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Monitor

The Monitor page is your control center for managing scan roots, scheduling automatic scans, and viewing the scan queue.

Monitor Page

Managing Scan Roots

Adding a Root

  1. Click Add Root
  2. Enter the full filesystem path to monitor
  3. Optionally provide a friendly name
  4. Save

Managing Roots

  • Scan Now: Trigger an immediate one-time scan
  • Delete: Remove the root (also removes associated schedules and queue entries)
  • View root statistics and last scan time

Scheduling Automatic Scans

FsPulse supports flexible scheduling options for automated monitoring:

Schedule Types

  • Daily: Run at a specific time each day
  • Weekly: Run on specific days of the week at a chosen time
  • Monthly: Run on a specific day of the month
  • Interval: Run every N hours/minutes

Creating a Schedule

  1. Click Add Schedule
  2. Select the root to scan
  3. Choose schedule type and timing
  4. Configure scan options:
    • Enable hashing (default: all files)
    • Enable validation (default: new/changed files)
  5. Save

Schedule Management

  • Enable/Disable: Temporarily pause schedules without deleting them
  • Edit: Modify timing or scan options
  • Delete: Remove the schedule

Scan Queue

The queue shows:

  • Pending scheduled scans waiting to execute
  • Currently running scans
  • Recent scan history

Scans are queued and executed sequentially to prevent resource conflicts.

Configuration

Scheduling and queue behavior can be customized via Configuration.