# Shumoku Server overview

Canonical: https://docs.shumoku.dev/en/server/next/guides/overview
Language: en
Server documentation version: next
Product version: 0.1.6-beta.4
Channel: development

This documentation describes the Server currently in development.

server · stable

# Shumoku Server overview

Bring topologies, monitoring data, and dashboards together in a self-hosted environment.

Shumoku Server is a self-hosted web application that combines network topology diagrams with observations from monitoring systems. A topology can be composed from multiple data sources and display status or utilization in the same interface.

## Common uses

*   Create a topology from YAML or a Manual source
*   Collect inventory, metrics, and alerts through plugins
*   Arrange topologies and status widgets on dashboards
*   Issue read-only sharing links
*   Automate composition, synchronization, rendering, and sharing through the HTTP API

The Server does not redefine input formats or plugin-specific fields in prose. The [YAML reference](https://docs.shumoku.dev/en/library/yaml), [Server API](https://docs.shumoku.dev/en/server/next/api), and [plugin reference](https://docs.shumoku.dev/en/server/next/plugins) are generated from their code contracts.

## After installation

1.  [Install the Server](https://docs.shumoku.dev/en/server/next/guides/installation) and sign in as an administrator.
2.  [Add a data source](https://docs.shumoku.dev/en/server/next/guides/datasources).
3.  [Create a topology](https://docs.shumoku.dev/en/server/next/guides/topologies) and connect the sources it needs.
4.  Optionally [create a dashboard](https://docs.shumoku.dev/en/server/next/guides/dashboards) and configure sharing.