ChatOps Documentation

Welcome to the ChatOps documentation! ChatOps is a comprehensive server monitoring and management platform that enables you to monitor, manage, and control your servers from a single, intuitive web dashboard.

What is ChatOps?

ChatOps is a unified server monitoring and DevOps platform that provides:

• Real-time Monitoring: Live metrics for CPU, memory, disk, and network usage
• Docker Management: Control containers with one-click actions
• Alert System: Configure and monitor performance thresholds
• Remote Terminal: Execute commands remotely via web terminal
• Audit Logging: Complete history of all system activity

Key Features

🎯 Core Capabilities

• Multi-Server Management: Monitor and manage multiple servers from one dashboard
• Real-time Updates: WebSocket-based live updates for metrics and logs
• Secure Authentication: JWT-based authentication with API key support
• Docker Integration: Full Docker container lifecycle management
• Alert Management: Configurable thresholds with automatic alerting
• Command Execution: Secure remote command execution with full logging

🏗️ Architecture

ChatOps follows a three-tier architecture:

1. Web Frontend (React/TypeScript) - Modern, responsive UI
2. API Backend (FastAPI/Python) - RESTful API with WebSocket support
3. Agent (Go) - Lightweight agent deployed on monitored servers

Quick Navigation

For Users

• Getting Started - Start using ChatOps
• Agent Installation - Deploy agents on your servers
• API Reference - Integrate with the API

For Developers

• Architecture Overview - Understand the system design
• Development Setup - Set up your development environment
• API Documentation - Detailed API reference

For DevOps

• Deployment Guide - Deploy ChatOps in production
• Docker Setup - Container-based deployment
• Production Best Practices - Production recommendations

Documentation Structure

This documentation is organized into the following sections:

• Getting Started: Installation and quick start guides
• Architecture & Design: System architecture and design decisions
• API Reference: Complete API documentation
• Agent: Agent installation and configuration
• Frontend: Frontend development guide
• Technologies: Technology stack overview
• Deployment: Deployment guides and best practices
• Contributing: Development and contribution guidelines

Getting Help

• GitHub Issues: Report bugs or request features
• Documentation: Browse the sections above for detailed information
• API Docs: Interactive API documentation at /docs endpoint when running the API

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

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