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Monitor a server using psutil (python) + MongoDB + JavaScript for graphics

The data capture program runs in a cron job, inserting new data into a Mongodb capped collection.

* mongodb installation
* pymongo python package
* psutil python package
* python 3.x
* NodeJS (example server included)

Run psmonitor.py in a cron job, something like this to run every 5 minutes::

*/5 * * * * /usr/local/bin/python /path/to/load_data.py