[Showcase] [Open Source] ServiceDeck: A modern, open-source Qt5 GUI for managing systemd services

Posted by Jumpy_Ad4159@reddit | linux | View on Reddit | 10 comments

Hey everyone!

I’ve been working on a project called ServiceDeck, and I’ve finally reached a point where I’m excited to share it with the community and open it up for contributions.

What is ServiceDeck?

It’s a desktop application designed to make managing systemd services on Linux more intuitive. While systemctl is powerful, I wanted a visual way to monitor and control services, especially when dealing with both system-wide and user-level units.

Key Features:

Core Operations: Start, stop, restart, enable, disable, mask, and unmask services with a click.
Live Resource Monitoring: Real-time stats for CPU, memory usage, disk I/O, and process/thread counts for running services.
Toggle between System and User services seamlessly via D-Bus.
Deep Inspection: View unit file contents and recent Journal logs directly in the UI.
Service Creator: A built-in wizard to generate new service files from templates (uses pkexec for privileged file writing).
Modern UI: Built with C++17 and Qt5, featuring native Light and Dark themes.

Why I made it:

I wanted something lightweight and "desktop-native" that follows modern patterns (it’s built using the Model-View-Presenter architecture) and provides more than just a list of services—specifically the live resource usage that usually requires jumping between top and systemctl.

Tech Stack:

C++17
Qt 5 (Widgets, DBus)
systemd / libsystemd
CMake

Check it out on GitHub: ServiceDeck

Here are some Screenshot of the application:

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I’d love for you guys to try it out, break things, and let me know what you think! If you're a developer looking to contribute to a C++/Qt project, feel free to check out the issues or submit a PR.

Stars and feedback are greatly appreciated!

#systemd #linux #cpp #qt5 #sysadmin #monitoring #gui #opensource

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aliendude5300@reddit

How much AI was used to generate this?

ibite-books@reddit

if it works as intended, what’s the problem?

Can an actual human maintain it long-term? Do they understand how it works? If not, it's not viable.

long term maintenance is an afterthought for a PoC, first and foremost you need to find users/PmF