http://jacobmumm.com/2011/08/29/node-as-a-service-in-ubuntu-11-04-with-upstart-monit-and-forever-js/
Useful article covering how to create an upstart script for nodejs, also applies to coffeescript. I didn't use this one so much, I used the other one, but this has some other useful info.
http://www.maatkit.org/doc/mk-heartbeat.html
Simple script to monitor mysql replication delay. It updates a value on the master every second and checks how far behind the value is on the slave. Simple yet effective.
http://www.elevatedcode.com/articles/2007/12/05/replication-monitoring-with-monit/
Clever approach to monitoring mysql replication with monit. Ruby script checks replication is running and then touches a file, monit in turn monitors that file's timestamp and if it gets out of date, sends an alert. Sort of like a dead man switch. Clever.
https://www.sslshopper.com/ssl-checker.html
A very useful SSL check utility which will support non standard port numbers. Useful for monit debugging on port 2812.
http://runslikeclockwork.com/
Very simple web monitoring system that checks if a site is online and sends alerts by SMS If down. They also offer a free monit aggregation service. Plans start £3/month basic, £5/month for 5 sites every 30 seconds plus 15 sms credits / month.
http://runslikeclockwork.com/pages/monit_aggregator
A free hosted version of the open source monit-aggregator written by Matt Fawcett. Appears to be free with no node restriction.
https://github.com/mattfawcett/monit-aggregator
Source code of monit-aggregator by Matt Fawcett / runslikeclockwork.com. He offers a free hosted version at that site.
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/monitoring-ubuntu-services-using-monit.html
A howto on setting up monit on an Ubuntu server. Fairly simple and straightforward. Includes basic info on customising alerts and so on.
