Tommi 🤯<p><strong>Server monitoring 101</strong></p><p>I have been running a <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.aquilenet.fr/@yunohost" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>yunohost</span></a></span> server for ~5 years now, but there is one question I have never been able to answer: <strong>how loaded is my server?</strong> 👀</p><p>I know, I am a terrible sysad (actually, I am <em>not</em> a sysad, at all), because I have no idea how to determine:</p><ul><li>if my server is running smoothly</li><li>if the server is under stress, and why</li><li>what applications are the heaviest</li><li>if there is the possibility of installing more apps</li><li>when peaks of stress are happening and what is causing them</li></ul><p>In general, I would like to understand <strong>the fundamentals of server monitoring</strong>: what are the most critical metrics and what do they mean? What parameters do I have to keep an eye on?</p><p>I installed Prometheus and Grafana, but then I realized I have absolutely no idea what to do next… Do you have any suggestions?</p><p>I thought about watching some video tutorials, but I would not really know <strong>how they would relate to YunoHost</strong> installations.</p><p>Please, if possible reply <a href="https://forum.yunohost.org/t/yunohost-monitoring-101/37183" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">in this thread of the YunoHost forum</a>, so that we can keep track of this useful information also for others in the future. 🌻</p><p>Once I will have learned the basics, I would be very happy to write some pointers about this in the documentation, or an <strong>essential YunoHost Monitoring tutorial</strong>.</p><p><a href="https://pan.rent/tags/sysAd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sysAd</span></a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/YunoHost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YunoHost</span></a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/askFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>askFedi</span></a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/help" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>help</span></a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/systemAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>systemAdministration</span></a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/serverMonitoring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>serverMonitoring</span></a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/server" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>server</span></a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/selfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>selfHosting</span></a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/selfHost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>selfHost</span></a> <a href="https://pan.rent/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a></p>
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BjoernAusGE<p><a href="https://social.sengotta.net/tags/fedipower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fedipower</span></a> ist gefragt: kann mir jemand eine einfache Server Monitoring Lösung empfehlen die CPU Laste, Ram Auslastung genutzte Bandbreite erfassen und ggf als HTML Dokument rausgeben kann? Krasses Dashboard ist nicht nötig. Ntfy anbindung wäre schön. OS ist Debian Linux.<br><br>Es geht darum recht einfach den Impact von Anti LLM Maßnahmen auf einem Webserver zu sehen.<br><br><a href="https://social.sengotta.net/tags/pleaseboost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pleaseboost</span></a> <a href="https://social.sengotta.net/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosting</span></a> <a href="https://social.sengotta.net/tags/servermonitoring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>servermonitoring</span></a> <a href="https://social.sengotta.net/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a></p>
Lanie Molinar Carmelo<p>I'm curious to hear what others are <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a>! Here's my current setup:</p><p><strong>Hardware & OS</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Hardware:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/RaspberryPi500" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RaspberryPi500</span></a> (8 GB RAM, 512 GB SD card) <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/RPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RPi</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/RPi500" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RPi500</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/SingleBoardComputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleBoardComputers</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/HomeLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HomeLab</span></a></li><li><strong>OS:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Stormux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Stormux</span></a>, an accessible <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> distro based on <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/ArchLinuxARM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArchLinuxARM</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/LinuxAccessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxAccessibility</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/AccessibleTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AccessibleTech</span></a></li></ul><p><strong>Infrastructure & Networking</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Dashboard:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Glance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Glance</span></a> (<a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Docker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Docker</span></a>) <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/DockerApps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DockerApps</span></a></li><li><strong>Reverse Proxy:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Caddy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Caddy</span></a></li><li><strong>DNS:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Cloudflare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cloudflare</span></a></li><li><strong>Domain Registrar:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Porkbun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Porkbun</span></a></li><li><strong>Networking & Remote Access:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Tailscale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tailscale</span></a> (non-Docker), love its SSH agent and magic DNS features. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/NetworkSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetworkSecurity</span></a></li></ul><p><strong>Security & Monitoring</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Ad Blocking:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/AdGuardHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdGuardHome</span></a> (non-Docker). Previously used PiHole but find AdGuardHome slightly faster. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/PrivacyTools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyTools</span></a></li><li><strong>Server Monitoring:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Beszel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Beszel</span></a> (non-Docker). Tried Grafana/Prometheus/Alertmanager (accessible but overkill) and Netdata (poor screen reader accessibility). Beszel isn't perfect but best compromise so far. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/ServerMonitoring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ServerMonitoring</span></a></li><li><strong>Server Overview:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Cockpit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cockpit</span></a> (non-Docker)</li><li><strong>Security Tools:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Fail2ban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fail2ban</span></a>, <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/FirewallD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirewallD</span></a>, <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/ClamAV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClamAV</span></a>, and <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Rkhunter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rkhunter</span></a> (non-Docker). Tried CrowdSec but couldn't get it working on Stormux. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a></li><li><strong>Service Uptime Monitoring:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/UptimeKuma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UptimeKuma</span></a> (Docker), accessible and easy to use. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/MonitoringTools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MonitoringTools</span></a></li></ul><p><strong>Authentication & Identity Management</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Authelia</strong> (Docker): Just set this up for two-factor authentication and single sign-on. Seems to be working well so far!<br></li><li><strong>LLDAP</strong> (Docker): Lightweight LDAP server for managing authentication. Also seems to be working pretty well!<br><a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/AuthenticationTools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuthenticationTools</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/IdentityManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IdentityManagement</span></a></li></ul><p><strong>Productivity & Personal Tools</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Docker Management:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Dockge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dockge</span></a> (Docker). More accessible than Portainer; main issue is built-in terminal isn't readable with screen readers. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/DockerCompose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DockerCompose</span></a></li><li><strong>Docker Logs Viewer:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Dozzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dozzle</span></a> (Docker), great web interface and easy searching.</li><li><strong>Git Hosting:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Forgejo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Forgejo</span></a> (non-Docker), my personal Git server. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/GitServer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GitServer</span></a></li><li><strong>Backups:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/IDrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IDrive</span></a> (non-Docker), backs up all my devices easily. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/BackupSolutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BackupSolutions</span></a></li><li><strong>Notes:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Joplin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Joplin</span></a> server (Docker). Accessibility improving; love the VSCode extension. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/NoteTakingApps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoteTakingApps</span></a></li><li><strong>Bookmarks:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Linkding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linkding</span></a> (Docker). Accessible bookmark manager with good browser extension support. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/BookmarkManager" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookmarkManager</span></a></li><li><strong>Recipes:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Mealie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mealie</span></a> (Docker), starting to learn cooking! 🍳📖 <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/CookingApps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CookingApps</span></a></li><li><strong>RSS Feeds:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Miniflux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Miniflux</span></a> (non-Docker), excellent accessibility. Originally wanted better podcast support but other options had major accessibility issues. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/RSSReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RSSReader</span></a></li><li><strong>Automation & Workflows:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/N8N" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>N8N</span></a> (Docker). Haven't explored deeply yet—open to ideas! <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/AutomationTools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AutomationTools</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/WorkflowAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorkflowAutomation</span></a></li><li><strong>Pastebin Service:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/PrivateBin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateBin</span></a> (non-Docker). Considering alternatives or CLI tool for easier console access. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/PastebinAlternative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PastebinAlternative</span></a></li><li><strong>File Sharing & Editing:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Samba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Samba</span></a> (non-Docker), easy file management from my Windows 11 mini PC. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/FileSharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FileSharing</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows11</span></a></li><li><strong>Search Engine:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/SearXNG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SearXNG</span></a> (non-Docker), accessible and searches multiple engines at once. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/PrivacySearchEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacySearchEngine</span></a></li><li><strong>IRC Client:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/TheLounge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheLounge</span></a> (non-Docker). Some accessibility issues but best I've found so far for always-connected IRC. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/IRCClient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IRCClient</span></a></li><li><strong>Read Later Service:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Wallabag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wallabag</span></a> (Docker). Biggest issue is Wallabagger Chrome extension doesn't work for me yet. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/ReadItLater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReadItLater</span></a></li></ul><p><strong>Notifications & Development Workflow</strong></p><ul><li>Notifications via: <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Ntfy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ntfy</span></a> (Docker) and Zoho's ZeptoMail (<a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Zoho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zoho</span></a>)</li><li>Development Environment: Mostly using VSCode connected to my server via Remote-SSH extension. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/VSCodeRemote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VSCodeRemote</span></a></li></ul><p><strong>Accessibility Focus ♿️🖥️</strong></p><p>Accessibility heavily influences my choices—I use a screen reader full-time (<a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/ScreenReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScreenReader</span></a>), so I prioritize services usable without sight (<a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/InclusiveDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InclusiveDesign</span></a>, <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/DigitalAccessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalAccessibility</span></a>). Always open to discussing accessibility experiences or recommendations!</p><p>I've also experimented with:</p><ul><li>Ollama (<a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Ollama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ollama</span></a>): Not enough RAM on my Pi.</li><li>Habit trackers like Beaver Habit Tracker (<a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/HabitTracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HabitTracking</span></a>): Accessibility issues made it unusable for me.</li></ul><p>I don't really have a media collection, so no Plex or Jellyfin here (<a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/MediaServer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediaServer</span></a>)—but I'm always open to suggestions! I've gotten a bit addicted to exploring new self-hosted services! 😄</p><p>What's your setup like? Any cool services you'd recommend I try?</p><p><a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/SelfHosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosted</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/LinuxSelfHost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxSelfHost</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/TechCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/TechDIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechDIY</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lemmy.ml/c/selfhost" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>selfhost</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/selfhosted" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>selfhosted</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/selfhosting" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>selfhosting</span></a></span></p>
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