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    Margarita 1.7 - Native macOS Monitoring App and Share Automounts

    in User Customizations

    Posted

    Nice, just bought the app, very pleased with it. But... i do have some comments:

     

    - the overall font size is a bit large. Maybe add a setting in the preferences for small, normal and large fonts?

     

    - after selecting 'spin up disks' the app shows 'error connecting' (nice cloud pic ;) ) after a few seconds (i think the time it takes to spin up) it returns normally and shows the status

     

    *edit* removed autosize remark, i didnt see it at first. Also removed the not mounted question. Even though i dont think the fact a share is mounted or not should be shown in the app, but its ok.

     

    Hi! Thanks for the comments. I'll fix the spin up / down issue in the next release.

     

    Even though i dont think the fact a share is mounted or not should be shown in the app, but its ok.

    What would you prefer to see?

    Margarita 1.7 - Native macOS Monitoring App and Share Automounts

    in User Customizations

    Posted

    Installed it. Excellent!

    Let me be the first with a 'stoopid user' support question!

     

    My unRAID is up and stable and has no errors.

    Margarita reports all is well. Excellent so far!

    The icon in the toolbar is a white on black icon.

    What happens if something happens to the unRAID?

    (temperature, write error, etc.) Does the little icon Turn Red? Flash? Ring Bells? Etc.?

    Of do I need to keep clicking on it to check status?

     

     

    ( I know, I could just RTFM, but what would be the fun of that?)

     

    Fantastic! I'm glad you're enjoying it so far.

     

    The app sends OS X Notification Center notifications when something goes wrong. The next version will have coloured icons, alongside a few other small improvements.

     

    Cheers!

    Margarita 1.7 - Native macOS Monitoring App and Share Automounts

    in User Customizations

    Posted

    Just a quick progress update! There is progress being made, and we're into the second round of beta testing. Latest release notes below:

     

    Features Added:

     

    • Detection of parity check, added percent complete in array status window

    • Shut down and restart server in menu item (only available if array is stopped)

    • Warning before turning off array, shutting down, or restarting server.

    • Auto-resize of window based on amount of disks /shares present. This will max out at 10 disks / shares, at this point you will need to scroll further.

    • Cache drive appears after Parity in Disks view

     

    Bug Fixes:

     

    • Fixed icon colour preference checkbox

    • Connecting view is more stateful

    • Now you cannot select tabs while in edit server or preferences view

    • Misc reliability improvements, and removal of debug code

    Margarita 1.7 - Native macOS Monitoring App and Share Automounts

    in User Customizations

    Posted

    Well I was just wondering if you need to set up a special user account to work with your App and if the password is being send over the network without encryption. Or if you need to install additional packages like snmp.

     

    And I agree on Cocoa being sexy :) At work I mostly have to deal with Java... but if you ever used Xcode you never want to go back to Eclipse.

     

    Works out of the box! If you have a password set via the webGUI, the app will require a password to be set up before the it can connect.

     

    Due to the fact unRAID does not use SSL, the credentials would be sent 'non securely' across the network via http. This is the same behaviour the browser would use if you authenticated to the webGUI. Without SSL on the server side, there is nothing more I could do here without adding a huge amount of complexity.

    Margarita 1.7 - Native macOS Monitoring App and Share Automounts

    in User Customizations

    Posted

    That app is a good idea but you are limiting yourself to only Mac Users. I think a similar Firefox Plugin would be also good (reminds me of Nagios Checker) and OS independent. I have no idea about Browser Plugins though, I'm also an Objective-C / Xcode guy.

     

    Are you connecting to the WebInterface to do the polling or directly to the server using telnet / ssh?

     

    Thanks for the comment! I'd rather not limit myself to Firefox users either  ;-)

     

    I'm writing a native OS X App because:

     

      • I want to make something sexy

      • The code is relatively easy to port to iOS

      • I want it accessible anywhere, without the need for a browser

      • Cocoa is relatively lightweight, asynchronous and powerful, with ties to notification centre and other useful API's

      • I want to make something sexy

     

    I'm connecting in special ways that are fast  :-)

    Margarita 1.7 - Native macOS Monitoring App and Share Automounts

    in User Customizations

    Posted

    VERY interested in this (and the subsequent iOS apps :) ).

     

    +1 on the current network stat feature request. Maybe eventually allot you to hover and get a small pop-up showing currently connected IPs. Would want it to be unobtrusive though.

     

    Parity check info/graphic: last successful w/ time, in progress (with % and ETA) and change the menu bar icon while check is running, Start/Cancel Parity check

     

    How frequently are stats polled?

     

    Thanks for the post! There might be that stuff added later, but for now I'm going to keep things nice and simple.

     

    Stats are polled every 60 seconds, though I might make that editable.

    Margarita 1.7 - Native macOS Monitoring App and Share Automounts

    in User Customizations

    Posted

    Hackintosh won't be a problem, I run one too.

     

    I will only support 10.8+ at the time being, mainly due to some of the API's I'm using. If there are enough sales to make it worth while, I'll re-write the API's to support 10.7.

     

    To give you guys an idea of the progress... last night I finished the main GUI, navigation, and error checks with notification centre support. Over the next couple of days I should have the GUI and data model for storing the server login information finished, including storing the password to your secure login keychain.

     

    Another question!

     

    When the app detects any drive / temp errors (with temp limits you can specify), the primary pie graph will turn red. The menu bar icon will turn red. The drive in question will have it's background row turned red. You will receive a notification for it ONCE, unless any of the variables change (i.e. if the temperature goes up further or there are more drive errors).

     

    Does that sound like overkill, or is that what you're looking for?

    Margarita 1.7 - Native macOS Monitoring App and Share Automounts

    in User Customizations

    Posted

    Holy Moly Speeding_ant!

     

      This is awesome! I've been looking for a Mac app like this.

     

      I'm still having problems with my Mac and unRaid -- for some reason my connections to my server from my mac are a bit on the slower side compared to my Windows machine. I also miss having the ability to map network drives to network shares in the mac like I do on my Win machines.  But count me in for beta testing this baby. Thanks again! Great job.

     

    Thanks  :)

     

    I know what you're saying regarding mapping network drives. Ultimately I'd like this app to auto mount shares, however Apple is far too strict regarding any access to the filesystem in a Sandboxed app. There is no way this could make it to the final feature set without Apple changing something.

    Margarita 1.7 - Native macOS Monitoring App and Share Automounts

    in User Customizations

    Posted

    Cool - glad to see some interest! In terms of notification... if something goes wrong with temp, array or drive errors, the menu icon will go red. You can configure notification centre notifications for each of those three error categories.

     

    I'm planning to make this app sandboxed, and available for a small fee in the Mac App store. Naturally any beta testers will get a free copy.

     

    I have a couple of comments regarding some of your ideas.

     

    First: The  ERROR column.  Is it Zero?

     

    I can provide a combined error stat on the main view when you open the app for the first time. Of course, the disks tab will have further detail.

     

    Second: The first column of stoplights for 'drive spun up'...more of interest and curiousity...

     

    This information will be present in the disks tab.

     

    Third: TEMPERATURE to see if I'm running Hot.

     

    Again, would provide a way configure a minimum warning temperature range and display an 'All OK' or similar on the main page.

     

    Perhaps a quick "tail" option of the log would be a nice feature.

     

    Will see. I wouldn't want any feature creep as it's supposed to be an easy and simple way to see your array stats wherever you are in the OS.

    Margarita 1.7 - Native macOS Monitoring App and Share Automounts

    in User Customizations

    Posted · Edited by speeding_ant

    Welcome to Margarita! A refreshing new way of checking on your all important server.

     

    Features:

    - Works out of the box

    - Easy to read statistics on Array, Disks and Shares

    - Mount shares (AFP / SMB)

    - Integrates with unRAID Notifications

    - Auto mount shares based off the refresh frequency

          - Simply enable the automount checkbox, then mount a share.

          - Eject a share to disable the automount.

    - Turn services on / off

    - Receive notifications on disk errors and temperature warnings

    - Monitor unRAID status in the background

    - Sleek iOS 7 inspired design

    - Wake On LAN support

     

    Available on the App Store!

     

    http://www.pixeleyes.co.nz/margarita/

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    unRAID tGUI for console stats display.

    in User Customizations

    Posted

    Cool! I like stuff like this, good for integrated LCD screens on cases  ;D  Ditch the large header to fit more information in though, maybe offer an option to include an ASCI unRAID logo or something.

     

    Memory, CPU, total network / disk throughput, and top 5 CPU hogging processes would be ideal. Then more specific unRAID info to top it off. Keep it on a refresh loop of x seconds.

    webGui on github

    in Announcements

    Posted

    Working on it....

    Can you tell us what you are working on? I'm hoping you are focussed on porting addins like the SF stats etc? Or just minor fixes, like the spindown icon which is missing?

     

    I'm slowly working through my plugins to make them independent, not relying on SimpleFeatures base plugin. This is a slow process as I'm struggling to find time at the moment.

     

    Know the feeling about time! I have a ton of assignments due in for my Uni course in 2 weeks and sleep is a rare thing!

     

    Anything the community can help with?

     

    Once I've finished with them, I'll fork the current GUI on GitHub and integrate the changes - then the community can do with it what they wish  :-)

    I'm about to do a new 'push' to that repo.

     

    Pop me a quick email with your status maybe  :)

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