Whitebark Software

Good tools make lighter work.

Lightkeeper helps you maintain Linux hosts over SSH.

Lightkeeper

Lightkeeper brings host status, logs, files, and terminals together, reducing repetitive shell work. It connects over SSH and uses standard Linux commands, so nothing needs to be installed on your servers. Its debug log shows the commands it runs.

Host list with a status marker on each row, and a detail view for one host showing uptime, memory, and storage. — Host table with a status summary.

A shell session open on a host, in a tab next to the host logs. — Integrated terminal. `Ctrl-T` opens one.

Log viewer with a search field and matching lines highlighted. — Searchable logs with colorized `journalctl` output.

Certificate monitor listing an address, the certificate issuer, and the days until expiry. — Certificate expiry checks.

Alerts when a host's status changes.
Remote file browsing and editing.
Hotkeys throughout, so you can work without digging through menus.

Install

Install from Flathub. Sandboxed, with the minimum permissions required.
Download a Debian or Fedora package from GitHub Releases.
Build from source.

Lightkeeper is licensed under GPLv3. Commercial licensing is also available. See About for how to get in touch.

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