server_control

server_control is a lightweight server monitoring and control tool built in Python.
It lets you connect to any remote Linux server (via SSH) and launch a live monitoring dashboard powered by tmux.

🔹 What it does

• 📜 Stream cloud-init logs (/var/log/cloud-init-output.log)
• 📝 Follow system/service logs (e.g., journalctl -fu peertube)
• 📊 View CPU, memory, and process usage with htop
• 🔄 Auto-fix SSH host key issues (fix_known_hosts.py)

This project starts as a monitoring tool but is designed to expand into full server management: service control, updates, firewall, database management, and more.

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🚀 Features

• One-command setup (tmux + htop installation if missing)
• Multi-pane tmux monitoring:
  • Top → cloud-init logs
  • Bottom-left → journalctl logs
  • Bottom-right → htop
• Works with any Linux server (tested on Ubuntu 22.04/24.04)
• Self-healing SSH connections (host key reset automation)

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⚙️ Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/TamerOnLine/server_control.git
cd server_control

(Optional) create a virtual environment:

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate   # Linux/macOS
.venv\Scripts\activate      # Windows PowerShell

Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

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📡 Usage

Fix SSH host key (if IP changed):

python -m fix_known_hosts --host <IP> --user root

Start monitoring session:

python monitor.py --host <IP> --user root --install

Arguments:

• --host → server IP or domain
• --user → SSH username (default: root)
• --install → auto-install tmux + htop on the server

Example:

python monitor.py --host 159.69.122.193 --user root --install

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🛠 Roadmap

• Basic monitoring with tmux
• SSH host key auto-fix
• Service management (start/stop/restart)
• Firewall management (ufw/iptables)
• Database management (Postgres/MySQL)
• File transfer integration (scp/rsync)
• Web UI dashboard (Flask/FastAPI + React/Vue)
• Multi-server monitoring

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📄 License

MIT © 2025 TamerOnLine