# Shumoku Server 0.1.6-beta.4

Canonical: https://docs.shumoku.dev/en/server/next
Language: en
Server documentation version: next
Product version: 0.1.6-beta.4
Channel: development

This documentation describes the Server currently in development.

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# Shumoku Server 0.1.6-beta.4

Version-matched guides and reference generated from the Server release.

Shumoku Server is a self-hosted web application that combines network topology diagrams with observations from monitoring systems. A topology can be composed from multiple data sources and display status or utilization in the same interface.

## Common uses

*   Create a topology from YAML or a Manual source
*   Collect inventory, metrics, and alerts through plugins
*   Arrange topologies and status widgets on dashboards
*   Issue read-only sharing links
*   Automate composition, synchronization, rendering, and sharing through the HTTP API

The Server does not redefine input formats or plugin-specific fields in prose. The [YAML reference](https://docs.shumoku.dev/en/library/yaml), [Server API](https://docs.shumoku.dev/en/server/next/api), and [plugin reference](https://docs.shumoku.dev/en/server/next/plugins) are generated from their code contracts.

## After installation

1.  [Install the Server](https://docs.shumoku.dev/en/server/next/guides/installation) and sign in as an administrator.
2.  [Add a data source](https://docs.shumoku.dev/en/server/next/guides/datasources).
3.  [Create a topology](https://docs.shumoku.dev/en/server/next/guides/topologies) and connect the sources it needs.
4.  Optionally [create a dashboard](https://docs.shumoku.dev/en/server/next/guides/dashboards) and configure sharing.

## Documentation

[**Server API**  
OpenAPI · 109](https://docs.shumoku.dev/en/server/next/api) [**Plugins**  
Descriptors · 9](https://docs.shumoku.dev/en/server/next/plugins)

## Guides

[**Add a data source**Select a plugin, validate its connection, and make it available to topologies.](https://docs.shumoku.dev/en/server/next/guides/datasources) [**Authentication, APIs, and shared access**Understand access boundaries for management APIs, sharing, webhooks, and WebSocket.](https://docs.shumoku.dev/en/server/next/guides/api-access) [**Create a topology**Create a topology in Shumoku Server and prepare it for data sources.](https://docs.shumoku.dev/en/server/next/guides/topologies) [**Create and share a dashboard**Combine multiple topologies and monitoring widgets into one operational view.](https://docs.shumoku.dev/en/server/next/guides/dashboards) [**Install and operate the Server**Deploy safely with Docker and configure TLS, updates, and backups.](https://docs.shumoku.dev/en/server/next/guides/installation)