Monit configuration file to check HTTP service listening on port 9009 and recovery from DNS failures

monit.myapp.conf

check host appsrv1 with address 127.0.0.1
    start program = "/sbin/start myapp"
    stop program  = "/sbin/stop myapp"
    alert alerts@example.com on {timeout,connection}
    if failed port 9009 protocol HTTP
      request /
      with timeout 3 seconds
      then restart
    if 10 restarts within 10 cycles then timeout
    if 10 restarts within 10 cycles then exec "/usr/bin/monit start aws-dns-healthcheck"

check host aws-dns-healthcheck with address 172.16.0.23
  if failed port 53 type udp protocol dns within 3 cycles
    then alert else if succeeded for 3 cycles then exec "/usr/local/sbin/kick-myapp"