DashDev

A local development dashboard that brings together your services, workflows, CI/CD, Redis, and git repos into one interface. Runs as a background service on your machine.

Install

npm install -g dashdev

Usage

dashdev start       # Start the server in the background
dashdev stop        # Stop the server
dashdev restart     # Restart the server
dashdev status      # Check if running
dashdev open        # Open dashboard in browser

Dashboard runs at http://localhost:3847.

Auto-start on login (macOS)

dashdev install     # Register as launchd service
dashdev uninstall   # Remove auto-start

Features

Service Monitor

Track and manage local services (databases, APIs, workers). See health status at a glance, start/stop with one click, and view logs.

• Port-based and HTTP health checks
• Import services from backendctl files
• Service groups for bulk start/stop
• Real-time health polling via WebSocket

Workflows

Create multi-step workflows visually. Add commands from a template sidebar, chain them in sequence or parallel, and configure parameters.

• 25+ command templates across Shell, Docker, K8s, Node, Git, Redis, HTTP
• Drag-and-drop step ordering
• Parameter auto-detection from ${PLACEHOLDER} syntax
• Run with custom inputs via parameter modal

CI/CD

View your GitHub pull requests, review requests, and CI runs in one place. No more switching between browser tabs.

• My PRs with review status and CI checks
• PRs awaiting your review
• Recent CI/CD runs across repos

Redis Explorer

Browse and edit Redis keys without a CLI. Supports all data types.

• Key browser with pattern filtering
• View/edit string, hash, list, set, sorted set values
• Server info dashboard (memory, clients, uptime)
• TTL display and key deletion

Git Repos

Track all your local repositories from one screen. See which repos have uncommitted changes, which branches you're on, and who's ahead or behind.

• Add repos manually or scan a directory
• Branch, changes, ahead/behind at a glance
• One-click fetch and pull
• Last commit info

Run History

Full history of every workflow run with duration, status, step-by-step logs, and exit codes.

Configuration

| Environment Variable | Default | Description | |---------------------|---------|-------------| | DEVDASH_PORT | 3847 | Server port | | DEVDASH_REDIS_URL | redis://localhost:6379 | Redis connection URL |

All data is stored in ~/.devdash/:

• devdash.db — SQLite database (services, workflows, runs, settings)
• workflows/ — YAML and JS workflow files (auto-synced)
• devdash.pid — PID file for background daemon

Adding Workflows

Drop .yml or .js files into ~/.devdash/workflows/. DevDash picks them up automatically.

# ~/.devdash/workflows/deploy.yml
name: Deploy
steps:
  - name: Run tests
    command: npm test
  - name: Build
    command: npm run build
  - name: Deploy
    command: ./scripts/deploy.sh

Or create workflows from the UI using the visual workflow builder.

Development

git clone https://github.com/sarthikbhat/DashDev.git
cd DashDev
npm install
cd ui && npm install && cd ..
npm run dev:all

This starts the backend (with hot reload) and Vite dev server concurrently.

Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js, Express, Socket.IO, better-sqlite3
• Frontend: React 18, Vite, TypeScript
• Storage: SQLite (local), no external database required

License

MIT