Install monit-docker v1.3.3 and choose how to monitor your containers. These guides target this release.
Choose a mode
01 · cronRun one check and exit. Your scheduler decides when to run again.02 · serveA continuous agent, HTTP API and Prometheus metrics.
Both modes share selectors, rules and action timing. The web interface is a separate optional component.
Your first walkthrough
- Install version 1.3.3 and verify Docker access.
- Follow the cron or serve guide.
- Select containers and define rules.
- Optionally add the web interface, Prometheus and Grafana or notifications.
Website, demo and agent
This public website is hosted on GitHub Pages. The live demo runs on a VPS with real Docker containers. Actions on the two test containers are shared between visitors.
See the configuration and CLI contract for precedence, defaults, selectors and exit codes.
The HTTP API and metrics contract covers responses, errors, freshness and exports, with curl examples.
Contributor documentation: architecture, tests and development.