cm-dashboard/README.md
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# CM Dashboard - Infrastructure Monitoring TUI
A high-performance Rust-based TUI dashboard for monitoring CMTEC infrastructure. Built to replace Glance with a custom solution tailored for specific monitoring needs and API integrations. Features real-time monitoring of all infrastructure components with intelligent email notifications and automatic status calculation.
### System Widget
```
┌System───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Memory usage │
│✔ 3.0 / 7.8 GB │
│ CPU load CPU temp │
│✔ 1.05 • 0.96 • 0.58 64.0°C │
│ C1E C3 C6 C8 C9 C10 │
│✔ 0.5% 0.5% 10.4% 10.2% 0.4% 77.9% │
│ GPU load GPU temp │
│✔ — — │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
### Services Widget (Enhanced)
```
┌Services────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Service Memory (GB) CPU Disk │
│✔ Service Memory 7.1/23899.7 MiB — │
│✔ Disk Usage — — 45/100 GB │
│⚠ CPU Load — 2.18 — │
│✔ CPU Temperature — 47.0°C — │
│✔ docker-registry 0.0 GB 0.0% <1 MB │
│✔ gitea 0.4/4.1 GB 0.2% 970 MB │
│ 1 active connections │
│✔ nginx 0.0/1.0 GB 0.0% <1 MB │
│✔ ├─ docker.cmtec.se │
│✔ ├─ git.cmtec.se │
│✔ ├─ gitea.cmtec.se │
│✔ ├─ haasp.cmtec.se │
│✔ ├─ pages.cmtec.se │
│✔ └─ www.kryddorten.se │
│✔ postgresql 0.1 GB 0.0% 378 MB │
│ 1 active connections │
│✔ redis-immich 0.0 GB 0.4% <1 MB │
│✔ sshd 0.0 GB 0.0% <1 MB │
│ 1 SSH connection │
│✔ unifi 0.9/2.0 GB 0.4% 391 MB │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
### Storage Widget
```
┌Storage──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Drive Temp Wear Spare Hours Capacity Usage │
│✔ nvme0n1 57°C 4% 100% 11463 932G 23G (2%) │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
### Backups Widget
```
┌Backups──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Backup Status Details │
│✔ Latest 3h ago 1.4 GiB │
│ 8 archives, 2.4 GiB total │
│✔ Disk ok 2.4/468 GB (1%) │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
### Hosts Widget
```
┌Hosts────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Host Status Timestamp │
│✔ cmbox ok 2025-10-13 05:45:28 │
│✔ srv01 ok 2025-10-13 05:45:28 │
│? labbox No data received — │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
**Navigation**: `←→` hosts, `r` refresh, `q` quit
## Key Features
### Real-time Monitoring
- **Multi-host support** for cmbox, labbox, simonbox, steambox, srv01
- **Performance-focused** with minimal resource usage
- **Keyboard-driven interface** for power users
- **ZMQ gossip network** for efficient data distribution
### Infrastructure Monitoring
- **NVMe health monitoring** with wear prediction and temperature tracking
- **CPU/Memory/GPU telemetry** with automatic thresholding
- **Service resource monitoring** with per-service CPU and RAM usage
- **Disk usage overview** for root filesystems
- **Backup status** with detailed metrics and history
- **C-state monitoring** for CPU power management analysis
### Intelligent Alerting
- **Agent-calculated status** with predefined thresholds
- **Email notifications** via SMTP with rate limiting
- **Recovery notifications** with context about original issues
- **Stockholm timezone** support for email timestamps
- **Unified alert pipeline** summarizing host health
## Architecture
### Agent-Dashboard Separation
The system follows a strict separation of concerns:
- **Agent**: Single source of truth for all status calculations using defined thresholds
- **Dashboard**: Display-only interface that shows agent-provided status
- **Data Flow**: Agent (calculations) → Status → Dashboard (display) → Colors
### Agent Thresholds (Production)
- **CPU Load**: Warning ≥ 5.0, Critical ≥ 8.0
- **Memory Usage**: Warning ≥ 80%, Critical ≥ 95%
- **CPU Temperature**: Warning ≥ 100°C, Critical ≥ 100°C (effectively disabled)
### Email Notification System
- **From**: `{hostname}@cmtec.se` (e.g., cmbox@cmtec.se)
- **To**: `cm@cmtec.se`
- **SMTP**: localhost:25 (postfix)
- **Rate Limiting**: 30 minutes (configurable)
- **Triggers**: Status degradation and recovery with detailed context
## Installation
### Requirements
- Rust toolchain 1.75+ (install via [`rustup`](https://rustup.rs))
- Root privileges for agent (hardware monitoring access)
- Network access for ZMQ communication (default port 6130)
- SMTP server for notifications (postfix recommended)
### Build from Source
```bash
git clone https://github.com/cmtec/cm-dashboard.git
cd cm-dashboard
cargo build --release
```
Optimized binaries available at:
- Dashboard: `target/release/cm-dashboard`
- Agent: `target/release/cm-dashboard-agent`
### Installation
```bash
# Install dashboard
cargo install --path dashboard
# Install agent (requires root for hardware access)
sudo cargo install --path agent
```
## Quick Start
### Dashboard
```bash
# Run with default configuration
cm-dashboard
# Specify host to monitor
cm-dashboard --host cmbox
# Override ZMQ endpoints
cm-dashboard --zmq-endpoint tcp://srv01:6130,tcp://labbox:6130
# Increase logging verbosity
cm-dashboard -v
```
### Agent (Pure Auto-Discovery)
The agent requires **no configuration files** and auto-discovers all system components:
```bash
# Basic agent startup (auto-detects everything)
sudo cm-dashboard-agent
# With verbose logging for troubleshooting
sudo cm-dashboard-agent -v
```
The agent automatically:
- **Discovers storage devices** for SMART monitoring
- **Detects running systemd services** for resource tracking
- **Configures collection intervals** based on system capabilities
- **Sets up email notifications** using hostname@cmtec.se
## Configuration
### Dashboard Configuration
The dashboard creates `config/dashboard.toml` on first run:
```toml
[hosts]
default_host = "srv01"
[[hosts.hosts]]
name = "srv01"
enabled = true
[[hosts.hosts]]
name = "cmbox"
enabled = true
[dashboard]
tick_rate_ms = 250
history_duration_minutes = 60
[data_source]
kind = "zmq"
[data_source.zmq]
endpoints = ["tcp://127.0.0.1:6130"]
```
### Agent Configuration (Optional)
The agent works without configuration but supports optional settings:
```bash
# Generate example configuration
cm-dashboard-agent --help
# Override specific settings
sudo cm-dashboard-agent \
--hostname cmbox \
--bind tcp://*:6130 \
--interval 5000
```
## Widget Layout
### Services Widget Structure
The Services widget now displays both system metrics and services in a unified table:
```
┌Services────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Service Memory (GB) CPU Disk │
│✔ Service Memory 7.1/23899.7 MiB — │ ← System metric as service row
│✔ Disk Usage — — 45/100 GB │ ← System metric as service row
│⚠ CPU Load — 2.18 — │ ← System metric as service row
│✔ CPU Temperature — 47.0°C — │ ← System metric as service row
│✔ docker-registry 0.0 GB 0.0% <1 MB │ ← Regular service
│✔ nginx 0.0/1.0 GB 0.0% <1 MB │ ← Regular service
│✔ ├─ docker.cmtec.se │ ← Nginx site (sub-service)
│✔ ├─ git.cmtec.se │ ← Nginx site (sub-service)
│✔ └─ gitea.cmtec.se │ ← Nginx site (sub-service)
│✔ sshd 0.0 GB 0.0% <1 MB │ ← Regular service
│ 1 SSH connection │ ← Service description
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
**Row Types:**
- **System Metrics**: CPU Load, Service Memory, Disk Usage, CPU Temperature with status indicators
- **Regular Services**: Full resource data (memory, CPU, disk) with optional description lines
- **Sub-services**: Nginx sites with tree structure, status indicators only (no resource columns)
- **Description Lines**: Connection counts and service-specific info without status indicators
### Hosts Widget (formerly Alerts)
The Hosts widget provides a summary view of all monitored hosts:
```
┌Hosts────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Host Status Timestamp │
│✔ cmbox ok 2025-10-13 05:45:28 │
│✔ srv01 ok 2025-10-13 05:45:28 │
│? labbox No data received — │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
## Monitoring Components
### System Collector
- **CPU Load**: 1/5/15 minute averages with warning/critical thresholds
- **Memory Usage**: Used/total with percentage calculation
- **CPU Temperature**: x86_pkg_temp prioritized for accuracy
- **C-States**: Power management state distribution (C0-C10)
### Service Collector
- **System Metrics as Services**: CPU Load, Service Memory, Disk Usage, CPU Temperature displayed as individual service rows
- **Systemd Services**: Auto-discovery of interesting services with resource monitoring
- **Nginx Site Monitoring**: Individual rows for each nginx virtual host with tree structure (`├─` and `└─`)
- **Resource Usage**: Per-service memory, CPU, and disk consumption
- **Service Health**: Running/stopped/degraded status with detailed failure info
- **Connection Tracking**: SSH connections, database connections as description lines
### SMART Collector
- **NVMe Health**: Temperature, wear leveling, spare blocks
- **Drive Capacity**: Total/used space with percentage
- **SMART Attributes**: Critical health indicators
### Backup Collector
- **Restic Integration**: Backup status and history
- **Health Monitoring**: Success/failure tracking
- **Storage Metrics**: Backup size and retention
## Keyboard Controls
| Key | Action |
|-----|--------|
| `←` / `h` | Previous host |
| `→` / `l` / `Tab` | Next host |
| `?` | Toggle help overlay |
| `r` | Force refresh |
| `q` / `Esc` | Quit |
## Email Notifications
### Notification Triggers
- **Status Degradation**: Any status change to warning/critical
- **Recovery**: Warning/critical status returning to ok
- **Service Failures**: Individual service stop/start events
### Example Recovery Email
```
✅ RESOLVED: system cpu on cmbox
Status Change Alert
Host: cmbox
Component: system
Metric: cpu
Status Change: warning → ok
Time: 2025-10-12 22:15:30 CET
Details:
Recovered from: CPU load (1/5/15min): 6.20 / 5.80 / 4.50
Current status: CPU load (1/5/15min): 3.30 / 3.17 / 2.84
--
CM Dashboard Agent
Generated at 2025-10-12 22:15:30 CET
```
### Rate Limiting
- **Default**: 30 minutes between notifications per component
- **Testing**: Set to 0 for immediate notifications
- **Configurable**: Adjustable per deployment needs
## Development
### Project Structure
```
cm-dashboard/
├── agent/ # Monitoring agent
│ ├── src/
│ │ ├── collectors/ # Data collection modules
│ │ ├── notifications.rs # Email notification system
│ │ └── simple_agent.rs # Main agent logic
├── dashboard/ # TUI dashboard
│ ├── src/
│ │ ├── ui/ # Widget implementations
│ │ ├── data/ # Data structures
│ │ └── app.rs # Application state
├── shared/ # Common data structures
└── config/ # Configuration files
```
### Development Commands
```bash
# Format code
cargo fmt
# Check all packages
cargo check
# Run tests
cargo test
# Build release
cargo build --release
# Run with logging
RUST_LOG=debug cargo run -p cm-dashboard-agent
```
### Architecture Principles
#### Status Calculation Rules
- **Agent calculates all status** using predefined thresholds
- **Dashboard never calculates status** - only displays agent data
- **No hardcoded thresholds in dashboard** widgets
- **Use "unknown" when agent status missing** (never default to "ok")
#### Data Flow
```
System Metrics → Agent Collectors → Status Calculation → ZMQ → Dashboard → Display
Email Notifications
```
#### Pure Auto-Discovery
- **No config files required** for basic operation
- **Runtime discovery** of system capabilities
- **Service auto-detection** via systemd patterns
- **Storage device enumeration** via /sys filesystem
## Troubleshooting
### Common Issues
#### Agent Won't Start
```bash
# Check permissions (agent requires root)
sudo cm-dashboard-agent -v
# Verify ZMQ binding
sudo netstat -tulpn | grep 6130
# Check system access
sudo smartctl --scan
```
#### Dashboard Connection Issues
```bash
# Test ZMQ connectivity
cm-dashboard --zmq-endpoint tcp://target-host:6130 -v
# Check network connectivity
telnet target-host 6130
```
#### Email Notifications Not Working
```bash
# Check postfix status
sudo systemctl status postfix
# Test SMTP manually
telnet localhost 25
# Verify notification settings
sudo cm-dashboard-agent -v | grep notification
```
### Logging
Set `RUST_LOG=debug` for detailed logging:
```bash
RUST_LOG=debug sudo cm-dashboard-agent
RUST_LOG=debug cm-dashboard
```
## License
MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.
## Contributing
1. Fork the repository
2. Create feature branch (`git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature`)
3. Commit changes (`git commit -m 'Add amazing feature'`)
4. Push to branch (`git push origin feature/amazing-feature`)
5. Open Pull Request
For bugs and feature requests, please use GitHub Issues.
## NixOS Integration
### Updating cm-dashboard in NixOS Configuration
When new code is pushed to the cm-dashboard repository, follow these steps to update the NixOS configuration:
#### 1. Get the Latest Commit Hash
```bash
# Get the latest commit from the API
curl -s "https://gitea.cmtec.se/api/v1/repos/cm/cm-dashboard/commits?sha=main&limit=1" | head -20
# Or use git
git log --oneline -1
```
#### 2. Update the NixOS Configuration
Edit `hosts/common/cm-dashboard.nix` and update the `rev` field:
```nix
src = pkgs.fetchFromGitea {
domain = "gitea.cmtec.se";
owner = "cm";
repo = "cm-dashboard";
rev = "f786d054f2ece80823f85e46933857af96e241b2"; # Update this
hash = "sha256-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA="; # Reset temporarily
};
```
#### 3. Get the Correct Hash
Build with placeholder hash to get the actual hash:
```bash
nix-build --no-out-link -E 'with import <nixpkgs> {}; fetchFromGitea {
domain = "gitea.cmtec.se";
owner = "cm";
repo = "cm-dashboard";
rev = "YOUR_COMMIT_HASH";
hash = "sha256-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=";
}' 2>&1 | grep "got:"
```
#### 4. Update the Hash
Replace the placeholder with the correct hash:
```nix
hash = "sha256-vjy+j91iDCHUf0RE43anK4WZ+rKcyohP/3SykwZGof8="; # Use actual hash
```
#### 5. Update Cargo Dependencies (if needed)
If Cargo.lock has changed, you may need to update `cargoHash`:
```bash
# Build to get cargo hash error
nix-build --no-out-link --expr 'with import <nixpkgs> {}; rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
pname = "cm-dashboard";
version = "0.1.0";
src = fetchFromGitea {
domain = "gitea.cmtec.se";
owner = "cm";
repo = "cm-dashboard";
rev = "YOUR_COMMIT_HASH";
hash = "YOUR_SOURCE_HASH";
};
cargoHash = "";
nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
buildInputs = [ openssl ];
buildAndTestSubdir = ".";
cargoBuildFlags = [ "--workspace" ];
}' 2>&1 | grep "got:"
```
Then update `cargoHash` in the configuration.
#### 6. Commit the Changes
```bash
git add hosts/common/cm-dashboard.nix
git commit -m "Update cm-dashboard to latest version"
git push
```
### Example Update Process
```bash
# 1. Get latest commit
LATEST_COMMIT=$(curl -s "https://gitea.cmtec.se/api/v1/repos/cm/cm-dashboard/commits?sha=main&limit=1" | grep '"sha"' | head -1 | cut -d'"' -f4)
# 2. Get source hash
SOURCE_HASH=$(nix-build --no-out-link -E "with import <nixpkgs> {}; fetchFromGitea { domain = \"gitea.cmtec.se\"; owner = \"cm\"; repo = \"cm-dashboard\"; rev = \"$LATEST_COMMIT\"; hash = \"sha256-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=\"; }" 2>&1 | grep "got:" | cut -d' ' -f12)
# 3. Update configuration and commit
echo "Latest commit: $LATEST_COMMIT"
echo "Source hash: $SOURCE_HASH"
```