Laravel Server Manager Package

A comprehensive Laravel package for server management with SSH connectivity, git deployment, monitoring, and log viewing capabilities.

Features

• SSH Connection Management: Connect to remote servers using password or private key authentication
• Terminal Access: Dual-mode terminal support (Simple + WebSocket with xterm.js)
• Git Deployment: Deploy applications from git repositories with customizable build scripts
• Server Monitoring: Real-time monitoring of CPU, memory, disk usage, processes, and services
• Log Management: View, search, download, and manage server log files
• Web Interface: Clean, responsive web interface built with Tailwind CSS and Alpine.js

Installation

1. Install the package via Composer:

composer require omniglies/laravel-server-manager

2. Publish the configuration file:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=config --provider="ServerManager\LaravelServerManager\ServerManagerServiceProvider"

3. Publish and run migrations (optional, for storing server configurations):

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=migrations --provider="ServerManager\LaravelServerManager\ServerManagerServiceProvider"
php artisan migrate

4. Publish views (optional, for customization):

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=views --provider="ServerManager\LaravelServerManager\ServerManagerServiceProvider"

5. For full terminal functionality, install Node.js dependencies and start the WebSocket server:

cd vendor/omniglies/laravel-server-manager/terminal-server
npm install

Configuration

The package publishes a configuration file to config/server-manager.php. You can customize:

• SSH connection settings
• Terminal configurations (Simple and WebSocket modes)
• WebSocket server settings and authentication
• Deployment configurations
• Monitoring thresholds
• Log management settings
• Security restrictions
• UI preferences

WebSocket Terminal Configuration

Add these environment variables to your .env file:

Usage

Web Interface

Visit /server-manager in your Laravel application to access the web interface.

Terminal Access

The package provides two terminal modes:

Simple Terminal Mode (Default)

• Works immediately, no additional setup required
• Execute commands independently
• View command output in real-time
• Perfect for basic server administration

WebSocket Terminal Mode (Full Terminal)

Provides complete terminal functionality with interactive programs.

Start the WebSocket server:

# Development
cd vendor/omniglies/laravel-server-manager/terminal-server
npm run dev

# Production
npm start

# Or with PM2
pm2 start server.js --name "terminal-server"

Features:

• Real-time terminal emulation via xterm.js
• Interactive programs (nano, vim, top, htop)
• Full keyboard support and terminal resizing
• Copy/paste functionality
• WebSocket-based communication

SSH Connection

use ServerManager\LaravelServerManager\Services\SshService;

$sshService = app(SshService::class);

$config = [
    'host' => 'your-server.com',
    'username' => 'user',
    'password' => 'password', // or use 'private_key'
    'port' => 22
];

$connected = $sshService->connect($config);

if ($connected) {
    $result = $sshService->execute('ls -la');
    echo $result['output'];
}

Deployment

use ServerManager\LaravelServerManager\Services\DeploymentService;

$deploymentService = app(DeploymentService::class);

$config = [
    'repository' => 'https://github.com/user/repo.git',
    'deploy_path' => '/var/www/html',
    'branch' => 'main',
    'build_commands' => ['npm install', 'npm run build'],
    'post_deploy_commands' => ['php artisan migrate', 'php artisan cache:clear']
];

$result = $deploymentService->deploy($config);

Monitoring

use ServerManager\LaravelServerManager\Services\MonitoringService;

$monitoringService = app(MonitoringService::class);

$status = $monitoringService->getServerStatus();
$processes = $monitoringService->getProcesses(10);
$services = $monitoringService->getServiceStatus(['nginx', 'mysql']);

Log Management

use ServerManager\LaravelServerManager\Services\LogService;

$logService = app(LogService::class);

$logs = $logService->readLog('/var/log/nginx/error.log', 100);
$searchResults = $logService->searchLog('/var/log/syslog', 'error', 50);
$logFiles = $logService->getLogFiles('/var/log');

API Routes

The package provides several API endpoints:

Server Management

• GET /server-manager/servers/status - Get server status
• POST /server-manager/servers/connect - Connect to server
• POST /server-manager/servers/disconnect - Disconnect from server
• GET /server-manager/servers/processes - Get running processes
• GET /server-manager/servers/services - Get service status

Deployment

• POST /server-manager/deployments/deploy - Deploy application
• POST /server-manager/deployments/rollback - Rollback deployment
• GET /server-manager/deployments/status - Get deployment status

Terminal Management

• POST /server-manager/terminal/create - Create terminal session (Simple or WebSocket mode)
• POST /server-manager/terminal/execute - Execute command in Simple mode
• POST /server-manager/terminal/close - Close terminal session
• POST /server-manager/terminal/websocket/token - Generate WebSocket authentication token
• POST /server-manager/terminal/websocket/revoke - Revoke WebSocket token
• GET /server-manager/terminal/websocket/status - Check WebSocket server status
• POST /server-manager/terminal/websocket/start-server - Start WebSocket server
• POST /server-manager/terminal/websocket/stop-server - Stop WebSocket server

Log Management

• GET /server-manager/logs/files - List log files
• GET /server-manager/logs/read - Read log file
• GET /server-manager/logs/search - Search in log file
• GET /server-manager/logs/tail - Tail log file
• GET /server-manager/logs/download - Download log file
• POST /server-manager/logs/clear - Clear log file
• POST /server-manager/logs/rotate - Rotate log file

Security

The package includes several security features:

• Command filtering (allowed/blocked commands)
• Connection limits
• Credential encryption options
• SSH key authentication support
• CSRF protection on all forms

Make sure to:

• Use strong SSH credentials
• Limit SSH access to specific IP addresses
• Regularly rotate SSH keys
• Monitor server access logs

Requirements

• PHP 8.2+
• Laravel 10.0+, 11.0+, or 12.0+
• phpseclib/phpseclib ^3.0
• firebase/php-jwt ^6.0
• Node.js 18+ (for WebSocket terminal server)

Node.js Dependencies (for WebSocket Terminal)

• ws ^8.14.2
• ssh2 ^1.15.0
• jsonwebtoken ^9.0.2
• dotenv ^16.3.1

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This package is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.

Support

For support, please create an issue in the GitHub repository or contact the maintainers.