A WordPress DevOps dashboard: manage system packages, run Ansible playbooks, control Docker containers, and monitor your server — all via SSH.

Thomas Lloancy

<p>WP DevOps Dashboard turns your WordPress admin into a full server orchestration panel. Connect once via SSH and get a live, React-powered interface to manage your Linux server without ever leaving the dashboard.</p>
<h3>Why WP DevOps Dashboard?</h3>
<p>The key differentiator is its <strong>forkable playbook catalog</strong>. The plugin does not ship a fixed list of automation scripts — it pulls a live catalog from a GitHub repository you control. Fork the <a href="https://github.com/elestranobaron/wp-package-installator-playbooks" rel="nofollow ugc">Official Playbook Repository</a>, add your own <code>manifest.json + info.json + main.yml</code> bundles, and the dashboard picks them up automatically on the next sync. No plugin code to touch. No pull requests to submit. Your infrastructure, your catalog.</p>
<h3>Key Features</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Forkable Automation Catalog</strong>: Point the plugin at any GitHub repository. The catalog format (<code>manifest.json</code> + per-service <code>info.json</code> + <code>main.yml</code>) is documented in the official repo. GitHub Actions auto-generates new entries. Fork once, own your automation library forever.</li>
<li><strong>Ansible Orchestrator</strong>: Run playbooks directly from WordPress with real-time log streaming via xterm.js. Long-running tasks execute in the background via <code>nohup</code> and stream output back as they run.</li>
<li><strong>Multi-distro Package Manager</strong>: Install and remove system packages on Debian, Ubuntu, Red Hat, Fedora, Arch Linux, and SUSE — <code>apt</code>, <code>yum</code>, <code>dnf</code>, <code>pacman</code>, and <code>zypper</code> are all supported.</li>
<li><strong>Docker Integration</strong>: List all containers, start, stop, and restart them securely from the dashboard.</li>
<li><strong>Server Monitoring (Cockpit)</strong>: Live CPU, RAM, and disk usage pulled in a single SSH round-trip via the unified REST endpoint (<code>/wp-json/wpkginst/v1/full-status</code>).</li>
<li><strong>SSH Terminal</strong>: A browser-based root command executor with password re-authentication gate and full command audit log.</li>
<li><strong>Zero External Dependencies</strong>: React 18, Axios, xterm.js, react-select, and phpseclib3 are all bundled. No Composer or npm required on the WordPress server.</li>
<li><strong>Modern React UI</strong>: Searchable tables, animated progress bars, live terminal output, and real-time SSH status indicator.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Architecture Overview</h3>
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<p>GitHub Repo (your fork)<br />
  └── manifest.json          <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">←</span> catalog index (auto-generated by GitHub Actions)<br />
  └── services/<br />
        └── my-service/<br />
              ├── info.json  <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">←</span> display name, description, icon<br />
              └── main.yml   <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">←</span> Ansible playbook<br />
    `</p>
<p>The plugin clones the repository to the remote server via SSH, reads <code>manifest.json</code>, and builds the playbook list dynamically. Change the repository URL in SSH Settings to point at your own fork — no other configuration needed.</p>
<h3>Dependencies</h3>
<p>All runtime dependencies are bundled — React 18, Axios, xterm.js, react-select, and phpseclib3. No Composer or npm installation required.</p>
<h3>Important Security Warnings</h3>
<ul>
<li>This plugin executes <strong>root-level commands</strong> on a remote server via SSH from within WordPress.</li>
<li>A single security breach — XSS exploit, stolen admin session, or compromised administrator account — could result in full server takeover.</li>
<li><strong>Do NOT use in production without all of the following</strong>:
<ul>
<li>HTTPS enforced site-wide</li>
<li>Two-factor authentication on all administrator accounts</li>
<li>IP restriction on the WordPress admin area</li>
<li>Regular backups (files and database)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Test on a staging environment first.</strong></li>
</ul>
<h3>Future Plans</h3>
<ul>
<li>Playbook editor: create and edit <code>main.yml</code> files directly from the WordPress UI without needing to push to GitHub.</li>
<li>Multi-server support: manage multiple remote servers from a single dashboard, switchable via a server selector.</li>
<li>SFTP file browser: browse and edit remote files from the dashboard without requiring a separate SSH key configuration.</li>
<li>WP-CLI integration: run WP-CLI commands on the remote WordPress installation from the dashboard.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Contact</h3>
<p>For contributions or issues, contact Tlloancy at [tlloancy@deter-mi.net].</p>


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