node.js can be easily deployed by TurnKey. we don't need to worry about the complicated environment setup. Only need to focus on the app configuration itself. For example:
Therefore playlist playback may be directly done via VLC. NDI works as a output device for VLC.
mlt has a NDI module for both consumer and producer in the latest version, which could be used as server side solution. However, build script cannot include this module due to NDI SDK require. Latest Ubuntu LTS versions may run the build scripts without problem.
The mod_tls module for proftpd is an implementation of RFC 4217. RFC 2228 defines FTP Security Extensions, of which mod_tls is one implementation. Another such RFC 2228 implementation is the mod_gssmodule, available from SourceForge.
Example mod_tls configuration:
# If mod_tls was built as a shared/DSO module, load it
LoadModule mod_tls.c
When the NDI Video Monitor is running, right-click on the UI to get the selection list of NDI sources that are on the network. Your VLC stream will be showing as one of these. Select it.
Click to enlarge.
Now you should see the video that VLC is playing in the NDI Video Monitor window.
There're plugins for Nagios / Check_MK to monitor virtual hosts such as ESX or PVE. for example, running VMs as well as their CPU and RAM usage could be checked via the official scripts from proxmox:
Android devices are the new PC in the past ten years. We can disassemble them like PC although harder: case, motherboard, wires, battery, power, etc. We may be able to replace battery, fix power button if needed. Interesting :)
Graphite, or Grafana, is a good tool for developers to generate beautiful graphs for metrics easily. Compared with other MIS-oriented tools, it may be more flexible for customized inputs for specified application development. Nagios or Zabbix may still be better choice for standard checks such as SNMP or agent inputs.
TriCaster from NewTek can be viewed as a all-in-one, IP based broadcast solution, In addition to video switcher, it also acts as playout, CG, recorder. MOS is also supported. video streaming such as webcast, NDI is supported.
Graylog is a pretty easy-to-use search & dashboard system. if we need to collect lots of data with rather simple dashboards and user management, it's enough for this purpose. setup of appliance is also easy. remote logging from syslog is enabled by default. Advanced analysis still requires Splunk.
It's not easy to determine the best VPN for Windows, except those on Windows servers. The most stable one is PPTP but it's really out-dated.
L2TP/IPsec such as npppd may not work properly on newest Windows. Embedded routers may still work.
OpenVPN may be a more universal across platforms. Noted that Mac, iOS, Android does not need the 'dev tun' line, while Windows or Linux/BSD required. Windows especially needs the 'dev tun' or 'dev tap' exactly the same with that on server! Otherwise WARNING occurs in log and ip cannot be fetched. Keep on waiting TUN/TAP interface...
Using cygwin for running cron on Windows may be an method. But if we only run simple exe for example for NSCA alerts on Windows, Task Scheduler would be a better option.
Downtime setup can be processed during event alerts. for example 'Event of service XX, YY host'. Then the orange alerts on main page will disappear temporarily according to the time period. Another way is to 'Acknowledge' the alert, and it will vanish from the 'Unhandled' orange alert but service alert stays.
Full virtualization such as Linux KVM, VMware has serious clock drift issue. If we need pretty accurate precision like TV broadcast scheduling, hardware clock is required. Therefore, container virtualization could be chosen.
If you have enabled Event Console but sometimes receive errors on distributed sites about 'mkeventd:...contact group not found', just goto Global settings then disable notification to Event Console group. Save and apply but error again, then enable it again. ALL done. Seems like just a bug.
REF: As an alternative, you can run the test from the Disk Utility. It is a test similar to ours and should give you a proper response since it will suspend built in services on the computer to run the test. I will include the web link for this.
Event Console MUST be enabled in 'omd config' before any 'proactive' actions can be set as response for service alerts. The EC config button will appear in WATO then. Action can be set in its setting following the official reference 'Integration with Nagios; 'step-by-step, playing as a role of event handler.
Setting up an unfamiliar environment, such as node.js, may require spending quite some time. If we use PaaS deployment procedure, it would be much easier. First get the packed App from vendors like TurnKey, then boot it up in your PaaS. Necessary dependencies should already done in the pre-built app.
Finally, 'git clone' some example project source, and 'npm install' specific dependencies with the node package manager.
