Collectd-web provides a sleek, intuitive, and customizable web interface for Collectd – the robust resource monitoring tool. Originally, Collectd's bundled frontend was designed only for testing, leaving its full potential untapped. Collectd-web bridges that gap by offering an efficient, user-centered experience for monitoring system statistics.
The Perl CGI backend is being replaced with a clean Python Flask application. All graph functionality is preserved — just lighter, easier to deploy, and ready for community contributions.
PR #168 — Python Flask backend is open for review. Feedback welcome!
Key changes: removes
librrds-perl,libjson-perl,libhtml-parser-perl,libcgi-pm-perl,libipc-run-perl— replaced bypip install flask rrdtool. Full pytest suite included.
Maintenance mode. Collectd-web is stable and actively maintained for bug fixes and security updates. New feature development is limited. If you depend on collectd-web, it is safe to use — just expect incremental rather than major changes going forward.
Found a bug? Please open an issue. Have a question or want to discuss the project? Join us in GitHub Discussions.
- Intuitive Dashboard: Easily visualize system statistics with a responsive design.
- Customizable Interface: Adjust the display to highlight the data that matters to you.
- Quick Deployment: Launch the built-in, standalone web server with minimal setup.
- Efficient Monitoring: Optimized for performance and usability in monitoring diverse systems.
Before installing Collectd-web, please ensure:
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Directory Structure: Organize your files so that each host's data resides in its own sub-directory named after the host. For example:
/etc/collectd/collectd-web/localhost/
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Python 3.6+ Requirement: The standalone web server requires Python version 3.6 or higher.
After setting up your directories, create a configuration file to define your data directory. For example, create /etc/collectd/collection.conf with the following content:
datadir: "/etc/collectd/collectd-web/"To install collectd-web, you need to download the latest .deb package from the GitHub Releases page.
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Find the Latest Release Navigate to the collectd-web Releases page.
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Download the
.debFile You can manually download the latest.debfile from the release assets or use the following command to fetch it automatically:wget $(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/httpdss/collectd-web/releases/latest | grep "browser_download_url.*\.deb" | cut -d '"' -f 4) -
Install the Package Once downloaded, install it using:
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Resolve Dependencies (if needed) If there are missing dependencies, run:
sudo apt-get install -f
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Start the Service Finally, start the service:
sudo service collectd-web start
To start the Collectd-web standalone server, simply run:
sudo service collectd-web startOnce running, open your web browser and navigate to the provided address (typically http://localhost:8888) to begin monitoring your systems.
Check the Nginx configuration for setting up Collectd-web with Nginx.
Add these lines to your apache vhost configuration:
Alias /collectd-web/collectd-web /path/to/vhost/httdocs/collectd-web
<Directory /path/to/vhost/httdocs/collectd-web/cgi-bin>
Options +ExecCGI +FollowSymLinks
AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl
</Directory>- Project Homepage: Collectd-web on GitHub
- Community Discussions: GitHub Discussions
- Code of Conduct: Please review our Code of Conduct for community guidelines.
Collectd-web is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License. For full license details, please refer to the LICENSE file.
If you find Collectd-web useful, please consider supporting its development. Donations can be made via PayPal. Your support is greatly appreciated!
We welcome contributions from the community. For details on how to get involved, please see our CONTRIBUTING.md.