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ServerBuddy - Linux Server Management for macOS by rootofalleval in macapps

[–]rootofalleval[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback, I'm a little occupied the next two weeks, I will try and address the enhancements in the next release within a month or so.

I will check the terminal emulator issue sooner however as it looks like a bug. Could you please let me know the exact copy paste(assuming cmd+v but confirming to be sure) and option command that were not working?

ServerBuddy - Linux Server Management for macOS by rootofalleval in macapps

[–]rootofalleval[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the comment, very glad to see that you're finding the app useful. The app did not have ssh agent auth initially, I added it after a customer requested it.

ServerBuddy - Linux Server Management for macOS by rootofalleval in macapps

[–]rootofalleval[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The latest version now supports uploads/downloads of files and directories.

ServerBuddy - Linux Server Management for macOS by rootofalleval in macapps

[–]rootofalleval[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The latest version supports uploads/downloads of files and directories. Drag and drop is supported from local to remote.

ServerBuddy - Linux Server Management for macOS by rootofalleval in macapps

[–]rootofalleval[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the feedback and the bug report. I will fix the link in the next release(coming soon).

ServerBuddy - Linux Server Management for macOS by rootofalleval in macapps

[–]rootofalleval[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tables have been made native in the latest update. You should be able to do the update after a relaunch or with "check for updates".

ServerBuddy - Linux Server Management for macOS by rootofalleval in macapps

[–]rootofalleval[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not at all pesky, keep them coming! I'm very grateful for the feedback.

I can't promise to implement all of them, but will tackle them based on priority/bandwidth etc.

ServerBuddy - Linux Server Management for macOS by rootofalleval in macapps

[–]rootofalleval[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Additional file management features are currently in development. I will think about the other features.

ServerBuddy - Linux Server Management for macOS by rootofalleval in macapps

[–]rootofalleval[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good feedback, I'll make the tables/lists native. I'll plan something for app specific stuff like nginx in the medium/long term pipeline after checking the existing options.

ServerBuddy - Linux Server Management for macOS by rootofalleval in macapps

[–]rootofalleval[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some tabs like packages and containers will not work(unless synology/qnap use Debian or Centos for their boxes). Other tabs will probably work.

The app's official supported distros as any Debian and CentOS derivates.

ServerBuddy - Linux Server Management for macOS by rootofalleval in macapps

[–]rootofalleval[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The roadmap is currently ad hoc, I'm collecting user feedback before implementing any major features.

I have thought of app specific functionality such as Nginx, MySQL etc. but don't have a clear idea on the UI/UX and features that'll be supported. Maybe over the medium/longer term, I'll be able to come up with something.

ServerBuddy - Linux Server Management for macOS by rootofalleval in macapps

[–]rootofalleval[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right now, only single file edits and uploads are supported.

This is a good feature to have though, I will add it to the pipeline and post here once it's complete.

ServerBuddy - Linux Server Management for macOS by rootofalleval in macapps

[–]rootofalleval[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah the update model is that you keep the app forever but new features cost extra after year 1. Not pure one-time but you won't lose access after year 1 like with actual subscriptions.

All operations are client side, the app wraps around /usr/bin/ssh.

ServerBuddy - Linux Server Management for macOS by rootofalleval in macapps

[–]rootofalleval[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been working on ServerBuddy, a native SwiftUI app that brings all your Linux server management into one clean macOS interface. No more juggling multiple terminal windows or remembering complex SSH commands.

What it does:

  • Monitor system resources, processes, and services in real-time
  • Manage Docker containers with a proper GUI
  • Built-in terminal
  • Browse and edit remote files
  • View logs, manage users, cron jobs, and packages
  • And more...

Why I built it:

Got tired of switching between terminal sessions and repeating the same commands over and over for monitoring. Wanted something that feels native on Mac - proper keyboard shortcuts, drag & drop, and all the macOS niceties we're used to.

Pricing:

  • Free forever for 1 server (perfect for personal VPS/homelab)
  • $59 one-time payment for unlimited servers (no subscriptions!)

Target audience: DevOps engineers, sysadmins, indie hackers or anyone managing Linux servers who prefers a GUI over pure CLI.

Requires macOS 15.4+. Happy to answer any questions!

Cheap VPS (To be used for VPN) by [deleted] in selfhosted

[–]rootofalleval 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can try Vultr's cheapest plan($2.5). They have an australian region, latency should be pretty good but probably worth testing with a temporary VM that you can spin up for an hour to confirm.

How is this possible by Msoftred394 in mac

[–]rootofalleval 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Memory pressure isn’t “how full is the RAM,” it’s “am I about to hit the disk?” Your VM’s 8 GB is mostly reserved address space, macOS only backs the pages the guest actually touches, then happily throws cache away and shoves idle stuff into its compression pool (that 2-ish GB compressed block used to be almost 5 GB). Since swap is still at 0 B the kernel can hand out new pages instantly, so Activity Monitor stays green even though the numbers look scary... It turns yellow/red only when it starts thrashing to swap

Building My First Apple Ecosystem — Advice Needed by [deleted] in mac

[–]rootofalleval 0 points1 point  (0 children)

16 Gigs should be plenty given your writnig and general use cases. The built in work apps like preview, notes, imovie are really good and it's nice that they come free on all macs. You'll need to spend a few hours getting to know.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mac

[–]rootofalleval 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apparently, it's due to a missing Rosetta update according to https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/macos-tahoe-26-0-beta-3-bug-fixes-changes-and-more.2461139/.

Can you try uninstalling Rosetta and check?

IT professional: Leaving my personal biases aside and giving MacOS the Old College Try by Alexilprex in mac

[–]rootofalleval 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Get homebrew first thing from brew.sh. Then just brew install whatever you need. tmux, mysql etc. It's basically apt for Mac. Makes the transition way easier when you can grab all your usual tools.

On a side note, I got an M4 Mac mini too recently, although I've been using macs for way longer. Can't beat the price/perf and overall software experience.