Powermta - Monitoring 8080

Have a favorite PMTA monitoring script or dashboard? Share it in the comments below!

It doesn't serve a fancy HTML dashboard by default (though you can build one). Instead, it serves (similar to CSV or key-value pairs) perfect for scripts, Prometheus exporters, or Nagios checks. How to Enable and Test It First, ensure your configuration has this block: powermta monitoring 8080

Why You Shouldn’t Ignore Port 8080: A Guide to PowerMTA Monitoring Have a favorite PMTA monitoring script or dashboard

#!/bin/bash METRICS=$(curl -s http://localhost:8080/pmta/stats) QUEUE_SIZE=$(echo "$METRICS" | grep "pmta.system.queue.size" | awk 'print $2') if [ "$QUEUE_SIZE" -gt 50000 ]; then echo "CRITICAL: PMTA queue > 50k messages" exit 2 elif [ "$QUEUE_SIZE" -gt 10000 ]; then echo "WARNING: Queue building up" exit 1 else echo "OK: Queue size $QUEUE_SIZE" exit 0 fi Instead, it serves (similar to CSV or key-value

After reloading PMTA ( pmta reload ), test it locally:

Example telegraf.conf snippet: