Dailyprompt-2001

PoC: Betteruptime + Python-kasa

4 Jul 2023 · hardware, linux, networking, software

Content Update

The provided scripts have been updated on 16 Jul 2023. Specifically the SmartStrip part was not working as intended.

I've been a big fan of Betteruptime. I've started using it to monitor all my assets online (websites, DNS, ping, successful script runs) as well as my servers (using heartbeats).

Screenshot of Betteruptime showing a heartbeat that failed for several hours. — Image of a heartbeat that failed for several hours. After 2 hours of no hearbeat, it turned into an incident, and several hours later the heartbeats resumed.

I have a few Raspberry Pi's, and once in a while they hang (not sure why, maybe USB-to-SSD issues or something). Nothing too critical, but annoying.