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    Status / Services page and Service Status widget not real time?

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      rcoleman-netgate Netgate @Cloudless Smart Home
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      @cloudless-smart-home said in Service Status widget not real time?:

      not true. as I mentioned the temperature and other things are constantly updating in real time. the only thing that doesn't afaik is the status / services.

      They are service checks back -- on a set interval but they're still slightly delayed.

      Ryan
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        rcoleman-netgate Netgate @Cloudless Smart Home
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        @cloudless-smart-home said in Service Status widget not real time?:

        modern web applications have themes that update with the system or at least have a widget on the top to change from light to dark

        You can post a request in the redmine for this. https://redmine.pfsense.org/

        Ryan
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          Cloudless Smart Home @rcoleman-netgate
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          @rcoleman-netgate I'm supposed to be patient when I'm troubleshooting? 🤣 thanks for letting me know.

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            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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            Currently it does not update automatically, only when you reload the page.

            https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/13165

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              rcoleman-netgate Netgate @Cloudless Smart Home
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              @cloudless-smart-home said in Service Status widget not real time?:

              I'm supposed to be patient when I'm troubleshooting?

              If you're troubleshooting services us the Status->Services page.
              The dashboard puts a lot of CPU load on the firewall when it is open. It's supposed to give you a snapshot of what's going on, not be a 100% realtime indicator.

              Ryan
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              Requesting firmware for your Netgate device? https://go.netgate.com
              Switching: Mikrotik, Netgear, Extreme
              Wireless: Aruba, Ubiquiti

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                Cloudless Smart Home @rcoleman-netgate
                last edited by Cloudless Smart Home

                @rcoleman-netgate said in Service Status widget not real time?:

                If you're troubleshooting services us the Status->Services page

                100% what I was using, but as mentioned above the widget seems to be mirroring the behavior of the Status / Services page, so that doesn't update either, so that is the real issue. I will edit the title of this post. Also, what would be a good way to check the cpu load without going to the dashboard, because the way I have it setup with every bell and whistle, it is showing cpu hovering between 50% - 90% lately

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                  Cloudless Smart Home @stephenw10
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                  @stephenw10 oh good to know. So this sort of post on the forum is basically complaining in the wrong place? Feature requests / bug reports should be done on redmine?

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                    michmoor LAYER 8 Rebel Alliance @Cloudless Smart Home
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                    @cloudless-smart-home said in Status / Services page and Service Status widget not real time?:

                    Also, what would be a good way to check the cpu load without going to the dashboard, because the way I have it setup with every bell and whistle, it is showing cpu hovering between 50% - 90% lately

                    Do you not use SNMP? Thats the application sole purpose for existing. Monitor system resources and if used in conjunction with a NMS (Zabbix, SolarWinds,LibreNMS,etc..) you get alerts. Why are you relying on a dashboard for this when a 30 year old tool still in use in enterprises can do the same task and better?

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                      Cloudless Smart Home @michmoor
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                      @michmoor I appreciate your comment. any further advice on that? I installed zabbix awhile back and then went back later and turned it off. I also tried to learn about snmp in general, but got lost pretty quick and lost interest. do you use zabbix? do you use the snmp agents, zabbix agents, or both? do you use snmp with high security settings? any specific tutorials, documentation you would recommend on the topic? I am only using this stuff in my home lab, but am very interested in pursuing relevant networking, and cybersecurity skills.

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                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @Cloudless Smart Home
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                        @cloudless-smart-home said in Status / Services page and Service Status widget not real time?:

                        Feature requests / bug reports should be done on redmine?

                        It's usually better to ask on the forum first and then open an issue on redmine once you have proven a bug or that a feature doesn't exist.
                        Way too many people open bugs on redmine without any real troubleshooting first.

                        Steve

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