Smotra - High-Performance Distributed Monitoring

Project Under Active Development

Smotra is currently being built by a passionate team focused on creating the best open-source monitoring solution. We're actively seeking contributors and early adopters to help shape the future of distributed monitoring!

What is Smotra?

A modern, distributed monitoring solution designed for performance and reliability

Smotra is an open-source distributed monitoring system that tracks reachability and performance of networked hosts. It consists of lightweight agents deployed across your infrastructure and a central server for data aggregation and visualization.

Built with modern technologies and performance in mind, Smotra leverages:

Rust for the monitoring agent - ensuring low resource usage and blazing fast performance
Go for the central server - providing excellent concurrency and reliability
TypeScript for extensibility and tooling - enabling powerful plugin systems

Architecture Diagram
Coming Soon

Why Smotra is Different

True distributed monitoring, not just centralized polling

Traditional Monitoring

Single Point of Failure

Central server actively monitors all hosts
If central server is isolated or down, monitoring stops completely
Network issues at the server break visibility
Agents are passive data collectors only
Limited perspective from single vantage point

Smotra Approach

Truly Distributed

Each agent performs independent monitoring
Agents continue monitoring even if central server is unreachable
Agents can form mesh networks between each other
Multiple agents collectively measure network parameters to remote targets (8.8.8.8, google.com)
Multi-perspective visibility from every location

Result: No single point of failure. Agents independently monitor targets and each other, providing resilient monitoring that continues working even during network partitions or server outages.

Architecture

Agent-Server distributed design for scalability

Monitoring Agent (Rust)

Lightweight, efficient agents deployed on monitored hosts

ICMP ping monitoring
Concurrent health checks
Offline operation with local caching
Plugin system for extensibility
Interactive TUI for monitoring
Ultra-low resource usage

Central Server (Go)

Scalable server for data aggregation and management

RESTful API with OpenAPI spec
PostgreSQL or SQLite support
Secure agent claiming workflow
Multi-tenant architecture
Health checks and metrics
JWT authentication

Key Features

High Performance

Rust and Go deliver exceptional performance with minimal resource usage. Built with async/await for maximum efficiency.

Reliable & Secure

Memory-safe Rust agent, secure agent claiming workflow, API key authentication, and offline operation with local caching.

Extensible

Plugin system allows custom monitoring checks. Extend functionality to fit your specific monitoring needs.

Open Source

Fully open source and transparent. Self-host on your infrastructure with complete control over your monitoring data.

Distributed

Deploy agents across your infrastructure. Central server aggregates and manages data from multiple locations.

Modern Tooling

Interactive TUI, OpenAPI specification, structured logging, and comprehensive configuration options.

Technology Stack

Rust

Agent

Go

Server

TypeScript

Tooling

Join the Project

Smotra is under active development and we're looking for contributors and early adopters!

How to Contribute

Developers: Help build features, fix bugs, and improve performance
DevOps Engineers: Test deployment scenarios and provide feedback
Documentation Writers: Improve documentation and create tutorials
Testers: Try out the system and report issues

Early Adopters Welcome

Influence the direction of the project
Get support from the development team
Access to the latest features first
Help shape a modern monitoring solution

Explore Our Repositories

Repositories

Agent

Rust-based monitoring agent with ICMP ping, plugin system, and TUI

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Server

Go-based central server with RESTful API and database support

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OpenAPI

OpenAPI specification for the Smotra API

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Organization

Browse all Smotra repositories and organization info

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