desto 0.1.18

tmux session manager

desto lets you run and manage your bash and Python scripts in the background (inside tmux sessions) through a simple web dashboard. Launch scripts, monitor their and your system's status, view live logs, and control sessions—all from your browser.

---

The key features are:

• One-click session control: Start, monitor, and stop tmux sessions from your browser.
• 🐚 Bash & 🐍 Python support: Run both bash (.sh) and Python (.py) scripts seamlessly.
• Live system stats: See real-time CPU, memory, and disk usage at a glance.
• Script management: Use your existing scripts, write new ones, edit, save, or delete them directly in the dashboard.
• Script chaining: Queue multiple scripts to run sequentially in a single session.
• Scheduling: Schedule scripts or script chains to launch at a specific date and time.
• Live log viewer: Watch script output in real time and view logs for each session.
• Persistent storage: Scripts and logs are saved in dedicated folders for easy access.
• 🖥️ Command-line interface: Manage sessions, view logs, and control scripts from the terminal with our modern CLI. Learn more →

⚡ Quick Start

👀 Dashboard Overview

---

🚀 Launch your scripts as tmux sessions

When you start desto, it creates desto_scripts/ and desto_logs/ folders in your current directory. Want to use your own locations? Just change these in the settings, or set the DESTO_SCRIPTS_DIR and DESTO_LOGS_DIR environment variables.

Your scripts show up automatically—no setup needed. Both .sh (bash) and .py (Python) scripts are supported with automatic detection and appropriate execution. Ready to launch? Just:

1. Name your tmux session
2. Select one of your scripts
3. (OPTIONAL) edit and save your changes
4. Click "Launch"! 🎬

🟢 Keep Alive: Want your session to stay open after your script finishes? Just toggle the switch. This adds tail -f /dev/null at the end, so you can keep the session active and continue viewing logs, even after your script completes.

---

✍️ Write new scripts and save them

If you want to compose a new script, you can do it right here, or simply just paste the output of your favorite LLM :) Choose between bash and Python templates with syntax highlighting and smart defaults.

---

⚙️ Change settings

More settings to be added!

---

📜 View your script's logs

Requirements

• Python 3.11+
• tmux

Check pyproject.toml

Installation

1. Install tmux

   Instructions for different package managers

   • Debian/Ubuntu

     sudo apt install tmux
     

   • Almalinux/Fedora

     sudo dnf install tmux
     

   • Arch Linux

     sudo pacman -S tmux
     

2. Install desto

   Installation Steps

   • With uv, simply run:

     uv add desto
     

     This will install desto in your project ✅ Or if you don't have a project yet, you can set up everything with uv:

     1. Install uv by following the instructions on the official site.

     2. Create and set up your project:

        mkdir myproject && cd myproject
        uv init
        uv venv
        source .venv/bin/activate
        uv add desto
        

        Done!

   • With pip:

     pip install desto
     

3. Run the Application

   desto
   

4. Open in your browser
   After starting, visit http://localhost:8088 (or the address shown in your terminal).

🖥️ Command Line Interface

In addition to the web dashboard, desto includes a powerful CLI for managing tmux sessions from the terminal. Perfect for automation, scripting, or when you prefer the command line.

Installation as a uv Tool

# Install desto CLI globally
uv tool install desto

# Or install from source
cd /path/to/desto
uv tool install . --force

This installs two executables:

• desto - Web dashboard
• desto-cli - Command-line interface

Quick CLI Usage

# Check system status
desto-cli doctor

# List all sessions
desto-cli sessions list

# Start a new session
desto-cli sessions start "my-task" "python my_script.py"

# View session logs
desto-cli sessions logs "my-task"

# Kill a session
desto-cli sessions kill "my-task"

📖 Full CLI Documentation →

The CLI provides the same functionality as the web interface but optimized for terminal use, including rich formatting, real-time log viewing, and comprehensive session management.

---

License

Shield:

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

---

TODO

• Explore possibility to pause processes running inside a session
• Add dark mode/theme toggle for the dashboard UI

---

desto makes handling tmux sessions and running scripts approachable for everyone—no terminal gymnastics required!