eZ Server Monitor

Spec sheet

Purpose

eZ Server Monitor is a script for monitoring Linux servers, offered as a PHP web application and a Bash version.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ezservermonitor.com

Integrations

The documentation lists configurable checks for services including FTP, SSH, SMTP, DNS, HTTPS, and MySQL, using TCP or UDP.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ezservermonitor.com

License

The web and shell versions are released under the GNU GPL license.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ezservermonitor.com

Founded

2009Read 28 Sep 2026 · ezservermonitor.com

Console dashboard

The Bash version displays operating system, system load, CPU, RAM, disk space, network information, temperatures, and other details in a console.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ezservermonitor.com

Customization

The web version supports configurable modules, automatic page refresh, and multiple themes.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ezservermonitor.com

Host checks

Both versions can ping hosts specified in their configuration.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ezservermonitor.com

Linux only

Both the web and Bash versions state that they only work on Linux configurations.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ezservermonitor.com

Open source license

The maker states that eSM Web is released under the GNU GPL license.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ezservermonitor.com

Optional dependencies

Temperature reporting for eSM sh requires hddtemp and lm-sensors, with a documented exception for Raspberry Pi running Raspbian.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ezservermonitor.com

Ping checks

The web and shell versions can ping hosts configured by the user.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ezservermonitor.com

Raspberry Pi

The maker states that eSM Web is fully compatible with Raspberry Pi.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ezservermonitor.com

Release age

The project homepage lists eSM Web version 2.5 dated September 18, 2015, and eSM sh version 2.3 dated November 30, 2017.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ezservermonitor.com

Requirements

eSM Web requires Linux, a web server, and PHP 5.3 or later; the documentation says PHP 7 also requires php-xml.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ezservermonitor.com

Security configuration

For Nginx, the documentation instructs users to deny access to the conf directory to secure the eSM configuration file.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ezservermonitor.com

Self-hosting

Installation instructions say to unzip the web version into a directory of a virtual host and open that host in a browser.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ezservermonitor.com

Service checks

Users can configure services and eSM Web reports whether each is online or offline; checks support TCP or UDP.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ezservermonitor.com

Shell metrics

The Bash version displays operating system, system load, CPU, RAM, disk space, network information, and temperatures.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ezservermonitor.com

Temperature limits

CPU temperature reporting may not work on all computers, and the documentation says lm-sensors may be needed.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ezservermonitor.com

Update history

The eSM Web changelog page lists version 2.5 dated 18 September 2015 as its latest entry.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ezservermonitor.com

Web dashboard

The PHP web version displays system information, logged-in users, load, CPU, RAM, disk space, bandwidth usage, and monitored service ports.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ezservermonitor.com

Web metrics

The web version reports system, CPU, memory, disk, network usage, and configured service status.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ezservermonitor.com

Web requirements

eSM Web requires a Linux environment, a web server, and PHP 5.3 or later; PHP 7 requires php-xml.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ezservermonitor.com

Web version

eSM Web is a PHP script that displays server information in a web page.Read 11 Oct 2026 · ezservermonitor.com

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