Switched from JSON to ini files for configuration, lots of code adds, refactoring and even many design changes.

etc/monipy.ini

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+; all you need to know: https://docs.python.org/3/library/configparser.html ... ;)
+; manifest:
+; - no inline comments so every available character can be used in values
+; - values can be overridden in each monitor
+; - file names are not important but section names and key names.
+; - comments can be inserted using ',' or '#'
+[monipy]
+; report core errors to the following users
+error_receivers = admin@example.com
+log_file = ~/code/monipy/log/uplink.log
+log_level = verbose
+log_count = 5
+log_size = 10485760
+pid_file = /var/run/user/1000/monipy.pid
+; default delimiters '=' and ':' should be changed to ',' to be more native
+plugins = httpserver,mariadb,speedtest
+; maybe the run_mode is obsolete because this will be a daemon but maybe it is useful for one time execution?
+; in uplink the available run_modes were cron, daemon and foreground
+run_mode = cron
+
+; every notification can be configured in it's own ini file in etc/notifications; there no notification name as prefix
+; is needed. see email example.
+[notifications]
+; some values can be overridden in each defined monitor
+sms_receivers = +34324234234:+324242344
+sms_configuration_file = ~/code/monipy/etc/gammurc
+; retry to send interval and number of retries if something failed
+sms_resend = 10
+sms_resend_count = 5
+email_resend = 10
+
+; every plugin can be configured in it's own ini file in etc/plugins; there no plugin name as prefix is needed. see
+; httpserver example.
+[plugins]
+mariadb_database = monipy
+mariadb_host = 10.0.0.254
+mariadb_password = 3qx7HfrxGNM83lqN
+mariadb_port": 3306
+mariadb_user = uplink
+
+speedtest_interval = 3600
+speedtest_url = https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?Linkid=850641
+
+; if types can or must be configured before use; for now no use case seen.
+; every type can be configured in it's own ini file in etc/types; there no type name as prefix is not needed.
+;[types]

etc/monipy/monitors/network1/cable_uplink.json

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-{
-  "type": "uplink",
-  "interval": 60,
-  "notification": "sms",
-  "host": "192.168.0.1",
-  "user": "USERNAME",
-  "password": "PASSWORD",
-  "info": "Cable Provider"
-}

etc/monipy/monitors/network1/gateway.ini

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+[main]
+; identifiers must be unique in the whole configuration so maybe it is better to create a random string for this
+; dynamically.
+identifier = cable
+type = fritzbox
+interval = 60
+# default delimiters '=' and ':' should be changed to ',' to be more native
+notifications = sms:email
+email_receivers = admin@example.com:fallback@example.com
+sms_receivers = +329084320984:+39804932409
+host = 192.168.0.1
+user = USERNAME
+password = PASSWORD
+info = Cable Provider

etc/monipy/monitors/network2/dsl_uplink.json

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-{
-  "type": "uplink",
-  "interval": 60,
-  "notification": "sms",
-  "host": "192.168.1.1",
-  "user": "USERNAME",
-  "password": "PASSWORD",
-  "info": "DSL Provider"
-}

etc/monipy/monitors/network2/gateway.ini

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+[main]
+identifier = dsl
+type = fritzbox
+interval = 60
+# default delimiters '=' and ':' should be changed to ',' to be more native
+notifications = sms:email
+email_receivers = admin@example.com:fallback@example.com
+sms_receivers = +329084320984:+39804932409
+host = 192.168.1.1
+user = USERNAME
+password = PASSWORD
+info = Cable Provider

etc/monipy/notifications/email.ini

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+[email]
+resend = 20
+smtp_host = mail.example.com
+smtp_port = 25
+smtp_password = k4509knsd09
+smtp_user = alert@hanez.org
+receivers = admin@example.com

etc/monipy/plugins/httpserver.ini

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+[httpserver]
+ip = 127.0.0.1
+port = 4242