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# The Other Dude

MikroTik fleet management. Now with SNMP support. Self-hosted. Source-available.

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## What it does

- Monitor device state across your fleet
- Push configuration with automatic rollback
- Track config changes in git
- Manage firmware versions
- WinBox in the browser
- SNMP device monitoring — switches, APs, UPSes alongside your Tiks
- VPN overlay for NAT traversal
- Multi-tenant with row-level security
- Zero-knowledge authentication (SRP-6a)

## Screenshots

Fleet overview
Device management
Interface configuration
Firmware management
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## What it is not

- Not finished
- Not stable
- Not for everyone
- Things break, APIs change. That is intentional before v11.

## Status

Version | 9.8.2
License | BSL 1.1 (converts to Apache 2.0 in 2030)
Free tier | 250 devices
Stability | Breaking changes expected before v11

## Setup

Requires Docker and PostgreSQL. See the documentation for full setup instructions.

`# clone and run the setup wizard git clone https://github.com/staack/the-other-dude.git cd the-other-dude python3 setup.py`

The setup wizard handles database, cryptographic keys, OpenBao, reverse proxy, and Docker images.