Znode and Monit

# Install monit if not installed
sudo apt install monit

# Edit monit control file
sudo nano /etc/monit/monitrc

# Uncomment the following lines
  set httpd port 2812 and
      use address localhost  # only accept connection from localhost
      allow localhost        # allow localhost to connect to the server and
      allow admin:monit      # require user 'admin' with password 'monit'
      
# Scroll to the end of the file and add # in front of this line
include /etc/monit/conf-enabled/*

# Create a monit control file for zcoind. Make sure to modify the paths to suit your installation
sudo nano /etc/monit/conf.d/zcoind

check process zcoind matching "zcoind"
        start program = "/home/username/zcoin-0.13.8/bin/zcoind -datadir=/home/username/.zcoin/"
                as uid username and gid username
        stop program = "/home/user/zcoin-0.13.8/bin/zcoin-cli stop"
                as uid username and gid username
        if failed host 127.0.0.1 port 8168 type TCP for 2 cycles then restart

# Reload monit for changes to take effect
sudo monit reload

# Check if control file is okay with
sudo monit -t

# Start zcoind with monit
sudo monit start zcoind

# Check monitoring status
sudo monit status

# To stop zcoind with monit
sudo monit stop zcoind