Every Feature Your Servers Need

Powerful monitoring that stays lightweight. No bloat, no complexity, no compromise.

Real-Time Dashboard

A beautiful, responsive dashboard that gives you instant visibility into every server. See CPU, memory, disk, load, and network metrics updating in real time.

  • Live metrics with auto-refresh
  • Server status overview at a glance
  • Dark and light theme support
  • Mobile-responsive design
  • Historical metric charts

Lightweight Bash Agent

Our monitoring agent is a pure bash script with zero external dependencies. It installs in seconds and uses practically no resources on your server.

  • ~3MB RAM footprint
  • Pure bash — no Python, Ruby, or Java
  • Zero external dependencies
  • Installs in under 10 seconds
  • Runs as a systemd service
$ systemctl status scout-agent ● scout-agent.service - Server Scout Agent Active: active (running) Memory: 2.8M CPU: 0.1% $ file /opt/scout/agent.sh /opt/scout/agent.sh: Bash script

Smart Alert System

Get notified when it matters. Server Scout monitors for critical conditions and alerts you through multiple channels before problems become outages.

  • High CPU / memory / disk usage alerts
  • Server offline detection
  • Service failure notifications
  • Configurable thresholds
  • Email notifications
⚠ worker-01: CPU at 92% ✕ db-backup-02: Offline ✓ web-prod-01: Recovered

Extensible Plugin System

Monitor anything with custom bash plugins. Write a simple script that outputs key-value pairs, and Server Scout displays the data in your dashboard.

  • Write plugins in bash
  • Custom metrics in your dashboard
  • Monitor databases, queues, and APIs
  • Simple key-value output format
  • Hot-reload without restarts
#!/bin/bash # Redis queue monitor plugin QUEUE=$(redis-cli llen myqueue) CONNS=$(redis-cli info clients \ | grep connected_clients) echo "queue_length=$QUEUE" echo "connections=$CONNS"

Security First

Server Scout is built with security at its core. All data is encrypted in transit, agents are verified, and your monitoring data stays safe.

  • HTTPS-only communication
  • SHA-256 agent integrity verification
  • Unique API key per server
  • EU-based data storage
  • No root access required
HTTPS + SHA-256 Verified

Multi-User Access

Invite your team members and control what they can see and do. Server Scout supports multiple users per account with role-based access.

  • Invite team members by email
  • Role-based access control
  • Shared dashboards
  • Per-user alert preferences
  • Audit trail
A Admin V Viewer Shared Dashboard Access

How Server Scout Compares

See how we stack up against traditional monitoring solutions.

Feature Server Scout Netdata Zabbix Agent Datadog Agent
Memory Usage ~3 MB ~150 MB ~30 MB ~250 MB
Dependencies None (bash only) C libraries C libraries Python + Go
Install Time < 10 seconds 1–5 minutes 2–10 minutes 2–5 minutes
Polling Interval 60 seconds 1 second Configurable 15 seconds
Starting Price €5/mo (5 servers) Free / $0.50+/node Free (self-hosted) $15/host/mo
Hosted Dashboard Included Cloud plan only Self-hosted Included
Plugin System Bash plugins Go/Python plugins Custom scripts Agent checks

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