💡 About Server Scout
Learn about Server Scout — what it does, who it's for, and how it works.
What Is Server Scout?
Server Scout is a lightweight SaaS Linux server monitoring platform designed to make server monitoring simple, affordable, and accessible to everyone. Built by an Irish company, Server Scout focuse...
Who Is Server Scout For?
Server Scout is designed for anyone who needs reliable Linux server monitoring without the complexity and overhead of enterprise solutions. If you're comfortable using SSH to connect to your server...
How Server Scout Works — Architecture Overview
Server Scout uses a simple yet effective architecture designed around a lightweight agent-dashboard model. Understanding how the system works can help you make the most of your monitoring setup and...
Server Scout vs Other Monitoring Tools
## Why Choose Server Scout Over the Competition? When selecting a server monitoring solution, you'll encounter dozens of options ranging from open-source giants to enterprise platforms. Each has i...
Can Server Scout Monitor Windows, macOS, or Containers?
## Platform Compatibility Overview Server Scout is specifically designed for Linux server environments. Our monitoring agent is a pure Bash script that requires **Bash 4.0 or later** and a **syste...
Server Scout for Hosting Providers and Resellers
## Comprehensive Infrastructure Monitoring Made Affordable Server Scout is designed with hosting providers and resellers in mind, offering enterprise-grade monitoring capabilities at a fraction of...
Server Scout for Managed Service Providers
## Overview for MSPs Server Scout is designed with managed service providers in mind, offering a centralised platform to monitor entire client fleets whilst demonstrating proactive service deliver...
Data Privacy and GDPR Compliance
## Data Collection Server Scout collects server performance metrics to provide comprehensive monitoring capabilities. The data we collect includes: - **System metrics**: CPU usage, memory utilisa...
Where Is My Monitoring Data Stored?
## Infrastructure Location Your Server Scout monitoring data is stored exclusively on EU-hosted server infrastructure. We maintain a strict policy that your data never leaves the European Union, e...
Server Scout Uptime and Reliability
Server Scout is built from the ground up with reliability and uptime as core design principles. Our platform architecture ensures that your server monitoring continues uninterrupted, even during br...
Is Server Scout Open Source?
## Server Scout's Licensing Model Server Scout is **not open source** — it is a commercial Software as a Service (SaaS) product. However, we've designed the system with transparency and inspectabi...
Getting Started Checklist for New Customers
Welcome to Server Scout! This comprehensive checklist will guide you through setting up your monitoring infrastructure in just a few minutes. Each step builds upon the previous one, so we recommend...