fmd-alive

Monitor fmd-server SQLite database locations with NTFY notifications.

This script monitors new locations in a SQLite table for a given user and sends a notification via NTFY if no changes are detected. It is designed to be run periodically via cron.

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Features

• Monitor entries in fmd-server SQLite table (locations).
• Compare with a previous state stored in a file.
• Send notifications via NTFY when no changes occur.

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Prerequisites

• Python 3.8 or higher.
• Access to a SQLite database.
• A NTFY topic for notifications.
• uv for dependency management (optional, but recommended).

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Installation

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://git.mtrlc.xyz/remi/fmd-alive.git
cd fmd-alive

2. Install dependencies

With uv (recommended):

uv sync

Or with pip:

pip install requests

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Usage

Manual execution

python3 fmd_alive.py "username" "/path/to/db.sqlite" "/state/dir" "https://ntfy.sh/your_topic"

Or with uv:

uv run fmd_alive.py "username" "/path/to/db.sqlite" "/state/dir" "https://ntfy.sh/your_topic"

Cron execution

(for installation with uv, using uv's virtualenv)

1. Edit your crontab:

   crontab -e
   

2. Add a line to run the script every 2 hours:

   0 */2 * * * /path/to/fmd-alive/.venv/bin/python  /path/to/fmd-alive/fmd_alive.py "username" "/path/to/db.sqlite" "path/to/state/dir" "https://ntfy.sh/your_topic"
   

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Dependencies

• requests: To send notifications via NTFY.
• sqlite3: To interact with the SQLite database.