few bucks :D.
Apex ping is great, but I'm still waiting for SMS / Twilio integration (hint, hint, nudge nudge) :)
From a engineering point of view this is really cool, but as an ex-sysadmin I feel that I need to reiterate and emphasize something that is alluded to in the second paragraph. Too many things can go wrong and you are all around better off outsourcing this to something like Pingdom. You don't have sufficient levels of reliability, you aren't dual homed across twilio and another phone system. Maybe the cause of your ou…
From a engineering point of view this is really cool, but as an ex-sysadmin I feel that I need to reiterate and emphasize something that is alluded to in the second paragraph. Too many things can go wrong and you are all around better off outsourcing this to something like Pingdom. You don't have sufficient levels of reliability, you aren't dual homed across twilio and another phone system. Maybe the cause of your ou…
You make valid points about redundancy and levels of reliability but keep in mind that even Pingdom can go down: http://royal.pingdom.com/2016/10/24/ddos-attack-affects-ping...
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Apex ping is great, but I'm still waiting for SMS / Twilio integration (hint, hint, nudge nudge) :)
:D I wish SMS wasn't so awkward, you're pretty much forced to have a credit system since it's so expensive. I'll probably still do it at some point. Makes it awkward for the customer as well if you have to babysit the credits
I wrote Apex Ping ( https://apex.sh/ping/ ) for those who want more features and/or don't want to waste the time to save a few bucks :D.
Apex ping is great, but I'm still waiting for SMS / Twilio integration (hint, hint, nudge nudge) :)
Earlier quoted context omitted.
:D I wish SMS wasn't so awkward, you're pretty much forced to have a credit system since it's so expensive. I'll probably still do it at some point. Makes it awkward for the customer as well if you have to babysit the credits
I suggested it before, but I think you can work around it: Let your customers give you their Twilio API key (with a big disclaimer that any charges by Twilio are not your responsibility...).
From a engineering point of view this is really cool, but as an ex-sysadmin I feel that I need to reiterate and emphasize something that is alluded to in the second paragraph. Too many things can go wrong and you are all around better off outsourcing this to something like Pingdom. You don't have sufficient levels of reliability, you aren't dual homed across twilio and another phone system. Maybe the cause of your ou…
> Now your site and your monitoring is down. Much better to outsource to people who obsess over doing this right and making sure they are properly redundant. You make valid points about redundancy and levels of reliability but keep in mind that even Pingdom can go down: http://royal.pingdom.com/2016/10/24/ddos-attack-affects-ping...
Diversify to avoid cascading failures ;)