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Jul 12, 2019 · Operations

Automate Linux Memory & Swap Monitoring with msmtp, mutt, and Cron

This guide walks you through installing the msmtp mail client, configuring mutt to send emails, using the free command to gather memory statistics, writing Bash scripts to log and email those metrics, setting up swap‑usage alerts, and scheduling everything with cron for continuous Linux system monitoring.