log_monitor/config/log_monitor.config

[
  { log_monitor, 
    [
      {general,
        [
          %% Command to watch the log files.
          {tail_cmd, "/usr/bin/tail -n0 --follow=name"},

          %% How long to gather log lines after an error occurs.
          %% If another error occurs, the time is reset.
          {gathering_time, 1000},

          %% Max time for gathering log lines.
          %% Precaution in case of infinite consecutive errors.
          {max_gathering_time, 30000}
        ]
      },

      {email_config,
        [
          {sender, "log@monitor.com"},

          %% The receiver to use for all the groups that do not specify any receiver.
          {default_receiver, "salvini.fabio001@gmail.com"},

          %% The receiver to use for the application errors.
          {admin_receiver, "salvini.fabio001@gmail.com"},

          %% Subject of the email.
          %% Placeholders:
          %% %f: the full path of the log file (ex. /var/log/myapp.log).
          %% %F: the basename of the log file (ex. myapp).
          %% %l: the first error line.
          {subject, "[%F] Error notification"},

          {connection, [
            {relay, "smtp.nodomain.com"},
            {username, ""},
            {password, ""}]
          }
        ]
      },

      %% Location of the file that contains the logs to monitor.
      {logfiles_config, "/home/fsalvini/gitRepos/log_monitor/config/logfiles.config"}
    ]
  },

  %% Directory where the application data is stored.
  %% WARNING: If you leave it inside /tmp, every time the node is restarted the
  %% application will reset.
  { mnesia , [
      {dir, "/tmp/mnesia"}
    ]
  }
].