Suggestions for an SSH or SERVER STATUS app for Android

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Suggestions for an SSH or SERVER STATUS app for Android

csdude55

6:43 pm on Mar 9, 2022 (gmt 0)

Last night my server load was skyrocketing, and I was up and down all night trying to keep an eye on it. That's when I realized that I could really use an app that would:

1. Alert me when the server load exceeds X;

2. Let me see current load, 5 minute average, and 15 minute average (like top does); or

3. Just let me SSH in and run top manually (dangerous, though, if I'm typing root commands on my phone in the middle of the night).

I found a bajillion apps on the Play Store related to "server status", but there are just too many to dig through, try, and discard:

[play.google.com...]

Have you guys and gals tried any that you can personally recommend?

csdude55

5:12 am on Mar 10, 2022 (gmt 0)

I've tentatively landed on JuiceSSH, in part because of reviews on a few sites about it. Getting it set up was a confusing pain, but after that it looks like I can run most of the regular commands (including top).

It doesn't alert me to issues, of course, but if I'm expecting an issue like last night then at least I can just run top and keep an eye on it throughout the night, instead of having to get up and go to the computer. So it's not exactly what I want, but at least it's a step in the right direction.

robzilla

8:35 am on Mar 10, 2022 (gmt 0)

You're using Munin for server monitoring, right? You can set up alerts [guide.munin-monitoring.org], and there's a good Munin for Android [play.google.com] app that can send you push notifications for those.

Otherwise I'd probably look into writing a simple bash script. For mobile SSH I've used Termius in the past, but JuiceSSH looks good, too.