Elb Dash

Overview

The elb-dash is a self-updating dashboard designed to monitor Elastic Load Balancer (ELB) statuses in real time. Built using React, Coffeescript, and Node.js, this tool balances responsive design with powerful functionality, allowing users to keep track of their ELBs with ease and efficiency. With its robust backend and customizable front end, elb-dash makes it convenient for teams to visualize vital AWS data while maintaining high security in their cloud environments.

Setting up the dashboard is straightforward, requiring a basic Node.js environment and a few configuration tweaks. Once operational, users can enjoy a dynamic interface that refreshes automatically, providing up-to-the-minute insights into system performance.

Features

• Self-Updating Dashboard: Automatically refreshes to reflect the most current status of ELBs, ensuring you never miss critical updates.
• Local AWS Proxy: Connects securely to your AWS environment, sidestepping the need for direct API calls or third-party integrations.
• Customization Options: Users can modify key settings like proxy URL and refresh intervals through the simple config.js file.
• Rapid Development Stack: Built with modern tools like watchify, browserify, and babel, enabling quick iterations and easy debugging.
• Secure Environment Variables: Uses AWS_ACCESS_KEY and AWS_SECRET_KEY as environment variables to maintain secure authentication.
• Configurable Data Caching: Set up data caching through the refresh_interval_sec parameter to optimize performance according to your needs.
• Open Source Contribution: Encourages collaboration, allowing developers to fork, implement changes, and contribute back to the project.
• Flexible Data Aggregation: Offers features to aggregate data over specified time frames, providing deeper insights into performance trends.