Clone the sample config file from git: git clone git://github.com/quodis/Monit-Deployment.git into /etc/monit
Remember to change all instances of YOURSERVER.com to the correct server address!
Also remember to set a username & password for the web server. Search for "allow admin:monit" and change it. This is VERY IMPORTANT!
Make sure mysql.pid is there
If this file is not present on your system, edit your mysql configuration in /etc/mysql/my.cnf. Under "basic settings" set pid-file = /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid
Restart mysql using /etc/init.d/mysql restart ( or service mysql restart )
Configure iptables to accept connections from port 2812
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 2812 -j ACCEPT
Start monitoring!
/etc/init.d/monit start
View current status using "sudo monit status" or by accessing "YOURSERVER.com:2812"