pulse¶
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | pulse |
| Class | host |
| Role | pulse-monitoring — Pulse PVE monitor |
| Status | active |
| Primary IP | 192.168.6.199 |
| Proxmox | LXC 116 on prox |
| Inventory | inventory/hosts/pulse.yaml |
Overview¶
Pulse Monitoring Server (v5.1.30) — real-time dashboard for Proxmox VE and optional Proxmox Backup Server. Polls the prox hypervisor API and reports VM/LXC state, Docker health on monitored hosts (e.g. saltierpoop), and physical disk metrics.
| Service | Port | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Web UI | 9091 | Primary HTTP interface |
| WebSocket / API | 7655 | Real-time updates |
Configured PVE instance name in logs: proxbox (192.168.6.71:8006).
No Docker on the LXC itself — Pulse runs as /opt/pulse/bin/pulse under
pulse.service. State under /etc/pulse/ (encrypted node credentials).
Hardware (inventory)¶
| Resource | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPU | 2 |
| RAM | 1 GB (process ~600 MB at steady state) |
| Disk | 8 GB rootfs (expanded 2026-06-27 from 4 GB; ~42% used after grow) |
Discovery¶
In-guest facts: pulse.json
(2026-06-24). Re-gather with discover-guests.yml after major Pulse upgrades.
Metadata cleanup (2026-06-26): Owner pruned stale node/guest entries in the Pulse UI (thin-pool metadata pressure noted in prox storage scan). No further action unless disk usage climbs again.
Access¶
| Method | Target |
|---|---|
| Web | http://192.168.6.199:9091 |
| SSH | 192.168.6.199 (root; credentials on host) |
| Proxmox | LXC 116 |
Observability¶
- Central syslog → Graylog via Ansible
graylog-syslog-clientrole. - Pulse is not a replacement for Prometheus/Grafana on infra-services.