default.rb

default["monit"]["notify_email"]          = nil
default["monit"]["alert_blacklist"]       = %w( action instance pid ppid )

default["monit"]["logfile"]               = 'syslog facility log_daemon'

default["monit"]["poll_period"]           = 60
default["monit"]["poll_start_delay"]      = 120

default["monit"]["mail_format"]["subject"] = "$SERVICE $EVENT"
default["monit"]["mail_format"]["from"]    = "monit@#{node['fqdn']}"
default["monit"]["mail_format"]["message"]    = <<-EOS
Monit $ACTION $SERVICE at $DATE on $HOST: $DESCRIPTION.
Yours sincerely,
monit
EOS

default["monit"]["mailserver"]["host"] = "localhost"
default["monit"]["mailserver"]["hostname"] = nil
default["monit"]["mailserver"]["port"] = nil
default["monit"]["mailserver"]["username"] = nil
default["monit"]["mailserver"]["password"] = nil
default["monit"]["mailserver"]["password_suffix"] = nil
default["monit"]["mailserver"]["encryption"] = nil
default["monit"]["mailserver"]["timeout"] = 60

default["monit"]["port"] = 3737
default["monit"]["address"] = nil
default["monit"]["ssl"] = false
default["monit"]["cert"] = "/etc/monit/monit.pem"
default["monit"]["allow"] = []
default["monit"]["username"] = nil
default["monit"]["password"] = nil
default["monit"]["ssh_port"] = 22

default["monit"]["eventqueue"]["set"] = true
default["monit"]["eventqueue"]["basedir"] = "/var/monit"
default["monit"]["eventqueue"]["slots"] = 1000