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Plesk for Linux
Plesk Obsidian for Linux
extension
ext: watchdog
Question
How to install/remove and enable/disable Watchdog in Plesk?
Answer
The Watchdog extension is a solution that ensures that all services are up and running and there is enough free disk space on the server.
Note: The Watchdog component has been converted to an extension to make it easier to update and implement new features in the future. Updating a Plesk server with the Watchdog component installed to Plesk Obsidian 18.0.67 will seamlessly replace it with the new extension.
Warning: Watchdog is only available in Plesk for Linux.
Install Watchdog Extension
- Log into Plesk
- Go to Extensions > Extension Catalog and use the search bar to look for Watchdog
- Click on Get it free button
Uninstall Watchdog Extension
- Log into Plesk
- Go to Extensions > My Extensions > Watchdog
- Click the trash button
Disable Watchdog Extension
- Log into Plesk
- Go to Extensions > My Extensions > Watchdog
- Click the disable button
Enable Watchdog Extension
- Log into Plesk
- Go to Extensions > My Extensions > Watchdog
- Click the enable button
Additional information
How to manage Plesk extensions (install, disable, remove, update)
Comments
Hi Leo Mastropierro ,
Any idea why would the installing of Watchdog not available on the catalog, and also fails via CLI:
https://support.plesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/12377511962007-How-to-manage-Plesk-extensions-install-disable-remove-update
# plesk bin extension --install watchdog
[2025-03-23 16:23:49.443] 961829:67e0197524dd0 ERR [util_exec] proc_close() failed ['/opt/psa/admin/bin/filemng' 'psaadm' 'cp' '-r' '/opt/psa/tmp/modulelvlnOg/var/.' '/opt/psa/var/mod
ules/watchdog/'] with exit code [1]
filemng failed: cp: cannot create regular file '/opt/psa/var/modules/watchdog/./report/.gitkeep': Permission denied
filemng: Error occurred during /bin/cp command.
exit status 1
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