Live Server Dashboard: Monitor Your Server from the Browser

Updated March 2026 · 4 min read

No more SSH + htop + df -h + free -m dance. DevToolKit's Server Dashboard connects to your server and shows all metrics in one visual dashboard — CPU, RAM, disk, processes, Docker containers.

What You See

• System info — hostname, OS, kernel, uptime
• CPU — usage percentage, load average, core count
• Memory — used/total with visual bar, swap usage
• Disk — each mount point with usage percentage
• Top processes — PID, user, CPU%, MEM%, command
• Docker containers — name, image, status, ports

How It Works

Enter your SSH credentials → the dashboard connects to your server, runs system commands (top, free, df, docker ps), parses the output, and displays visual charts. Auto-refreshes every 5 seconds.

Use Cases

• Quick health check — is my server okay? One glance.
• Disk space alert — red bar when disk is >90%
• Process debugging — which process is eating CPU?
• Docker overview — all containers status at a glance
• Client reporting — show server status to non-technical stakeholders

vs Traditional Monitoring

• vs Datadog/NewRelic — free, no agent installation, instant
• vs htop — visual, works from any browser, shareable
• vs Grafana — zero setup, no Prometheus needed

Related Tools

• Web SSH Terminal — full terminal access
• SFTP File Manager — manage server files
• Multi-Server Terminal — monitor multiple servers
• Ping Tool — check server availability
• Port Scanner — check open ports

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