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Managing Multiple VPS
Since I manage more than 50 VPS instances across multiple providers, it has become increasingly difficult to handle them efficiently. Is there a centralized solution that allows managing multiple VirtFusion VPS instances from different providers through a single interface?
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ansible ?
I guess the first question is what do refer to by manage. There's various automation approaches/tools like scripting ssh, ansible, ... Once it comes to actually interacting with the providers themself (through some API or whatever it gets a little more complicated) but there was a post recently about someone writing such a solution i think: https://lowendtalk.com/discussion/comment/4796781
I found many other solutions that manage the VPS after deployment and while it is operational. However, I’m specifically looking for a solution that integrates directly with the VirtFusion API to manage VPS instances from the main control panel.
If you can't find a solution, you could develop your own using the Virtfusion API. Since we now have AI coding tools, this should be an easy project, I guess.
Maybe sidepanel guy has some comments on this: @renyb
Sidepanel guy" here! 👋 Thanks for pointing them to my direction @totally_not_banned .
@MohamadSY I hear your pain loud and clear. Managing 50+ nodes across multiple tabs is exactly why I built my current extension.
My current Alpha build is tailored for SolusVM APIs, but the core architecture (the compact sidepanel list view, local-only encrypted storage, multi-provider logic) is fully modular.
Since VirtFusion actually has a much more modern and clean REST API, adding VirtFusion support to the sidepanel dashboard is officially going into my immediate roadmap.
I'd love to make this a universal browser dashboard for budget VPS hoarders. Once I wrap up the initial stable release of the SolusVM module this week, I'll start diving into VirtFusion API docs.
Keep an eye on this space, I'll definitely ping you here when the VirtFusion beta is ready for testing! 🚀
A bit late, but experimental VirtFusion support is now live in v1.5.0.
Basic status / power actions are supported. I don't have enough real VirtFusion panels to test with yet, so it's marked experimental.
If you're still using VirtFusion, feedback would help a lot.
Link:
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/solusvm-vps-dashboard/eopncllcllcigednkoegohhmknhibdbc
I use AI + Tailscale + Ansible to manage my vpses.
Why not use AI or get a stuff to manage ??
https://lowendtalk.com/discussion/219671
With the claude code integration you can just ask claude to check something over all 50 servers, apply a patch or whatever you need.
Hire a human?
I vibecoded a panel to update all servers in one click. There is also this - https://github.com/TheDuffman85/linux-update-dashboard
If you like things being deleted, sure.
100% with @forest here. Giving AI full control over 50 live nodes without dry-runs or strict state checks is a recipe for an accidental nuke.
VirtFusion’s API is surprisingly clean though. If @renyb's extension isn't quite what you need yet, wrapping their API endpoints with a basic Python script or Ansible setup is way safer and pretty easy to whip up.
That's the new meta for when you fear that you get laid off. Give the agent full access to the systems. You haven't done anything wrong