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Installation
Dash ships as a single container image or a single static binary. All state lives in one directory: a SQLite database and uploaded icons.
One-line install
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Dvorinka/Dash/main/install.sh | sh
Creates ./dash, pulls the image, and starts on port 3000. Override with
DASH_DIR / DASH_PORT environment variables.
Docker (manual)
docker run -d --name dash \
-v ./data:/data \
-p 3000:3000 \
--restart unless-stopped \
ghcr.io/dvorinka/dash:latest
Or compose:
services:
dash:
image: ghcr.io/dvorinka/dash:latest
ports:
- "3000:3000"
volumes:
- ./data:/data
restart: unless-stopped
Open http://localhost:3000.
To build the image locally instead of pulling:
docker compose up --build
Binary
Release archives contain a static dash binary (no CGO, no dependencies).
tar xzf dash_linux_amd64.tar.gz
./dash # listens on :8080, stores data in ./data
Set DASH_PORT and DASH_DATA_DIR to change the defaults.
dash-agent (system monitoring)
The agent collects CPU, memory, disk, network, load, temperatures, and Docker container state, then pushes a JSON sample to Dash every few seconds.
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In the UI, go to Systems → New system, copy the generated token.
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Download the
dash-agentbinary for the host's architecture from the release page, or build it:cd apps/backend && go build -o dash-agent ./cmd/dash-agent -
Run it:
dash-agent -url http://dash:3000 -token <token>
Flags / environment
| Flag | Env | Default | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
-url |
DASH_URL |
— | Dash base URL |
-token |
DASH_TOKEN |
— | system token from the UI |
-interval |
DASH_INTERVAL |
10 |
push interval, seconds |
-once |
— | false |
print one sample and exit (no push) |
If /var/run/docker.sock exists, container states are included automatically.
systemd
packaging/dash-agent.service is a ready-made unit:
sudo install -m755 dash-agent /usr/local/bin/dash-agent
sudo install -m644 packaging/dash-agent.service /etc/systemd/system/
sudo mkdir -p /etc/dash
printf 'DASH_URL=http://dash:3000\nDASH_TOKEN=<token>\n' | sudo tee /etc/dash/agent.env
sudo systemctl enable --now dash-agent
Docker (limited)
infra/Dockerfile.agent builds a minimal agent image. A containerized agent
only sees its own /proc — mount the host's procfs and use host PID mode for
meaningful numbers:
docker run -d --name dash-agent --pid=host \
-v /proc:/host/proc:ro \
-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro \
-e DASH_URL=http://dash:3000 -e DASH_TOKEN=<token> \
ghcr.io/dvorinka/dash-agent:latest
The systemd install above is the recommended path.
Reverse proxy
Dash serves the UI and API on one port — a plain reverse proxy works:
location / {
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3000;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
}
Upgrading
Pull the new image and restart, or replace the binary. Goose migrations run
automatically on boot; data/ carries forward.
docker pull ghcr.io/dvorinka/dash:latest && docker compose up -d