[PR #687] Add Kula - Lightweight, self-contained Linux server monitoring tool #5287

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GiteaMirror · 2026-04-27T09:35:50-05:00

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2026-04-27 09:35:50 -05:00

📋 Pull Request Information

Original PR: https://github.com/awesome-foss/awesome-sysadmin/pull/687
Author: @c0m4r
Created: 3/3/2026
Status: 🔄 Open

Base: master ← Head: patch-1

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c7552e2 Add Kula monitoring tool to the README

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📝 README.md (+1 -0)

📄 Description

Thank you for taking the time to work on a PR for Awesome-Sysadmin!

To ensure your PR is dealt with swiftly please check the following:

Your additions are Free software
Software you are submitting is not your own, unless you have a healthy ecosystem with a few contributors (which aren't your sock puppet accounts).
Submit one item per pull request. This eases reviewing and speeds up inclusion.
Format your submission as follows, where Demo and Clients are optional.
Do not add a duplicate Source code link if it is the same as the main link.
Keep the short description under 80 characters and use sentence case
for it, even if the project's webpage or readme uses another capitalisation.
Demo links should only be used for interactive demos, i.e. not video demonstrations.
- [Name](http://homepage/) - Short description, under 250 characters, sentence case. ([Demo](http://url.to/demo), [Source Code](http://url.of/source/code), [Clients](https://url.to/list/of/related/clients-or-apps)) `License` `Language`
Additions are inserted preserving alphabetical order.
Additions are not already listed at awesome-selfhosted
The Language tag is the main server-side requirement for the software. Don't include frameworks or specific dialects.
You have searched the repository for any relevant issues or PRs, including closed ones.
Any category you are creating has the minimum requirement of 3 items.
Any software project you are adding to the list is actively maintained.
The pull request title is informative, unlike "Update README.md".
Suggested titles: "Add aaa to bbb" for adding software aaa to section bbb,
"Remove aaa from bbb" for removing, "Fix license for aaa", etc.

Please take some time to answer the following questions as best you can:

Why is it awesome?

Because it's self-contained, it doesn't require installation; you can simply download the binary, upload it to your server, run it, and you're done. At the same time, it's very lightweight and can handle even virtual servers with very few resources.

Have you used it? For how long?

I have been using it every day for a week now.

Is this in a personal or professional setup?

Both.

How many devices/users/services/... do you manage with it?

Right now around ~10, deploying on subsequent servers gradually as work progresses

Biggest pros/cons compared to other solutions?

Pros:

Lightweight, running on even small ARM-based VMs
Self-contained, easy and quick to deploy
Real-time monitoring, collects metrics every second
Ring-buffer storage, no need for external databases
Safety first approach. I regularly perform code reviews. I have implemented solutions that reduce the risk of various kind of attacks like XSS, DoS and also chain attacks thanks to the implementation of Landlock.

Cons:

This is not a complete monitoring solution. The tool's main purpose is to provide real-time monitoring and to provide an initial understanding of the server's condition.
The self-contained form may be a disadvantage for some people because it does not allow for local, selective changes, e.g. in the HTML/CSS code. Any changes require recompilation.
Any other comments about your use case, things you've found excellent, limitations you've encountered... ?

I have wanted to make this tool for a long time. So far, I used another one that used to be great and open source, but today it has become closed bloatware with aggressive advertising of cloud services that I do not want to use. An interesting coincidence that it was recently removed from this list. I realize that my project isn't probably mature enough. I am proposing this however, because I hope that someone will notice my project and perhaps check it and share their feedback, which will help me make it better. Thanks!

_{🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.}

## 📋 Pull Request Information **Original PR:** https://github.com/awesome-foss/awesome-sysadmin/pull/687 **Author:** [@c0m4r](https://github.com/c0m4r) **Created:** 3/3/2026 **Status:** 🔄 Open **Base:** `master` ← **Head:** `patch-1` --- ### 📝 Commits (1) - [`c7552e2`](https://github.com/awesome-foss/awesome-sysadmin/commit/c7552e24b2cc67dc048b6c2cb6f3a595b504be2c) Add Kula monitoring tool to the README ### 📊 Changes **1 file changed** (+1 additions, -0 deletions) <details> <summary>View changed files</summary> 📝 `README.md` (+1 -0) </details> ### 📄 Description   Thank you for taking the time to work on a PR for Awesome-Sysadmin! To ensure your PR is dealt with swiftly please check the following: - [x] Your additions are [Free software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software) - [ ] Software you are submitting is not your own, unless you have a healthy ecosystem with a few contributors (which aren't your sock puppet accounts). - [x] Submit one item per pull request. This eases reviewing and speeds up inclusion. - [x] Format your submission as follows, where `Demo` and `Clients` are optional. Do not add a duplicate `Source code` link if it is the same as the main link. Keep the short description under 80 characters and use [sentence case](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_case#Sentence_case) for it, even if the project's webpage or readme uses another capitalisation. `Demo` links should only be used for interactive demos, i.e. not video demonstrations. ``- [Name](http://homepage/) - Short description, under 250 characters, sentence case. ([Demo](http://url.to/demo), [Source Code](http://url.of/source/code), [Clients](https://url.to/list/of/related/clients-or-apps)) `License` `Language` `` - [x] Additions are inserted preserving alphabetical order. - [x] Additions are not already listed at [awesome-selfhosted](https://awesome-selfhosted.net) - [x] The `Language` tag is the main **server-side** requirement for the software. Don't include frameworks or specific dialects. - [x] You have searched the repository for any relevant [issues](https://github.com/awesome-foss/awesome-sysadmin/issues) or [PRs](https://github.com/awesome-foss/awesome-sysadmin/pulls), including closed ones. - [ ] Any category you are creating has the minimum requirement of 3 items. - [x] Any software project you are adding to the list is actively maintained. - [x] The pull request title is informative, unlike "Update README.md". Suggested titles: "Add aaa to bbb" for adding software aaa to section bbb, "Remove aaa from bbb" for removing, "Fix license for aaa", etc. -------------- Please take some time to answer the following questions as best you can:  - **Why is it awesome?** Because it's self-contained, it doesn't require installation; you can simply download the binary, upload it to your server, run it, and you're done. At the same time, it's very lightweight and can handle even virtual servers with very few resources. - **Have you used it? For how long?** I have been using it every day for a week now. - **Is this in a personal or professional setup?** Both. - **How many devices/users/services/... do you manage with it?** Right now around ~10, deploying on subsequent servers gradually as work progresses - **Biggest pros/cons compared to other solutions?** Pros: - Lightweight, running on even small ARM-based VMs - Self-contained, easy and quick to deploy - Real-time monitoring, collects metrics every second - Ring-buffer storage, no need for external databases - Safety first approach. I regularly perform code reviews. I have implemented solutions that reduce the risk of various kind of attacks like XSS, DoS and also chain attacks thanks to the implementation of [Landlock](https://landlock.io/). Cons: - This is not a complete monitoring solution. The tool's main purpose is to provide real-time monitoring and to provide an initial understanding of the server's condition. - The self-contained form may be a disadvantage for some people because it does not allow for local, selective changes, e.g. in the HTML/CSS code. Any changes require recompilation. - **Any other comments about your use case, things you've found excellent, limitations you've encountered... ?** I have wanted to make this tool for a long time. So far, I used another one that used to be great and open source, but today it has become closed bloatware with aggressive advertising of cloud services that I do not want to use. An interesting coincidence that it was recently removed from this list. I realize that my project isn't probably mature enough. I am proposing this however, because I hope that someone will notice my project and perhaps check it and share their feedback, which will help me make it better. Thanks! --- <sub>🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.</sub>

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Reference: github-starred/awesome-sysadmin#5287