Glassmkr
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Glassmkr, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Glassmkr's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Hosted Glassmkr | Free | Up to 10 nodes per account · 90-day retention · Free; no card required |
| Self-hosted Glassmkr | Free | No node limit · You operate databases, upgrades, backups, and TLS · Free to run on your own hardware |
The facts
Each one read from Glassmkr's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Alert coverage
- It provides 72 alert rules covering areas including storage, memory, CPU, power, cooling, networking, operating system state, and GPU hosts.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Alert guidance
- Alerts show evidence, a check to run, and remediation guidance; the agent does not execute fixes.checked 11 Oct 2026
- API and automation
- The programmatic API supports onboarding servers and account automation, including use with Ansible, Terraform, scripts, and MCP clients.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Compliance and service gaps
- Glassmkr states it has no ISO 27001 certification, no formal SLA, and no dedicated on-call team.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Data location
- Hosted data is stored in Amsterdam, Netherlands, while self-hosted telemetry stays on the operator's network.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Glassmkr is aimed at people responsible for Linux servers without a dedicated infrastructure team, including application, game, storage, small-business, and homelab operators.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Monitoring scope
- Glassmkr monitors servers and hardware, and does not replace application tracing, external uptime checks, or Kubernetes monitoring.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Notifications
- Notification channels include email, Telegram, Slack, Discord, PagerDuty, and webhooks, with per-channel priority filtering.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Glassmkr monitors Linux servers and hardware, explains what needs attention, and suggests the next command to run.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The agent runs as an unprivileged glassmkr user, communicates over HTTPS, and sends metrics, alert state, and bounded diagnostic excerpts rather than bulk logs or arbitrary file contents.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker says most operational issues are resolved within hours during European working hours and may take longer outside those hours.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Linux support
- The installer supports Debian, Ubuntu, RHEL, Rocky, Alma, Fedora, and CentOS families; a single-file binary is available for other distributions.checked 11 Oct 2026
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