Crabdash

Note

This project is under active development and features may change as the project evolves toward v0.1.1.

Crabdash is a native desktop dashboard for managing machines and services (such as homelabs).

It provides a single interface for inspecting and controlling:

• local system services
• Docker containers
• disks and mounts
• remote Linux machines over SSH

The goal is to replace scattered terminal commands with a focused control panel while still allowing quick fallbacks to the terminal when needed.

Crabdash is built as a native desktop application using Rust and GPUI.

The project is organised as a Rust workspace separating UI, machine management, and service integrations.

Features (Milestone v0.1.1)

• System overview (hostname, OS version, architecture)
• Docker container control
• System health and stats
• Disk and mount inspection
• System service management (systemd)
• Docker inspect and logs
• Remote machine support via SSH
• Quick command execution and logs

Run

cargo run

Motivation

Crabdash started as a tool for managing my own homelab machines and containers without constantly jumping between SSH sessions, terminal commands, and the Desktop Environment on-device.