Servers
Servers
Connect a server once, then see its health and run everything from tabs in the browser.
The Servers section is the heart of the product. You connect each server once, and from then on you get a health card, thirteen tools, and a permanent record of what was done.
Start here
- What to have ready — the five things to collect before you begin, and where to find each one.
- Add a server — the three-step form, explained field by field.
- SSH keys explained — only if you log in with a key file rather than a password.
- When a server will not connect — every error message and what to do about it.
Day-to-day
- Server health — the cards, the status badges, the six metrics and what each warning means.
- The server workspace — the thirteen tabs, and which one to reach for.
- Activity log — who did what, and what the log cannot see.
The thirteen tools
| Tab | Use it to |
|---|---|
| Monitor | See live CPU, memory, disk, network and what is using them |
| Services | Start, stop and restart the things that should be running |
| Logs | Read what the server wrote when something went wrong |
| File manager | Browse, edit, upload and download files |
| Terminal | A real command line, with an AI helper beside it |
| Docker | Containers, images, volumes, compose projects |
| PM2 | Node.js apps: restart, inspect, save |
| Nginx | Web server config, test it, reload it, read its errors |
| Packages | Security updates, upgrades, scheduled reboot |
| Users | Who can log in, with what, and with which rights |
| Scheduled | Jobs that run on a timetable, and what they logged |
| Disk usage | Find what is filling the disk and delete it |
| Activity | The permanent record of everything done here |
If your servers are EC2 instances in AWS
They are listed automatically from your AWS account rather than typed in by hand, and each one needs its own username and key before you can open it. Once it has one, it gets the same health card and background checks as any other server. See EC2 instances.
Who can do what
Everyone on the team can open a server and look at the Monitor, Logs, Services and Activity tabs. Viewers cannot use the Terminal or the File manager, or change anything. Only Owners and Admins can add, edit or remove a server. The full table is in Roles.