Monitor your linux server from your iPhone
Server Remote is a Linux server monitoring app for iPhone & iPod Touch that talks to your server via standard SSH protocol.
✔ Secured Access
Connect to your server via SSH and query standard linux procfs to retrieve system stats, with all your passwords securely stored in your iPhones keychain.
✔ Load & Memory Gauge
Display the most vital stats of your server in a gauge. The 5 minutes load average is displayed in the center, while the outer needle shows the memory usage percentage.
✔ Built-in Mini Terminal *
The built-in mini terminal allows you to run custom commands anytime. Ever wish you could run ps ax | grep thin? you can do it right within Server Remote.
✔ Multiple Servers
You can monitor more than one server in one screen, allowing you to have a birds eye view on all your servers, anywhere, anytime.
* The mini terminal is not an interactive shell, it cannot execute command like vi or nano that requires user input. A more advanced shell is planned in future release.
FAQ:
Q: What stats does Server Remote support?
A: Server Remote reports system uptime, load averages, physical memory usage and swap usage, more stats are planed in future release.
You can always run your own command via the built-in mini terminal if you need some custom stats.
Q: How does Server Remote get the server statistics?
A: Server Remote retrieves server stats by querying procfs, it issues commands like cat /proc/uptime, cat /proc/meminfo and cat /proc/loadavg.
Q: Do I need to install software on my server?
A: No, you just need a SSH enabled account with read permission to /proc.
Q: What authentication methods does Server Remote support?
Server Remote only supports SSH password authentication at the current stage, public key & keyboard-interactive authentication methods are planned in future release.
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