🖥️ Scheduled System Health Reporter

A cron-based Bash project to monitor Linux system health and generate hourly logs.
Automates monitoring of disk, CPU, memory, and top processes, with optional email or Slack notifications.

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🌟 Features

• Monitor disk usage
• Monitor CPU load averages
• Monitor memory usage
• Track top 5 processes by CPU
• Auto-save logs to /var/log/system_health/
• Optional Email or Slack notifications

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📁 Project Structure

Scheduled_System_Health_Reporter/
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├─ docs/                               # Logs generated by the script
│   └─ health_2025-09-27_10-06-36.log  # Sample log file
├─ README.md                            # Project documentation
└─ system_health_reporter.sh            # Main Bash script

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⚙️ Setup & Usage

1. Make the script executable:

chmod +x system_health_reporter.sh

2. Run the script manually to generate a report:

./system_health_reporter.sh --report

3. Install hourly cron job to automate reporting:

./system_health_reporter.sh --install

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🔔 Notifications

Email Notifications

1. Install mail utilities:

sudo apt install -y mailutils

2. Configure the script with your email address to receive system health reports.

Slack Notifications

1. Create a Slack Incoming Webhook (refer to Slack documentation).
2. Add the webhook URL to the script configuration for Slack alerts.

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🎯 Skills Demonstrated

• Linux system monitoring
• Bash scripting for automation
• Cron job setup
• Basic log management
• Optional integration with Email/Slack notifications

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💡 Tips

• Logs are stored in /var/log/system_health/ by default. Ensure the directory exists and is writable.
• Customize the top processes or reporting intervals by editing the script.
• Use this for personal servers, lab setups, or small office monitoring.