The latest articles on DEV Community by Chridgy (@lightminedust). https://dev.to/lightminedust https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4187393%2Fe2b0ea8e-36c3-4aac-a213-0223dd39cace.png https://dev.to/lightminedust en Chridgy Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:45:28 +0000 https://dev.to/lightminedust/a-desktop-app-that-shows-what-your-linux-server-is-really-doing-over-plain-ssh-with-nothing-3d38 https://dev.to/lightminedust/a-desktop-app-that-shows-what-your-linux-server-is-really-doing-over-plain-ssh-with-nothing-3d38 <p> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OENbLrDfZTo" width="710" height="399"> </iframe> <br> </p> <div class="ltag-github-readme-tag"> <div class="readme-overview"> <h2> <img src="https://assets.dev.to/assets/github-logo-5a155e1f9a670af7944dd5e12375bc76ed542ea80224905ecaf878b9157cdefc.svg" alt="GitHub logo"> <a href="https://github.com/Lightminedust" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Lightminedust </a> / <a href="https://github.com/Lightminedust/Kubo" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Kubo </a> </h2> <h3> See and manage your Linux server over SSH — visually. Nothing installed on the server, nothing leaves your machine. </h3> </div> <div class="ltag-github-body"> <div id="readme" class="md"><div> <div class="markdown-heading"> <h1 class="heading-element">Kubo</h1> </div> <div class="markdown-heading"> <h3 class="heading-element">Manage your Linux server from a window, not just a terminal.</h3> </div> <p>Kubo is a free desktop app for <strong>Windows and Linux</strong>. It connects to <strong>your own Linux server</strong> over SSH and shows you what is going on: files, open ports, firewall, websites, services, Docker, Redis, packages.</p> <p><strong>Nothing is installed on your server. Nothing is sent anywhere else.</strong></p> <p><a href="https://github.com/Lightminedust/Kubo/releases/latest" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>⬇ Download for Windows</strong></a> &nbsp;·&nbsp; <a href="https://github.com/Lightminedust/Kubo/releases/latest" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>⬇ Download for Linux</strong></a> &nbsp;·&nbsp; <a href="https://kubo.gemmi-e.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Website</a> &nbsp;·&nbsp; Java included &nbsp;·&nbsp; ~75 MB</p> <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://github.com/Lightminedust/Kubo/images/files-home.png"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2FLightminedust%2FKubo%2FHEAD%2Fimages%2Ffiles-home.png" alt="Kubo's file manager: the server's folders shown as a tree you can browse" width="90%"></a> </div> <div class="markdown-heading"> <h2 class="heading-element">Who it's for</h2> </div> <p>You rented a VPS, set up a Raspberry Pi, or run a small server for a website, a bot or a game. You can use the terminal, but you don't want to remember twenty commands just to answer simple questions:</p> <ul> <li>Which ports are open, and which ones can the internet actually reach?</li> <li>Why isn't my website answering?</li> <li>Who keeps trying to get into my server?</li> <li>Which services will <strong>not</strong> come back…</li> </ul></div> </div> <div class="gh-btn-container"><a class="gh-btn" href="https://github.com/Lightminedust/Kubo" rel="noopener noreferrer">View on GitHub</a></div> </div> linux serverless devops cloud