How to check if a server is still alive?

[davegoopot]

Hi,

Is there a way I can ping my server to check that it is still alive an responding? I'm seeking a monitoring solution so I can have a script check every five mins that my server is still running and send me an alert if it isn't.

Thanks,

Dave.

[rubenwardy]

see python and php scripts in https://github.com/minetest/minetest/bl ... otocol.txt

Be warned that if you run this on the same computer as the server, it will only tell you that the server is running and listening. There may be problems with internet connection or port forwarding.