What's included
Everything The Dude had - and more
Topology Map
Drag-and-drop visual network map with live device status colours. Links show traffic in real time.
Auto-Discovery
ICMP-sweep any CIDR range. Discovered hosts are SNMP-enriched and added to the topology automatically.
SNMP Monitoring
Poll any SNMP v1/v2c/v3 device. CPU, memory, disk, uptime, interface counters - all stored in SQLite.
Alert Rules
Threshold alerts on any SNMP metric. Notifications via email, webhook, or syslog - configurable in the UI.
Syslog Server
Built-in RFC 3164 UDP syslog receiver. All messages from your network devices in one place.
Service Checks
Per-device ping, TCP, HTTP, and SNMP service monitors with outage history and downtime tracking.
Modern Dark UI
13-tab Preferences dialog, toolbar, and topology map - all in a clean dark interface built for long sessions.
Single Binary
Go backend + embedded React frontend. Drop it on any server, no runtime dependencies, no Docker required.
Get started
Up and running in 30 seconds
Option A - Download binary
# Linux / macOS
curl -LO https://github.com/whiteagle/
yet-another-dude/releases/latest/
download/yad-linux-amd64
chmod +x yad-linux-amd64
./yad-linux-amd64
# Open http://localhost:8080
Option B - Build from source
# Requires Go 1.22+ and Node 20+
git clone https://github.com/
whiteagle/yet-another-dude.git
cd yet-another-dude
make build
./yad
# starts on :8080
Download for your platform
How it compares
The Dude vs YAD
MikroTik discontinued The Dude in March 2026. Here's how YAD compares:
| Feature | The Dude | YAD |
|---|---|---|
| Network topology map | ✓ | ✓ |
| ICMP / SNMP discovery | ✓ | ✓ |
| 17 device types | ✓ | ✓ |
| Service checks | ✓ | ✓ |
| Outage history | ✓ | ✓ |
| Preferences dialog (13 tabs) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Alert rules + notifications | ✓ | ✓ |
| Syslog server | ✓ | ✓ |
| Desktop client | ✓ | ✓ |
| Runs on RouterOS | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web UI (no client needed) | - | ✓ |
| Open source | - | ✓ |
| Linux / macOS | - | ✓ |
| Single binary, zero deps | - | ✓ |
| Active development | discontinued | ✓ |