Lan-Orangutan: overview of a local network monitoring tool
Lightweight tool for local network monitoring lan-orangutan lan-orangutan is an open-source utility developed in the go programming language. it is designed for self-hosting and automatic discovery of devices on a local area network (lan). a key feature of the tool is built-in support for tailscale, which allows efficient management of networks using virtual private connections. main features functionality includes automatic subnet scanning using the popular nmap tool. administrators can assign arbitrary labels to devices, group them by categories, and add text notes for easy navigation. the program supports simultaneous work with multiple networks and automatically detects nodes in tailnet. the user interface is presented as a modern web application with support for light and dark themes. for process automation, a full-featured command line interface (cli) is provided, with results output in structured json format. technical specifications programming language: go project repository available at: https://github.com/291-group/lan-orangutan




