eZ Server Monitor
The facts below are what the maker publishes about eZ Server Monitor, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From eZ Server Monitor's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| eZ Server Monitor | Free | GNU GPL · Linux only |
The facts
Each one read from eZ Server Monitor's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Console dashboard
- The Bash version displays operating system, system load, CPU, RAM, disk space, network information, temperatures, and other details in a console.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Customization
- The web version supports configurable modules, automatic page refresh, and multiple themes.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Host checks
- Both versions can ping hosts specified in their configuration.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The documentation lists configurable checks for services including FTP, SSH, SMTP, DNS, HTTPS, and MySQL, using TCP or UDP.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The web and shell versions are released under the GNU GPL license.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Open source license
- The maker states that eSM Web is released under the GNU GPL license.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Optional dependencies
- Temperature reporting for eSM sh requires hddtemp and lm-sensors, with a documented exception for Raspberry Pi running Raspbian.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Ping checks
- The web and shell versions can ping hosts configured by the user.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- eZ Server Monitor is a script for monitoring Linux servers, offered as a PHP web application and a Bash version.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Raspberry Pi
- The maker states that eSM Web is fully compatible with Raspberry Pi.checked 11 Oct 2026
- 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.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- eSM Web requires Linux, a web server, and PHP 5.3 or later; the documentation says PHP 7 also requires php-xml.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security configuration
- For Nginx, the documentation instructs users to deny access to the conf directory to secure the eSM configuration file.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- Installation instructions say to unzip the web version into a directory of a virtual host and open that host in a browser.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Service checks
- Users can configure services and eSM Web reports whether each is online or offline; checks support TCP or UDP.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Shell metrics
- The Bash version displays operating system, system load, CPU, RAM, disk space, network information, and temperatures.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Temperature limits
- CPU temperature reporting may not work on all computers, and the documentation says lm-sensors may be needed.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Update history
- The eSM Web changelog page lists version 2.5 dated 18 September 2015 as its latest entry.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Web dashboard
- The PHP web version displays system information, logged-in users, load, CPU, RAM, disk space, bandwidth usage, and monitored service ports.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Web metrics
- The web version reports system, CPU, memory, disk, network usage, and configured service status.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Web requirements
- eSM Web requires a Linux environment, a web server, and PHP 5.3 or later; PHP 7 requires php-xml.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Web version
- eSM Web is a PHP script that displays server information in a web page.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2009checked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Linux only
- Both the web and Bash versions state that they only work on Linux configurations.checked 11 Oct 2026
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