How to Install Scrutiny on Debian Latest

Scrutiny is a web application that helps you monitor and maintain your storage systems. It can be used to monitor your hard drives' health, SMART status, temperature, and more.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Scrutiny on Debian Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation process, you must ensure that you have the following:

• A system running Debian Latest.
• Root access to the system.

Installing Scrutiny

Follow the steps outlined below to install Scrutiny on your Debian Latest system:

1. Ensure that your system is up-to-date by running the following command:

   sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
   

2. Install the required packages by running the following command:

   sudo apt install python3 python3-pip python3-dev python3-setuptools python3-wheel python3-cffi python3-systemd python3-lxml python3-sqlalchemy python3-psycopg2 python3-alembic python3-bcrypt python3-gunicorn nodejs npm postgresql libpq-dev
   

3. Install Scrutiny by running the following command:

   sudo pip3 install git+https://github.com/AnalogJ/scrutiny.git
   

4. Clone the web UI repository by running the following command:

   sudo git clone https://github.com/AnalogJ/scrutiny-webui.git /opt/scrutiny-webui
   

5. Install the web UI dependencies by running the following commands:

   cd /opt/scrutiny-webui
   sudo npm install
   

6. Create the following directories as necessary:

   sudo mkdir -p /var/log/scrutiny /var/www/scrutiny/static
   sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/log/scrutiny /var/www/scrutiny
   

7. Create a new PostgreSQL database and user by running the following commands:

   sudo -u postgres createuser --createdb scrutiny
   sudo -u postgres createdb --owner=scrutiny scrutiny
   

8. Create a new PostgreSQL configuration file /etc/scrutiny/pg.conf with the following contents:

   # Replace <PASSWORD> with your own password
   [DATABASE]
   database_path=postgresql://scrutiny:<PASSWORD>@localhost/scrutiny
   

9. Create a new systemd service file /etc/systemd/system/scrutiny.service with the following contents:

   [Unit]
   Description=Scrutiny Server
   
   [Service]
   User=www-data
   Group=www-data
   WorkingDirectory=/opt/scrutiny-webui
   ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/scrutiny start -c /etc/scrutiny/pg.conf
   Restart=always
   
   [Install]
   WantedBy=multi-user.target
   

10. Enable and start the systemd service by running the following commands:

sudo systemctl enable --now scrutiny
sudo systemctl restart nginx

That's it! You have successfully installed Scrutiny on your Debian Latest system. You can now access the web UI by visiting http://<SERVER_IP_ADDRESS>/.