apt-get install smartmontools

cat /etc/default/smartmontools
# file content
enable_smart="/dev/sda /dev/sdb"
start_smartd=yes
smartd_opts="--interval=1800"


cat  /etc/smartd.conf
# file content
DEVICESCAN -d removable -n standby -m root -M exec /usr/share/smartmontools/smartd-runner
/dev/sda -a -o on -S on -s (S/../.././02|L/../../6/03)
/dev/sda -H -l error -l selftest -t -I 194
/dev/sda -H -C 0 -U 0 -m calvin@test.com.tld

/etc/init.d/smartd start
systemctl enable smartd

cat /var/log/syslog