# rgwood/systemctl-tui

A fast, simple TUI for interacting with systemd services and their logs

Repository: https://github.com/rgwood/systemctl-tui
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/systemctl-tui
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-07-27T23:41:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 91/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 95, longevity 79
- inputs: {"age_days": 1113, "days_push": 37, "days_rel": 37, "gap_med": 9, "n_releases_24m": 12}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2039, forks 56 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:08.354373+00:00)

## What it is
A fast, simple terminal UI (TUI) written in Rust for browsing and managing systemd services, timers, and their logs. It supports viewing and editing unit files and managing services on remote hosts over SSH.

## Use cases
- browse systemd service status in a terminal
- view and search service logs without typing journalctl commands
- start, stop, and restart systemd services from a TUI
- manage systemd timers and their schedules
- view and edit systemd unit files
- manage systemd services on a remote host over SSH

## When to choose
- you administer Linux machines with systemd and want a faster alternative to raw systemctl/journalctl commands
- you want an interactive terminal UI for service management without leaving the terminal
- you need to manage services on remote hosts without installing anything there

## When to avoid
- you are on macOS, Windows (without WSL with systemd), or another non-systemd platform
- you need to manage non-systemd init systems like OpenRC or runit
- you prefer scripting service management rather than interactive use

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: terminal-ui, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: cli
- tags: systemd, tui, rust, journalctl, service-management, command-line, linux

## Member repositories
- rgwood/systemctl-tui (main) score 91

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:08.354373+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:59:13.137410+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rgwood/systemctl-tui (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:08.354373+00:00, sha 403f743c144a)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/systemctl-tui (fetched 2026-08-29T10:38:32.290832+00:00, sha 0862e01fa0d7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.