Metron

Metron is a Rust-based server monitoring tool that sends server metrics to a Discord channel via a webhook. It provides insights into CPU usage, memory usage, disk usage, network traffic, and system load.

Features

• 📊 CPU Usage: Monitor CPU usage.
• 🧠 Memory Usage: Track RAM usage and available memory.
• 💾 Disk Usage: Check disk space used and available.
• 🌐 Network Traffic: Measure data sent and received.
• 📈 System Load: Report server load averages.

Why Rust?

We chose Rust for Metron because of its excellent performance and reliability. Here are some key reasons:

• 🧠 Memory Efficiency: Metron uses minimal memory, peaking at just 9.1MB.
• ⚡ CPU Usage: The service efficiently utilizes CPU, consuming only about 2.737 seconds of CPU time.

Rust's performance, safety, and efficiency make it an ideal choice for building a reliable and fast server monitoring tool like Metron.

Prerequisites

• A Hetzner server or any Linux-based server.
• Rust installed on the server.
• systemd for service management.
• A Discord webhook URL for sending metrics.

Installation

1. Install Rust

If Rust is not installed, use these commands:

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
source $HOME/.cargo/env

2. Clone the Repository

Clone this repository to your server:

git clone https://github.com/THISUXHQ/metron.git
cd metron

3. Build the Project

Build the Rust project:

cargo build --release

4. Configure the Service

Create and set up the metron.service file:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/metron.service

Add this content, replacing placeholders with your actual paths and username:

[Unit]
Description=Server Metrics Monitor
After=network.target

[Service]
ExecStart=/home/yourusername/metron/target/release/metron
Restart=always
User=yourusername
Environment=RUST_LOG=info

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

5. Enable and Start the Service

Reload systemd, enable, and start the service:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable metron.service
sudo systemctl start metron.service

6. Verify the Service

Check if the service is running:

sudo systemctl status metron.service

See real-time logs:

journalctl -u metron.service -f

7. Stopping the Service

To stop the service, use:

sudo systemctl stop metron.service

8. Disabling the Service

To stop it from starting at boot:

sudo systemctl disable metron.service

Configuration

Edit the src/main.rs file to set your Discord webhook URL:

let webhook_url = "YOUR_DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL"; // Replace with your Discord webhook URL

Contributing

Feel free to open issues and submit pull requests. We welcome contributions!

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contact

For questions or feedback, email sanju