====== Frequently Asked Questions ======

Here are the frequently asked questions, please read it before asking questions on the board.

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  - I wish to contribute a monitor, what do I need to do?
    * Create an [[ http://wiki.xymonton.org/doku.php/faq?do=register | account ]] for Xymonton.
    * Look at existing monitors for an idea of the content for each area (although they are generally self-explanatory).  You can paste your code into the code block yourself or upload a file to one of the many free file hosters on the net (such as [[https://github/|GitHub]] or [[http://sourceforge.net|Sourceforge]]) and link to it. Add the following to the main monitor page (modify the respective info):<file>
| [[monitors:mymonitor|mymonitor.sh]] | **My monitor** \\ short description | [[someuser@example.com|User Name]] | YYYY-MM-DD |
</file>
  - I've created an account but I can't contribute my scripts.  What do I do?
    * Send an email to solitaryr at gmail.com.  By default, normal users can only subscribe to page updates and add pages under Monitors, Alerts, Reports, Add-ons and Tutorials.
  - What are the exported variables in Xymon that I can use in my scripts?
    * These are contained in //$XYMONSERVERDIR/etc/xymonserver.cfg// for server side scripts and //$XYMONCLIENTHOME/etc/xymonclient.cfg// for clients.
  - How do I extend/modify the command aliases (like bbdefs-local.sh)?
    * Edit //$XYMONCLIENTHOME/etc/xymonclient.cfg//
  - Can I change/extend the menus available to Xymon?
    * Yes, just modify //$XYMONSERVERDIR/www/menu/menu_items.js//.