The goal of the NodeBrain Open Source Project is to develop a small, flexible, reliable, and free rule engine that can be used by others as a component in monitoring applications. Consequently the rule engine is packaged as a component, not an application.

• Rule Engine - NodeBrain program (nb), library (libnb), and node modules

• Caboodle Kit - A framework for NodeBrain applications

• System Kit - Simple system and application monitoring

Why "kits" instead of "applications?"

NodeBrain packages are called "kits" to prepare you for the work required to configure them to solve your unique set of monitoring requirements. Depending on the gap between what a kit provides out of the box and what you need, the level of effort on your part will range from simple configuration, to scripting, or even extensive programming. This is true of most monitoring tools, but NodeBrain is intended specifically for the non-standard applications where this gap exists and customization is required. The word "kit" is also descriptive of the NodeBrain approach, where a monitoring application is constructed from a set of modular components, which can generally be thought of as "plug-ins" within the NodeBrain caboodle framework.