What is this?
NodeLume is a lightweight multi-node Linux server monitoring and management tool made up of a static Go Server, a static Go Agent, and a native Web UI, built for low resource usage, simple deployment, and strict remote-control boundaries.
NodeLume is a lightweight multi-node Linux server monitoring and management tool made up of a static Go Server, a static Go Agent, and a native Web UI, built for low resource usage, simple deployment, and strict remote-control boundaries.Is this a single app or a client-server setup?It's a client-server system: one central Server hosts the Web UI and data, while a small static Agent binary runs on each Linux machine you monitor and only ever connects outward to the Server (the Agent never opens a listening port).
It's a client-server system: one central Server hosts the Web UI and data, while a small static Agent binary runs on each Linux machine you monitor and only ever connects outward to the Server (the Agent never opens a listening port).How do I install the Server and connect Agents?Run the Server installer with no arguments and it binds to 0.0.0.0 on an auto-picked free port and saves its config; install the Agent the same way (it starts 'unbound') and bind it afterward, or pass -s/--server, -t/--token, -n/--name at install time to bind immediately. Everything is managed through 'nlm server ...' and 'nlm agent ...' commands.
Run the Server installer with no arguments and it binds to 0.0.0.0 on an auto-picked free port and saves its config; install the Agent the same way (it starts 'unbound') and bind it afterward, or pass -s/--server, -t/--token, -n/--name at install time to bind immediately. Everything is managed through 'nlm server ...' and 'nlm agent ...' commands.Can the Agent run shell commands or scripts on my servers?No, by design: the Agent never exposes a shell, sh -c, arbitrary scripts, or custom command execution — it only collects metrics like CPU, memory, disk, load, network, temperature, processes, and services.
No, by design: the Agent never exposes a shell, sh -c, arbitrary scripts, or custom command execution — it only collects metrics like CPU, memory, disk, load, network, temperature, processes, and services.What hardware and OS does NodeLume run on?Both the Server and Agent are statically built Go binaries for Linux amd64 and arm64 with CGO disabled, so there are no runtime library dependencies to install.
Both the Server and Agent are statically built Go binaries for Linux amd64 and arm64 with CGO disabled, so there are no runtime library dependencies to install.What happens if I use plain HTTP instead of HTTPS?NodeLume allows HTTP but shows a plaintext-communication warning in the Web UI without blocking the connection, so HTTPS with an ACME-issued certificate is recommended for real deployments.
NodeLume allows HTTP but shows a plaintext-communication warning in the Web UI without blocking the connection, so HTTPS with an ACME-issued certificate is recommended for real deployments.How are Server logs rotated and cleared?NodeLume rotates its own run logs without relying on logrotate, keeping 7 days and up to 50 MiB by default (both configurable in the Web UI); clearing logs only wipes the run log, never the separate audit log.
NodeLume rotates its own run logs without relying on logrotate, keeping 7 days and up to 50 MiB by default (both configurable in the Web UI); clearing logs only wipes the run log, never the separate audit log.How are release binaries verified before install?The installer first checks a fixed SHA256 for the bundled 'nodelume-verify' tool, then uses it to Ed25519-verify checksums.txt and the target binary plus a self-check, all without needing OpenSSL to support Ed25519 — so it also works on old OpenSSL like CentOS 7's 1.0.2.
The installer first checks a fixed SHA256 for the bundled 'nodelume-verify' tool, then uses it to Ed25519-verify checksums.txt and the target binary plus a self-check, all without needing OpenSSL to support Ed25519 — so it also works on old OpenSSL like CentOS 7's 1.0.2.Is this already fully verified on real VPS deployments?The author has end-to-end tested Server+Agent and the Web UI on their own Linux build environment, but real public-domain ACME HTTP-01 issuance and full install/restart testing on actual Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Alma, and Rocky systemd VPS boxes still need verification in real deployment environments.
The author has end-to-end tested Server+Agent and the Web UI on their own Linux build environment, but real public-domain ACME HTTP-01 issuance and full install/restart testing on actual Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Alma, and Rocky systemd VPS boxes still need verification in real deployment environments.What are similar projects?nezha, labtether, telegraf, beszel, node_exporter, ctop, vps-security-enhancement-scripts, acme.sh
nezha, labtether, telegraf, beszel, node_exporter, ctop, vps-security-enhancement-scripts, acme.shWhich topics is it in?acme, systemd, system-monitor, vps, infrastructure, webui, tls, sysadmin, observability, authentication, dashboard, monitoring
acme, systemd, system-monitor, vps, infrastructure, webui, tls, sysadmin, observability, authentication, dashboard, monitoring