Add support for headless systems, with Documentation

[DeflateAwning]

I would like to be able to use this management software and dashboard on a Raspberry Pi, where this system runs in a browser instead of in a desktop app. Is this something that could ever happen, or would it require a complete re-work of the existing system?

[n8maninger]

It is definitely something that will happen soon. Host Manager v2 is currently being tested by a few insiders and myself. It has support for headless systems through a browser UI, remote management, better optimization, and a whole host of new features.

v1 relies heavily on Electron being present, so it's not really capable of easily converting.

[DeflateAwning]

How will such a headless system here differ from this already-existing project? https://github.com/siacentral/sia-host-dashboard

[n8maninger]

Host Dashboard does not give you any management capabilities it's just a data display.

[MarkoPaasila]

Any progress on this? I suspect most hosters run headless systems.

[n8maninger]

Any progress on this? I suspect most hosters run headless systems.

Due to limited bandwidth there have been some delays, but I’ve been making steady progress. I don’t have a definitive timeline, but a public beta should be available soon.

[MarkoPaasila]

I'll just leave this here to help other noobs like me. The command to forward remote ports to localhost before starting host-manager is ssh -L 9980:localhost:9980 -L 9981:localhost:9981 -L 9982:localhost:9982 -L 9983:localhost:9983 -L 9984:localhost:9984 sia-host.lan

[n8maninger]

I'll just leave this here to help other noobs like me. The command to forward remote ports to localhost before starting host-manager is ssh -L 9980:localhost:9980 -L 9981:localhost:9981 -L 9982:localhost:9982 -L 9983:localhost:9983 -L 9984:localhost:9984 sia-host.lan

You only need to forward 9980

[ghost]

It is definitely something that will happen soon. Host Manager v2 is currently being tested by a few insiders and myself. It has support for headless systems through a browser UI, remote management, better optimization, and a whole host of new features.

v1 relies heavily on Electron being present, so it's not really capable of easily converting.

I'm very excited about this!