secubox-openwrt/luci-app-netdata-dashboard

LuCI Netdata Dashboard

Version: 1.0.0
Last Updated: 2025-12-28
Status: Active

Real-time system monitoring dashboard for OpenWrt with a modern, responsive interface inspired by Netdata.

Features

📊 Real-time Monitoring

• CPU Usage: Gauge visualization with sparkline history
• Memory: Stacked bar showing used/buffers/cached/free
• Disk: Per-filesystem usage with visual bars
• Network: Interface statistics with RX/TX totals
• Temperature: Sensor readings from thermal zones
• Load Average: 1/5/15 minute load display

🖥️ System Information

• Hostname, model, kernel version
• OpenWrt version and target
• Uptime with days/hours/minutes display
• CPU cores and frequency

🌐 Network Details

• Interface list with IP addresses
• Link state and speed detection
• Connection tracking statistics
• Per-interface traffic breakdown

⚙️ Process Monitor

• Running/sleeping process counts
• Process list with PID, user, command
• Memory usage per process
• State visualization

🎨 Modern Design

• Dark theme optimized for monitoring
• Responsive grid layout
• Animated gauges and sparklines
• GitHub-inspired color palette

Screenshots

Real-time View

Network Statistics

Process Monitor

Installation

Prerequisites

• OpenWrt 21.02 or later
• LuCI web interface

From Source (Recommended)

# Clone into OpenWrt build environment
cd ~/openwrt/feeds/luci/applications/
git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/luci-app-netdata-dashboard.git

# Update feeds and install
cd ~/openwrt
./scripts/feeds update -a
./scripts/feeds install -a

# Enable in menuconfig
make menuconfig
# Navigate to: LuCI > Applications > luci-app-netdata-dashboard

# Build package
make package/luci-app-netdata-dashboard/compile V=s

Manual Installation

# Transfer package to router
scp luci-app-netdata-dashboard_1.0.0-1_all.ipk root@192.168.1.1:/tmp/

# Install on router
ssh root@192.168.1.1
opkg install /tmp/luci-app-netdata-dashboard_1.0.0-1_all.ipk

# Restart services
/etc/init.d/rpcd restart
/etc/init.d/uhttpd restart

Usage

After installation, access the dashboard at:

Status → Netdata Dashboard

The dashboard has four tabs:

1. Real-time: Overview with gauges and sparklines
2. System: Detailed system information
3. Network: Interface statistics
4. Processes: Process monitor

Data refreshes automatically every 2 seconds.

Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    LuCI JavaScript                       │
│              (realtime.js, system.js, etc.)             │
└───────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┘
                            │ ubus RPC
                            ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    RPCD Backend                          │
│               /usr/libexec/rpcd/netdata                 │
└───────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┘
                            │ reads
                            ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                   Linux Proc/Sys                         │
│     /proc/stat, /proc/meminfo, /sys/class/thermal       │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

API Endpoints

Method	Description
stats	Quick overview (CPU%, memory%, load, etc.)
cpu	Detailed CPU statistics and per-core data
memory	Memory breakdown (total, free, buffers, cached)
disk	Filesystem usage and I/O statistics
network	Interface stats and connection tracking
processes	Process list and counts
sensors	Temperature sensor readings
system	System information (hostname, kernel, uptime)

Customization

Modifying Refresh Rate

Edit the poll interval in the view files:

// In realtime.js
poll.add(L.bind(this.refresh, this), 2); // 2 seconds

Adding Custom Metrics

Extend the RPCD backend script at /usr/libexec/rpcd/netdata to add new data sources.

Requirements

• OpenWrt 21.02+
• LuCI (luci-base)
• rpcd with luci module

Dependencies

• luci-base
• luci-lib-jsonc
• rpcd
• rpcd-mod-luci

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit issues and pull requests.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.

Credits

• Inspired by Netdata
• Built for OpenWrt
• Developed by Gandalf @ CyberMind.fr

Related Projects

• luci-app-statistics - collectd-based statistics
• Netdata - Full Netdata agent (x86 only)

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