The Other Dude

Network fleet management. MikroTik + SNMP. Self-hosted. Source-available.

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What it does

  • Monitor MikroTik and SNMP devices side by side
  • SNMP polling with auto-detection — add an IP, TOD figures out the rest
  • Push configuration with automatic rollback
  • Track config changes in git
  • Bulk device add with shared credential profiles
  • WinBox in the browser
  • VPN overlay for NAT traversal
  • Multi-tenant with row-level security

Screenshots

Fleet overview Fleet overview — dark
Fleet overview
Device management Device management — dark
Device management
Interface configuration Interface configuration — dark
Interface configuration
Firmware management Firmware management — dark
Firmware management
Light mode Dark mode light dark

What it is not

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

Status

Version9.7.2
LicenseBSL 1.1 (converts to Apache 2.0 in 2030)
Free tier250 devices
StabilityBreaking 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.