# aptmatic ๐ค๐ฆ
> Because SSHing into 40 servers one by one to run `apt-get upgrade` is a cry for help.
[](https://github.com/growse/aptmatic/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
A snappy terminal UI for wrangling `apt` across a fleet of Debian/Ubuntu hosts โ written in Rust, because I don't know how to code in OCaml.
```
โญโ aptmatic โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฎ
โ Hosts โ Detail โ
โ โธ webservers โ web1.example.com โ
โ โ web1 [2] โ user: ubuntu port: 22 sudo: true โ
โ โ web2 โ โ
โ โธ databases โ Status: 2 upgrade(s) available โ
โ โ ธ db1 โ โ
โ โ db2 โ Kernel โ
โ โ Running: 6.1.0-28-amd64 โ
โ โ Latest: linux-image-6.1.0-32-amd64 โ reboot to activate โ
โ โ โ
โ โ Upgradable โ
โ โ curl (7.88.1-10 โ) 7.88.1-10+deb12u8 โ
โ โ libcurl4 (7.88.1-10 โ) 7.88.1-10+deb12u8 โ
โฐโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโฏ
r:refresh R:refresh all u:update U:upgrade p:purge-rc t:task output z:zoom q:quit
```
## Features
- ๐ฅ๏ธ **Multi-host dashboard** โ see every host's status at a glance
- ๐ฅ **Groups** โ organise hosts and trigger actions on a whole group at once
- ๐ **SSH native** โ talks directly to each host over SSH, no agents or daemons required
- ๐ **Live task output** โ watch `apt-get upgrade` scroll by in real time
- ๐ง **Kernel tracking** โ know which hosts are silently waiting for a reboot
- ๐ฆ **Held/kept-back packages** โ spot the stragglers and why they're stuck
- ๐งน **RC package purging** โ one key to purge all those half-removed ghosts
- ๐ฑ๏ธ **Draggable divider** โ because you deserve to customise your own TUI
- ๐ฆ **Written in Rust** โ guaranteed\* to have no bugs
<sub>\* guarantee void where prohibited by logic</sub>
## Installation
```bash
cargo install --path .
```
Or build from source:
```bash
cargo build --release
# binary at ./target/release/aptmatic
```
## Configuration
aptmatic looks for its config at `~/.config/aptmatic.toml` by default. Pass `-c /path/to/config.toml` to override.
```toml
[defaults]
user = "ubuntu"
port = 22
use_sudo = true
[[groups]]
name = "webservers"
[[groups.hosts]]
hostname = "web1.example.com"
[[groups.hosts]]
hostname = "web2.example.com"
user = "admin" # override per-host
[[groups]]
name = "databases"
[[groups.hosts]]
hostname = "db1.example.com"
```
## Keybindings
| `โ` / `k` | Move up |
| `โ` / `j` | Move down |
| `r` | Refresh selected host(s) |
| `R` | Refresh **all** hosts |
| `u` | `apt-get update` on selected |
| `U` | `apt-get upgrade` on selected |
| `p` | Purge RC packages on selected |
| `t` / `Enter` | View live task output |
| `z` | Zoom โ hide sidebar for clean copy/paste |
| `q` / `Esc` | Quit |
The sidebar divider is also mouse-draggable if you're feeling fancy.
## Development
```bash
just build # build
just fmt # format
just lint # fmt check + clippy
```
## Why?
Managing a modest fleet of Linux boxes with `apt` should not require an orchestration platform, a PhD in Ansible, or accepting a cookie banner. aptmatic is a single binary, a TOML file, and a spare SSH key away from a good time.