Salix Monitor 360 July update: smarter alerts, better apps and the final stretch before launch

The companion apps are becoming genuinely useful day to day

Salix Alert Desk on Windows, Android, iPhone and iPad has continued to improve. The aim is not simply to show that an alert exists, but to give people enough information to understand what needs attention and who is responsible for it.

Alert and monitor screens now show clearer status information, ownership details and organisation context. The Windows app has cleaner monitor and agent filters, while the iPhone and iPad app has improved sign-in behaviour, clearer status colours and a better way to separate disabled monitors from active problems.

Android has also been improved so its Radar view includes unhealthy monitors even when an alert rule has not yet been created. That closes an important visibility gap and makes the overview more honest.

WindowsCleaner filtering, richer monitor details and a fully self-contained installer.

AndroidMore accurate Radar summaries, including monitors that do not yet have an alert rule.

iPhone and iPadClearer status colours, improved sessions and better handling of disabled monitors.

Snoozed alerts now stay quiet properly

Alert snoozing has had an important reliability pass. When an alert is snoozed in Salix Monitor 360, companion apps now respect that choice instead of continuing to make noise in the background.

The alert still remains visible, so nothing is hidden, but repeat notifications pause until the snooze period ends. I also corrected a problem where snoozing could accidentally create a second incident for the same monitor. One problem should remain one problem, not breed a confusing twin.

Snoozed alerts stay visible but stop sending repeat notifications.
Windows, Android, iPhone and iPad all follow the same silence state.
Normal reminders resume when the snooze period ends, where appropriate.
Snoozing no longer creates a duplicate incident for the same failure.

The real dashboard now has a proper TV mode

The old separate Big Screen page has been replaced by the normal Salix Monitor 360 dashboard adapted for television use. This means the TV view uses the same dashboard people already know, rather than a second simplified screen that can drift out of step.

TV mode now remembers its chosen layout, includes a working reset option and starts with automatic updating enabled. Unnecessary controls are removed from the television view, while the useful status cards and graphs remain available for an at-a-glance operations screen.

Dashboard update

One dashboard, fitted properly for a large screen

The TV view now shares the real dashboard, remembers its layout and is easier to leave running as a live status display.

Agent setup is clearer on Windows, Linux and macOS

The agent setup area has been reorganised into separate Windows, Linux and macOS pages. Each platform now has its own focused instructions, download route and token setup, making it much harder to get lost halfway through installation.

The network guidance has also been simplified. A machine only needs outbound HTTPS access to Salix Monitor 360, with no inbound firewall ports required. Windows and Linux self-update flows have now been tested successfully against the live service too, including safe backup, restart and check-in behaviour.

Dedicated setup pages for Windows, Linux and macOS.
Tokens can be created from the relevant platform page.
Shorter, clearer installation and removal instructions.
Successfully tested Windows and Linux agent self-updates.
Newer agent builds can report richer hardware information.

More control over branding and clearer monitoring results

Organisation administrators can now control the displayed size of their header logo, including a reset back to the default. The logo remains contained responsively, so custom branding can be larger without breaking the rest of the page.

I have also continued improving the way monitoring results are explained. The macOS memory monitor, for example, now bases its status on real memory pressure rather than treating swap use as a warning by itself. Swap is still shown because it can be useful, but it no longer shouts when the machine is actually healthy.

Owner details are now easier to see across monitors, alerts and companion apps, helping teams understand who looks after each service without hunting through several screens.

The quieter work behind the visible changes

Alongside the more noticeable improvements, the help pages, downloads area, release notes and public Salix Monitor 360 website have all been kept in step with the product. This is the less glamorous part of software development, but it matters. A feature is not finished if the instructions, downloads and supporting information still describe yesterday's version.

The public website now explains the updated TV dashboard and agent setup more accurately, while the internal guidance has been refreshed alongside the companion app and agent releases.

A family holiday, then the final August polish

This is the last Salix Monitor 360 development phase for July. I am taking a proper family holiday and will return to the remaining final touches in August.

The plan remains to complete the last launch checks and polish during August, then take Salix Monitor 360 live in September 2026. There will always be more ideas waiting in the wings, but the focus now is stability, clarity and making sure the first public version feels dependable from day one.

Development pause

July work complete. Final touches resume in August.

After a family holiday, development will resume with the final launch checks ahead of the planned September 2026 release.

For now, Salix Monitor 360 is in a far stronger place than it was at the start of July: the apps are clearer, alerts are calmer, setup is easier and the main dashboard is ready for both desks and big screens.

You can read more about the product on the Salix Monitor 360 page.