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+Resmon
+======
+A lightweight utility for local host monitoring that can be queried by tools
+such as Nagios over HTTP. One of the main design goals is portability: that
+resmon should require nothing more than a default install of Perl. Built with
+the philosophy that "we are smart because we are dumb," that is, local
+requirements should be minimal to ease deployment on multiple platforms.
+
+Requirements
+------------
+Perl 5.  Individual modules may require additional utilties (e.g. the svn
+command).
+
+Apps supporting Resmon output
+-----------------------------
+ * Munin with the [circonus-munin](http://github.com/adamhjk/circonus-munin) bridge.
+
+Documentation
+-------------
+Available in the [resmon wiki](https://labs.omniti.com/labs/resmon/wiki/)
+
+Copyright
+---------
+Copyright © 2013 OmniTI Computer Consulting, Inc.  See LICENSE for details.