A Reddit thread discussing simple status dashboards for self-hosted servers.
| Software | Description | Notes |
|-----------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **Beszel** | Server status monitor dashboard | Works well, issues with Docker/LXC monitoring reported. |
| **Status** | Simple, clean server status monitor | User wants to merge with Flame dashboard. Docker available. |
| **Homepage** | Dashboard for self-hosting | Can display info through integrations (Glances). |
| **Glances** | System monitoring tool | Often used with Homepage, but not always required. |
| **Uptime Kuma** | Simple server status monitor | Easy to set up and manage, looks great. |
| **Ward** | Docker-based status dashboard | |
| **Dash** | Status dashboard | Looks great and is easy to use. |
| **Netdata** | System performance monitoring | Not simple, but "just works". Dark theme disliked by one user. |
| **simple-system-monitor** | System monitor | Has theming capabilities. |
| **BTOP** | Terminal-based system monitor | Suggested as a tip for SSH users. |
| **htop** | Terminal-based system monitor | Suggested as a tip for SSH users. |
| **neofetch** | Terminal-based system information | Suggested as a tip for SSH users. |
| Software | Description | Notes |
|-----------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **Beszel** | Server status monitor dashboard | Works well, issues with Docker/LXC monitoring reported. |
| **Status** | Simple, clean server status monitor | User wants to merge with Flame dashboard. Docker available. |
| **Homepage** | Dashboard for self-hosting | Can display info through integrations (Glances). |
| **Glances** | System monitoring tool | Often used with Homepage, but not always required. |
| **Uptime Kuma** | Simple server status monitor | Easy to set up and manage, looks great. |
| **Ward** | Docker-based status dashboard | |
| **Dash** | Status dashboard | Looks great and is easy to use. |
| **Netdata** | System performance monitoring | Not simple, but "just works". Dark theme disliked by one user. |
| **simple-system-monitor** | System monitor | Has theming capabilities. |
| **BTOP** | Terminal-based system monitor | Suggested as a tip for SSH users. |
| **htop** | Terminal-based system monitor | Suggested as a tip for SSH users. |
| **neofetch** | Terminal-based system information | Suggested as a tip for SSH users. |
Vuls is an open-source agentless vulnerability scanner designed to help administrators find and manage security vulnerabilities in their systems. It offers fast, deep, and remote scanning options, along with dynamic analysis and middleware/library scanning. It supports a wide range of operating systems including Linux, FreeBSD, Windows, and macOS.
Founded in 2007, Bitnami initially simplified open-source software deployment with pre-packaged stacks, eliminating complex configuration tasks for developers.
Bitnami has adapted to the changing tech landscape, expanding from installers and VMs to support cloud platforms, containers (Docker, Helm), and Kubernetes.
Bitnami has adapted to the changing tech landscape, expanding from installers and VMs to support cloud platforms, containers (Docker, Helm), and Kubernetes.
Homebrew simplifies the installation of missing command-line software on macOS, addressing inconsistencies between BSD and GNU versions and managing the PATH environment.
| Command | Description |
|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| `brew install wget` | Installs the `wget` program using Homebrew. |
| `brew install tree` | Installs the `tree` utility using Homebrew. |
| `brew install emacs`| Installs the `emacs` text editor using Homebrew. |
| `brew install coreutils` | Installs core utilities using Homebrew. |
| `brew install findutils`| Installs findutils using Homebrew. |
| `which find` | Displays the location of the `find` command. |
| `which -a` | Displays all locations of a command in the PATH. |
| `--version` or `--help` | Options to check the version of a command. |
| `gsed` | GNU `sed` stream editor (installed via Homebrew). |
| `gfind` | GNU `find` utility (installed via Homebrew). |
| `make` | Used for compiling software from source (mentioned as an older method).|
| `grep` | BSD version mentioned as a pre-installed utility. |
| `find` | BSD version mentioned as a pre-installed utility. |
| `vim` | BSD version mentioned as a pre-installed utility. |
| Command | Description |
|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| `brew install wget` | Installs the `wget` program using Homebrew. |
| `brew install tree` | Installs the `tree` utility using Homebrew. |
| `brew install emacs`| Installs the `emacs` text editor using Homebrew. |
| `brew install coreutils` | Installs core utilities using Homebrew. |
| `brew install findutils`| Installs findutils using Homebrew. |
| `which find` | Displays the location of the `find` command. |
| `which -a` | Displays all locations of a command in the PATH. |
| `--version` or `--help` | Options to check the version of a command. |
| `gsed` | GNU `sed` stream editor (installed via Homebrew). |
| `gfind` | GNU `find` utility (installed via Homebrew). |
| `make` | Used for compiling software from source (mentioned as an older method).|
| `grep` | BSD version mentioned as a pre-installed utility. |
| `find` | BSD version mentioned as a pre-installed utility. |
| `vim` | BSD version mentioned as a pre-installed utility. |
This article details how to host a personal website using Docker, Nginx Proxy Manager, and Ghost, offering a self-hosted alternative to paid hosting services.
This article details a workaround for a memory leak in Autokey on Linux, specifically addressing issues arising from the transition away from X11 and toward Wayland. The author implemented a wrapper script to monitor Autokey's memory usage and restart it when it exceeds a defined threshold.
Calc is an interactive calculator providing large numeric calculations and programmable functionality. It supports various operators, functions, variable assignments, and complex numbers.
Linux tab completion is a powerful feature that saves time and prevents errors by auto-completing commands and filenames. This article explores how to use tab completion in bash and zsh shells, highlighting its advanced capabilities with commands like git.
The Piccolo N150 netbook is an eight-inch mini laptop that runs Linux well, with a nice display and enough power for most use cases, though the keyboard is a challenge to get used to.
The Linux Terminal app, which runs Linux apps in a virtual machine, now has tabs in Android 16 Beta 3
