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berkayyytech/vortex — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-05-18

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tl;dr

A keyboard-driven terminal dashboard for managing a fleet of Linux VPS servers over SSH, covering processes, Docker, security, backups, and more without installing agents.

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    What it does
      Terminal dashboard for VPS fleets
      SSH based, no agents
      Keyboard first navigation
    Modules
      Mission Control telemetry
      Process and Docker managers
      Security and firewall
      Backups and databases
    Tech stack
      Go language
      BubbleTea TUI framework
    Use cases
      Server fleet monitoring
      Remote ops without web UI
      Cron and SSL tracking

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Monitor CPU, memory, disk, and network stats across multiple VPS servers from one terminal dashboard

VIBE 2

Manage Docker containers and systemd services on remote servers without a web panel

VIBE 3

Review and edit cron jobs with human readable schedule translations

VIBE 4

Track SSL certificate expiration and manage firewall rules across a server fleet

what's the stack?

GoBubbleTeaSSHNix

how do i run it?

Difficulty · moderate time til it works · 30min

Requires Go 1.20+ to build from source, or Nix as an alternative run method.

in plain english

Vortex is a terminal based tool for managing a fleet of Linux VPS servers over SSH, built as an alternative to logging into a web dashboard or juggling separate SSH sessions. It runs entirely from the command line and does not require installing any agent software on the servers you manage, it just connects over SSH. The tool is organized into a large set of modules you can jump between with keyboard shortcuts or a fuzzy search command palette. A Mission Control dashboard shows live CPU, memory, disk, and network stats across your servers. From there you can view and kill running processes, manage Docker containers and drop into a shell inside them, control systemd services, stream logs, and browse the remote filesystem. There are also modules for firewall and Fail2Ban security rules, cron jobs shown with human readable translations, SSL certificate expiration tracking, user and SSH key management, backups, database configuration, reverse proxy rules, secrets and environment variable editing, deployment triggers, and monitoring external service uptime. Everything is controlled through a single config.yaml file where you list your servers with their hostnames and login details, and where you can customize the appearance, remap keyboard shortcuts, and set which external URLs the uptime monitor should watch. Vortex is written in Go using the BubbleTea terminal interface framework. To use it you need Go installed, then you clone the repository and build it with a single go build command, or run it directly through Nix if you have that installed. Once running, you select a server from a list and press Enter to connect over SSH, then navigate the various modules using single letter shortcuts. It is released under the MIT license.

prompts (copy fr)

prompt 1
Help me write a config.yaml for Vortex to add my VPS servers with SSH key authentication.
prompt 2
Explain how to use Vortex's Command Palette to jump to the Docker Manager module.
prompt 3
Walk me through building Vortex from source with go build and running it for the first time.
prompt 4
Show me how Vortex's Cron Manager displays human readable translations of cron syntax.

Frequently asked questions

what is vortex fr?

A keyboard-driven terminal dashboard for managing a fleet of Linux VPS servers over SSH, covering processes, Docker, security, backups, and more without installing agents.

What language is vortex written in?

Mainly Go. The stack also includes Go, BubbleTea, SSH.

How hard is vortex to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is vortex for?

Mainly ops devops.

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