The latest articles on DEV Community by chandrasekar p (@chandrasekar). https://dev.to/chandrasekar https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3088630%2F3e45ec06-473d-4f61-889e-455637b71e2b.png https://dev.to/chandrasekar en chandrasekar p Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:29:01 +0000 https://dev.to/chandrasekar/proactive-server-health-python-script-for-disk-usage-alerts-5efn https://dev.to/chandrasekar/proactive-server-health-python-script-for-disk-usage-alerts-5efn <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F0bepgt8pldikjsvx6vzl.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F0bepgt8pldikjsvx6vzl.png" alt="Image description" width="800" height="443"></a></p> <p>Proactive Server Health: Python Script for Disk Usage Alerts</p> <p>Ever had a server crash or slow down because the disk quietly filled up?<br> I just wrote a simple Python script that monitors disk usage and sends an alert to Slack when the usage crosses a threshold (e.g., 80%).</p> <p>Tech Stack:</p> <ul> <li>psutil to check disk space</li> <li>requests to send Slack notifications</li> <li>asyncio for efficient background looping</li> </ul> <p>Why this matters: Early warnings = more uptime</p> <ul> <li>Lightweight and customizable </li> <li>Works in real-time for any Linux server</li> </ul> <p>Perfect for: DevOps engineers</p> <ul> <li>Sysadmins</li> <li>Anyone managing infrastructure</li> </ul> <p>Here’s the GitHub link to the script and README: <a href="https://bitl.to/4QZt" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://bitl.to/4QZt</a></p>