Scout Plugins Library --------------------------------- Scout (http://scoutapp.com) is a hosted monitoring solution. Scout uses open-source plugins (written in Ruby) to monitor a wide variety of system, OS, and application metrics. Each folder in this repository represents one Scout plugin. Gem Dependencies ---------------- This repo contains a Gemfile to use with bunder to install needed Gems for tests and the plugins themselves. If you don't have Bundler: gem install bundler Once Bundler is installed: bundle install How to Make your own Scout plugin --------------------------------- Anyone can create a Scout plugin. Get started by: 1) looking at the examples in this Repository 2) reading the development guide at http://scoutapp.com/info/creating_a_plugin When you have something working you'd like to share, drop us a note at support@scoutapp.com. Or, send us a pull request here on github. Also don't hesitate to contact us before or during plugin development if you need guidance. A note on tests --------------------------------- Plugin tests are key. Read up on plugin testing at http://scoutapp.com/info/creating_a_plugin#test_file. We prefer test/unit for its ubiquity and simplicity.