rpi-dashboard

This is a small project that consists on an Express Node.js application that serves a REST API with the system and OS information of a machine. Primarily, this project is targetted to be used on a Raspberry Pi, although, it can be also deployed on a Windows or Mac OSX.

Install

npm install

Run

node api.js

The application can be consumed on the http://localhost:3000 or http://yourmachineip:3000 . There's the need to have a MongoDB database locally in order to use the /api/dashboard methods. The database can be configured on the api.js file:

mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost/rpi-dashboard');

Dependencies

Node.js MongoDB

Usage

Use /api/(method) to fetch the data from the API (JSON only support).

System Methods (GET)

• /api/system - retrieves the OS and the hardware information;
• /api/cpu - retrieves the CPU information and the current load;
• /api/ram - retrieves the RAM information and current usage;
• /api/drives - retrieves information about the main hard drive (support for multiple drives can be addressed in the future);
• /api/service/SERVICE_NAME - retrieves information about a process/service currently running on the machine;

Dashboard Methods (wired with a Mongo database)

• GET /api/dashboard/service - gets the list of services stored;
• POST /api/dashboard/service - stores a new service to monitor;
• PUT /api/dashboard/service - updates a service;
• DELETE /api/dashboard/service - deletes a service;