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99 lines
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# QBPOS Help Site - Auto-Start & Monitoring Configuration
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## ✅ Current Status
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Your QBPOS Help site is now configured for automatic startup and monitoring:
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### 🔄 Auto-Start on Boot
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- **Nginx Service**: Enabled to start automatically on server reboot
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- **SSL Auto-Renewal**: Enabled (certbot.timer checks twice daily)
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- **Health Check**: Enabled to run every 5 minutes
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### 🔍 Monitoring & Health Checks
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The site is monitored every 5 minutes with automatic recovery:
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- Checks if nginx is running (restarts if stopped)
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- Verifies site responds with HTTP 200
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- Automatically reloads nginx if site is down
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- Logs all checks to `/var/log/qbpos-health-check.log`
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### 📊 Site Information
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- **URL**: <https://quickbookposhelp.access.ly>
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- **No port or path needed** - just the domain!
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- **SSL Certificate**: Let's Encrypt (expires April 9, 2026)
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- **Auto-renewal**: Enabled
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## 🛠️ Management Commands
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### Check Service Status
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```bash
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sudo systemctl status nginx
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sudo systemctl status qbpos-health-check.timer
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```
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### View Health Check Logs
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```bash
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tail -f /var/log/qbpos-health-check.log
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```
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### Manual Health Check
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```bash
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sudo /home/pts/Documents/QBPOS_Help_Web/health_check.sh
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```
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### Restart Services
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```bash
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sudo systemctl restart nginx
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sudo systemctl restart qbpos-health-check.timer
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```
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### View Next Scheduled Health Check
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```bash
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systemctl list-timers | grep qbpos
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```
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## 🔧 What Happens on Server Reboot
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1. **Network comes online**
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2. **Nginx starts automatically** (serves the site)
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3. **2 minutes after boot**: First health check runs
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4. **Every 5 minutes**: Health check verifies site is up
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5. **If site is down**: Automatic recovery attempts
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## 📝 Configuration Files
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- Nginx config: `/etc/nginx/sites-available/qbpos-help`
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- Health check script: `/home/pts/Documents/QBPOS_Help_Web/health_check.sh`
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- Systemd service: `/etc/systemd/system/qbpos-health-check.service`
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- Systemd timer: `/etc/systemd/system/qbpos-health-check.timer`
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- Health log: `/var/log/qbpos-health-check.log`
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## ✅ Verification Checklist
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All services are enabled and running:
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- [x] Nginx service enabled
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- [x] Nginx currently running
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- [x] SSL certificate installed
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- [x] SSL auto-renewal enabled
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- [x] Health check timer enabled
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- [x] Site accessible via <https://quickbookposhelp.access.ly>
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**Your site is production-ready and will survive server reboots!**
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