Create a Linux Service Monitoring Script - Learn Bash scripting tutorial

In this video walkthrough, you will learn how to create a Linux Bash Shell script from scratch to monitor a service and start the service if it is stopped. We will also show how to add the Linux Shell script to a Cron job to automatically run the Bash script at a specified interval.

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Introduction - 0:00
Overview of the environment and Nginx - 1:10
Overview of the Linux Bash shell script and syntax - 2:00
The next steps after creating the Bash shell script - 4:12
Copying the file over using WinSCP - 4:33
Make the shell script executable - 5:00
Simulating a failure of Nginx - 5:18
Running the Bash shell script to check the status of Nginx and see if it automatically restarts - 5:50
Check the status of Nginx after running the script - 6:25
Add the shell script to a CRON job - 7:05
Explanation of the CRON job syntax - 7:30
Saving the CRON tab file - 8:26
Concluding thoughts and wrapping up - 8:45

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[GuruTatvaConsultation-ibfb]

Really very good teaching and placing the foundation. Thanks

[GuruTatvaConsultation-ibfb]

Sir, I request you to create complete devops series for a beginner.

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If i have a crontab job at 1am it should run, but my laptop is turn off, then i turn it on at 2am, will the crontab job run when the laptop is turn on or will it run the next day when the laptop is on?