pk-motd

Custom MOTD scripts for Linux servers — replaces the default SSH login message with a dashboard showing system metrics, service status, SSL certs, and disk usage.

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Description

pk-motd replaces the default Message of the Day on Linux servers with an enhanced dashboard that displays real-time system information when you SSH into your server.

Designed for LEMP stacks (Linux, Nginx, MySQL, PHP) but works on any Linux server. Shows everything you need at a glance: system health, running services, disk usage, SSL certificate expiry, and even a developer joke to start your session.

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Features

System info: hostname, uptime, load average, process count, memory usage, IP addresses
Visual disk usage graph
Available system updates count
Service status monitoring for Fail2Ban, MySQL, PHP-FPM, NGINX, UFW (customizable)
SSL certificate tracking with expiration dates
Active SSH sessions display
Developer jokes on login

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Requirements

Linux server (Ubuntu/Debian recommended)
Bash shell
SSH access

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Installation

1Quick install: wget -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/perlatsp/pk-motd/main/install.sh | bash
2Or manually download custom-welcome-message.txt from the repository
3Rename and place it in /etc/update-motd.d/
4Set executable permissions: chmod 755 /etc/update-motd.d/custom-welcome-message
5Optionally disable default MOTD files: chmod -x /etc/update-motd.d/*

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Changelog

1.0.0

• Initial release
• System info dashboard (hostname, uptime, load, memory, IPs)
• Disk usage visualization
• Service status monitoring
• SSL certificate expiry tracking
• One-line installer script

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