vsConsole

vsConsole is a tool for developers and testers which lets you easily tail log files on remote servers, monitor the status and version of applications deployed to your environments, and stay informed with broadcast messaging. 

View Log Files

Quick and easy access to your server logs – tail your logs, scroll back in available history, bookmark log files in your browser. No more logins, passwords and ssh!

Application Monitoring

Application monitoring gives you the status and version of your web deployments at a simple glance – know your environment status and automatically track your versions.

Messages

Broadcast messaging allows your team to stay up to date with environment events – use it to let your team instantly know when servers are down, up, or being looked into.


How does it work?

To view logs on a remote server, that server needs to be running vsAgent - configured to only expose files with certain extensions in specified directories. vsConsole is deployed to a java application server (Tomcat, Glassfish, Websphere etc) and configured with the network address and port of the vsAgent installations. Once set up, logs can be viewed and tailed in the browser.

To monitor applications, first define the application and then one or more installations of the application to monitor. Versions can be tracked if your application exposes its version number via a url or html element.

To send messages, first set your username and then send messages from the dashboard or messages screen.

1

Install vsAgent on the servers that have access to the log files - configure vsAgent with the permitted directories and file extensions to expose.

2

Deploy vsConsole to a java application server and configure it with the network address and port of each vsAgent installation.

3

View log files, see application status and version, and send/receive messages by viewing vsConsole in your browser.


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vsConsole - Frequently Asked Questions

Is it free?

Yes, although, if you are a profitable company and you find vsConsole useful, please donate.

Is this application secure?

This software is designed for development purposes, not production systems. As such, it is not 'secure' - but vsAgent will only expose files that it is configured to (by directory and extension) although requests to vsAgent are not authenticated. Likewise, vsConsole does not require authentication to view those files.

Is this just for Java applications?

No - vsConsole and vsAgent are implemented in Java, but they are used to view and tail any text files - it doesn't matter what application or platform produced them. vsConsole is downloaded as a WAR file, deployable to a Java Application Server such as Tomcat, Glassfish, Websphere, or Weblogic. vsAgent is a java application that can be installed and run as a service (Windows) or a daemon (Unix/Linux). If you are not familiar with Java Application Servers, don't worry - you can still be up and running with a few simple steps.

Can it do X, Y, Z?

More functionality will be added to vsConsole over time. If you have thoughts about what you'd like to see added, then send them to 'paul at vamonossoftware.com'.



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