• monitor networked systems
• provide a simple real-time view of the current network status
• notify you when your systems are becoming critical
• generate a history of status changes
• log and display a variety of system performance data

See the README file for more information about what it exactly is and why it was written. See CHANGES for a list of recent changes to Big Sister. Documentation sources are listed in the documentation section.

Please click here to download the current production release 0.99c3 or the latest test release of Big Sister.

Click here to see a sample snapshot of a Big Sister site containing quite some different boxes (UNIX, Novell, NT, Axis CD Servers, Routers, Hubs, etc.) watched by Big Sister.

Big Sister is free software. Please check the license.

The Big Sister project also needs your help. Please have a look at the contribution section to see what you can do to push this project forward.

Please use the Support Manager for getting support and the Bug Manager for reporting bugs.

The author of Big Sister can be reached at aeby@graeff.com. Please  register  if you would like to get announced when new versions are released or major bugs are discovered and/or fixed.