motd

Custom MOTD scripts based on Skrepysh's motd, which is based on Spookdev-MOTD, which is based on PlexMOTD.

Features

• runs on Ubuntu or Debian
• the scripts are split into manageable chunks
• automatic hostname detection
• easy to install and maintain

Installation

Run the install script:

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Steeven9/motd/refs/heads/master/scripts/install.sh > motd_install.sh

chmod +x motd_install.sh && sudo ./motd_install.sh

Customization

Change /etc/update-motd.d/colors.txt to your liking.

Change services in /etc/update-motd.d/09-services to suit your needs.

Set PRINT_CONTAINERS to 1 in /etc/update-motd.d/10-docker if you want to see the full list of running Docker containers

Add more scripts!

Update

If a new version is released, just run this to fetch and apply the scripts:

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Steeven9/motd/refs/heads/master/scripts/update.sh > motd_update.sh

chmod +x motd_update.sh && sudo ./motd_update.sh