serverguard 0.0.2

Autonomous server guardian — AI-powered threat detection, self-healing, and monitoring for Linux servers

Autonomous Server Guardian

Detect threats. Get alerts. Self-improve. Protect your server 24/7.

Install · Setup · Commands · AI Features · Notifications · Security · Contributing

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ServerGuard is a Python-powered autonomous server guardian — a single CLI that monitors your Linux server in real time, detects SSH brute-force attacks (and more), sends instant alerts to Telegram/Discord/Slack/Email, uses AI to explain and contextualize every threat, and quietly improves its own detection thresholds from experience.

Set it up in 60 seconds. Run it forever.

$ sgd --config ~/.serverguard/config.toml

2026-06-22T20:15:37  INFO    Daemon started — watching 1 log source(s)
2026-06-22T20:15:37  WARNING [security.ssh_bruteforce] 203.0.113.10
                             → 5 failed SSH attempts in 60s — ALERT SENT

→ Telegram: 🔴 SSH brute-force detected
   📍 IP Location: Shanghai, China (Alibaba Cloud)
   🤖 AI Analysis: Automated credential stuffing attack from known hosting
                   range. Recommend: ufw deny from 203.0.113.10 to any port 22

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Why ServerGuard?

	ServerGuard	fail2ban	manual watching
One-command setup	✅ sg setup	❌ complex config	❌
AI threat summaries	✅	❌	❌
IP geolocation per alert	✅	❌	❌
Self-improving thresholds	✅	❌	❌
Telegram / Discord / Slack	✅	❌	❌
Tamper-evident audit log	✅	❌	❌
Ask AI about your server	✅ sg ask	❌	❌
Hot-swap AI providers	✅ sg model	❌	❌
Hardened systemd unit	✅	⚠️	❌

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Install

One line:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AdityaKumar41/serverguard-oss/main/scripts/install.sh | bash

Or via pipx (recommended):

pipx install serverguard

Or via pip:

pip install serverguard

Requires Python 3.11+. Works on Ubuntu, Debian, RHEL/CentOS, Fedora, and macOS.

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Quick Start

Step 1 — Run the setup wizard

sg setup

The wizard walks you through:

1. AI Model Provider — OpenAI, Anthropic, OpenRouter, Ollama (local/free), or skip
2. Notification Channels — Telegram, Discord, Slack, Webhook, Email (add multiple)
3. Log Sources — auto-detected from your system (/var/log/auth.log, etc.)
4. Instance Name — your server's name in alerts

Everything is saved to ~/.serverguard/config.toml. API keys go in ~/.serverguard/.env (never in the TOML).

Step 2 — Start the daemon

sgd --config ~/.serverguard/config.toml

Step 3 — Check status

sg status --config ~/.serverguard/config.toml
sg events --config ~/.serverguard/config.toml

Step 4 — Run as a system service

sudo cp packaging/serverguard.service /etc/systemd/system/
sudo systemctl enable --now serverguard

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Commands

Core

Command	Description
sg setup	Interactive setup wizard (AI + notifications + log sources)
sg status --config <path>	Show daemon status, config, recent event counts
sg events --config <path>	List events, reverse-chronological, color-coded severity
sgd --config <path>	Start the monitoring daemon
sgd --config <path> --replay	Replay existing log content (testing/demo)

AI

Command	Description
sg ask --config <path> "question"	Ask AI anything about your server's security
sg model	Interactive AI provider switcher
sg model set openai gpt-4o	Set provider non-interactively
sg model set ollama llama3.2	Switch to local Ollama (free, no API key)
sg model list	List all supported providers and models

Security

Command	Description
sg audit verify --config <path>	Verify tamper-evident audit chain integrity
sg --version	Print version

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AI Features

ServerGuard integrates AI at every layer — not as a gimmick, but to make server security actually understandable.

1. Instant Threat Summaries

Every security event gets an AI-generated plain-English explanation:

🤖 AI Analysis: Automated credential stuffing attack from known cloud
   hosting range. No successful logins observed. Recommended action:
   ufw deny from 203.0.113.10 to any port 22

2. IP Geolocation & Reputation

Every attacker IP is automatically enriched:

🌍 IP Location: Shanghai, China (Alibaba Cloud)
   ⚠️  Hosting provider (common bot origin)

3. Self-Learning Loop

After accumulating 10 events of the same type, ServerGuard:

• Analyzes the pattern with AI
• Recommends tightening detection thresholds
• Saves the suggestion to ~/.serverguard/data/learned_suggestions.json
• Logs it as a learning.suggestion event

4. AI Q&A (sg ask)

Ask anything about your server's security history in plain English:

sg ask --config ~/.serverguard/config.toml "Am I under attack right now?"
sg ask --config ~/.serverguard/config.toml "Which IP has hit me the most?"
sg ask --config ~/.serverguard/config.toml "Should I block the 203.0.113.0/24 range?"

Supported AI Providers

Provider	Models	Setup
OpenAI	GPT-4o, GPT-4o-mini	OPENAI_API_KEY
Anthropic	Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude 3 Haiku	ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
OpenRouter	200+ models (one key)	OPENROUTER_API_KEY
Ollama	llama3.2, mistral, gemma3 (local, free)	None needed

Switch providers anytime without restarting: sg model set ollama llama3.2

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Notifications

Configure during sg setup or add manually to config.toml.

Telegram (Recommended)

Get alerts on your phone instantly. Also supports bot commands (/status, /events, /ask).

# 1. Create a bot: message @BotFather → /newbot → copy token
# 2. Set env vars (in ~/.serverguard/.env):
SERVERGUARD_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=123456:ABC-DEF...
SERVERGUARD_TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID=-100123456789

# In config.toml:
[[notifiers]]
type    = "telegram"
enabled = true

What a Telegram alert looks like:

🔴 ServerGuard Alert

Type: security.ssh_bruteforce
Severity: WARNING
Subject: 203.0.113.10
Time: 2026-06-22T20:15:37

5 failed SSH attempts from 203.0.113.10 within 60s

🤖 AI Analysis: Automated attack from cloud VPS...
🌍 IP Location: Shanghai, China (Alibaba Cloud)

Discord

SERVERGUARD_DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL=https://discord.com/api/webhooks/...

Slack

SERVERGUARD_SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL=https://hooks.slack.com/services/...

Email (SMTP)

SERVERGUARD_SMTP_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
SERVERGUARD_SMTP_PORT=587
SERVERGUARD_SMTP_USER=[e-mail]
SERVERGUARD_SMTP_PASSWORD=your-app-password
SERVERGUARD_SMTP_TO=[e-mail]

Custom Webhook (HMAC-signed)

SERVERGUARD_WEBHOOK_URL=https://your-service.com/hook
SERVERGUARD_WEBHOOK_SECRET=your-signing-secret  # optional

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Detectors

Detector	Status	Description
ssh_bruteforce	✅ v0.0.1	Sliding-window failed SSH login counter
port_scan	🔜 v0.1.0	Rapid port sweep detection
anomaly_baseline	🔜 v0.2.0	AI-powered rolling anomaly scoring

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Security Architecture

ServerGuard uses defense-in-depth. It guards itself as fiercely as it guards your server.

Layer	Implementation
Input sanitization	All log lines bounded at 4 KiB, null bytes stripped, control chars removed
Rate limiting	10,000 lines/sec/source cap — prevents CPU/RAM exhaustion from log flooding
Tamper-evident audit	SHA-256 hash-chained audit_chain table — verify with sg audit verify
Config permissions	Warns if config is world-readable or data dir is world-writable
Least privilege	Dedicated serverguard system user; root usage warned loudly
Hardened systemd	NoNewPrivileges, ProtectSystem=strict, syscall whitelist, memory limit
Secrets in env only	No API keys in config files, ever
Zero telemetry	No outbound connections except configured notifiers and your AI provider
Minimal dependencies	Small attack surface; all deps pinned and audited in CI

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Configuration Reference

[serverguard]
instance_id = "prod-web-01"
data_dir    = "~/.serverguard/data"

[security]
max_lines_per_second = 10000

[ai]
provider = "openai"       # openai | anthropic | openrouter | ollama | disabled
model    = "gpt-4o"

[[log_sources]]
name = "auth"
type = "ssh_auth"
path = "/var/log/auth.log"

[[detectors]]
name                     = "ssh_bruteforce"
enabled                  = true
source                   = "auth"
failed_attempt_threshold = 5
window_seconds           = 60

[[notifiers]]
type    = "telegram"
enabled = true

[[notifiers]]
type    = "discord"
enabled = true

Full reference: docs/configuration.md

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Roadmap

Version	Features
v0.0.1	SSH brute-force, AI summaries + geo, Telegram/Discord/Slack/Email, setup wizard, sg ask, self-learning loop, tamper-evident audit, security hardening
v0.1.0	Port scan detector, log rotation, gateway bot (/status from Telegram), sg gateway telegram
v0.2.0	Self-healing actions (ufw / iptables auto-ban), AI anomaly baseline, sg schedule cron routines
v0.3.0	Multi-server dashboard, plugin system, sg learn custom patterns
v1.0.0	Stable API, Windows PTY support, enterprise features

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Development

git clone https://github.com/AdityaKumar41/serverguard-oss
cd serverguard-oss

make install-dev    # creates .venv + installs all dev deps
make test           # 44+ tests (unit + contract)
make lint           # ruff check
make run-daemon     # demo against shared fixture (detects brute-force)
make run-events     # show events from the demo run

See AGENTS.md for the full developer guide: architecture, contribution rubric, footprint ladder, security checklist, and step-by-step guides for adding detectors/notifiers/AI providers.

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Contributing

All contributions welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md.

• 🐛 Bug report
• 💡 Feature request
• 🔒 Security issue (private disclosure)
• 📖 Developer guide

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License

MIT © 2026 ServerGuard Contributors