StatLite 0.5.1: Faster charts and safer setup

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StatLite is a self-hosted metrics dashboard for small applications and VPS deployments. Version 0.5.1 makes long-range chart views more responsive and makes it easier to turn an inspected endpoint into a configuration entry.

What is new in 0.5.1

Faster long-range dashboard charts

The 7-day and 30-day overview charts now use bounded sampling. They load less history while keeping the overall trend readable. These views are approximate and can miss intermediate spikes or counter resets; stored samples remain authoritative. Use statlite --raw-series when you need full-resolution data within the effective requested range.

Safer target setup

statlite inspect can now create a new configuration or append an inspected target to an existing one:

statlite inspect 'http://localhost:8080' --create-config ./statlite.yaml
statlite inspect 'http://localhost:9000' --type quarkus --add-to-config ./statlite.yaml

Plain inspection remains read-only. The write options require an explicit path and check for duplicate names or endpoints.

Documentation

The release adds a Simplified Chinese README landing page and clarifies the sampled chart behavior and configuration-writing limits.

Certification

The v0.5.1 release matrix passed for Spring Boot 3.5.5 and 4.0.8, including Actuator, Micrometer Prometheus, and deprecated configuration compatibility; Quarkus 3.39.1; and migration of a historical SQLite database. Long-history stress coverage used 180 days across five targets and confirmed representative dashboard ranges. The exact candidate also passed browser, readiness, self-monitoring, and manual dashboard review.

Try it

Run the exact-version container:

docker run --rm \
  -p 127.0.0.1:9090:9090 \
  ghcr.io/pvrlabs/statlite:0.5.1

The default configuration monitors StatLite itself. Homebrew users can install or update the verified formula with:

brew install pvrlabs/tap/statlite
brew upgrade pvrlabs/tap/statlite

Learn more

• StatLite v0.5.1 release
• English README and 简体中文 README
• v0.5.1 changelog
• Configuration guide and supported integrations

Questions and feedback are welcome in GitHub Discussions; please report bugs in the issue tracker.