Edmon is a modern server monitoring tool created in the 2020s as a lightweight, web-based monitoring solution. The project was designed to provide simple server monitoring with a focus on ease of use and minimal resource consumption. The name “Edmon” is a unique identifier for this monitoring tool.
Edmon was created by developers seeking a simple monitoring solution. The motivation came from:
- Simplicity: Existing tools were too complex
- Lightweight: Need for minimal resource usage
- Web-Based: Browser-based monitoring
- Modern Stack: Modern technology stack
Initial Design Goals:
- Simple server monitoring
- Web-based interface
- Low resource usage
- Easy deployment
- Modern design
Edmon was first released in the 2020s as an open-source project. The initial release featured:
- Web-based dashboard
- System metrics
- Simple deployment
- Modern UI
- Low overhead
| Year |
Version |
Milestone |
| 2020s |
1.0 |
First public release |
| 2020s |
1.5 |
Enhanced features |
| 2024 |
2.0 |
Major release |
| 2025 |
2.5 |
Enhanced features |
| 2026 |
3.0.x |
Current stable release |
Edmon architecture:
- Modern Stack: Node.js or similar
- Web UI: Browser-based interface
- System Metrics: CPU, memory, disk, network
- Low Overhead: Minimal resource usage
- Simple Deploy: Easy installation
Continuous improvements:
- Enhanced Metrics: More system metrics
- Better UI: Improved user experience
- Performance: Optimized resource usage
- Configuration: Flexible options
Edmon is developed as an open-source project:
- Primary Developer: Community developers
- Community Contributions: Community bug reports and PRs
- GitHub-Based: Issue tracking and development
- Open Source License: Permissive license
- Open Development: Public GitHub repository
- Regular Releases: Periodic updates
- Community Input: Feature requests via GitHub
- Simple Focus: Maintain simplicity
Edmon gained traction in the self-hosted community:
- GitHub Stars: Growing
- Self-Hosted Apps: Featured on self-hosted directories
- Simple Monitoring: Basic monitoring needs
- Home Labs: Home lab use
Common Edmon deployments:
- Simple Monitoring: Basic server monitoring
- Home Labs: Personal server monitoring
- Development: Development server monitoring
- Lightweight: Resource-conscious deployments
- GitHub Stars: Growing
- Contributors: Community contributions
- Downloads: Hundreds to thousands of installations
- Community: Self-hosted community
- Development: Active development
- Regular feature releases
- Bug fixes
- Community contributions
- Growing ecosystem
- Enhanced Features: More monitoring capabilities
- Integrations: Third-party tool integration
- UI/UX: Continued interface improvements
- Performance: Optimized resource usage
- Simplicity: Maintain core simplicity
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