Is it possible to setup an alert based on the status of a custom service. For example, stackdriver-agent service crashed at one point. When running 'service stackdriver-agent status" I receive an 'Active: inactive (dead)' response.
Is it possible to setup an alert based on the condition above? The stackdriver-agent service is just an example. In theory, I would like to setup this alert condition on any service.
The answer is yes. In Stackdriver you can set up an alarm for any process in your machine. Selecting the option Add Process Health Condition you can configure alarms to receive notifications if your process starts or stops. Bear in mind that you first have to set up the Stackdriver Agent in your machine and that this option is only available in Stackdriver premium.