Useful script to check the status of your Steem node in conjunction with Steem in a box.

check_status.sh

!/usr/bin/env bash
if [ -f notification_sent.txt ]; then
    echo "Notice already sent. Exiting."
    exit 1
fi

if [ ! -f last_block.txt ]; then
    echo "1" > last_block.txt
    exit 1
fi

last_saved_block=$(< last_block.txt)
source .env
latest_log_entry=$(docker logs --tail=1 $DOCKER_NAME)

if [[ $latest_log_entry == *"Generated block"* ]]; then
    echo "We just mined a block. Exiting."
    exit 1
fi

latest_block=$(echo $latest_log_entry | awk '{print $10;}')
# to test, uncomment this next line:
#latest_block="failtest"
if [[ "$latest_block" -gt "$last_saved_block" ]]; then
  rm -f possible_problem.txt
  echo "We're good. Latest block is... $latest_block"
  echo $latest_block > last_block.txt
  exit 1
fi

if [ ! -f possible_problem.txt ]; then
  now=$(date)
  echo  $latest_block > possible_problem.txt
  echo  $latest_block > "past_issues_$now.txt"
  exit 1
fi

# Houston, we have a problem!

echo "There seems to be a problem."
echo "Last saved block: $last_saved_block"
echo "Latest block: $latest_block"

python sendnotice.py

echo -e "Something went wrong. Here's what we got for the latest block: $latest_block \r\n" > notification_sent.txt
echo $latest_log_entry >> notification_sent.txt