https://github.com/trimble-oss/dba-dash

DBA Dash - SQL Server Monitoring Tool
https://github.com/trimble-oss/dba-dash

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DBA Dash - SQL Server Monitoring Tool

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/trimble-oss/dba-dash
• Owner: trimble-oss
• License: mit
• Created: 2021-12-16T21:19:02.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-05-10T08:22:34.000Z (6 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-05-10T09:27:52.440Z (6 months ago)
• Topics: dba-daily-checks, microsoft-sql-server, performance-monitoring, sql-server, sql-server-monitoring
• Language: C#
• Homepage:
• Size: 21.7 MB
• Stars: 295
• Watchers: 22
• Forks: 73
• Open Issues: 59
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE
  • Security: Docs/Security.md

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README

          
# DBA Dash - SQL Server Monitoring Tool

![DBA Dash Performance](Docs/DBADash_LightAndDark.png)

## Download

[Download](https://github.com/trimble-oss/dba-dash/releases)

## [Website](https://dbadash.com) 

Documentation is now available on [dbadash.com](https://dbadash.com), including an easy to follow [quick start](https://dbadash.com/docs/setup/quick-start/) guide.

## Project Summary

DBA Dash is a tool for SQL Server DBAs to assist with daily checks, performance monitoring and change tracking.  You can be up and running within minutes and it will provide you with a wealth of information that will make your life as a DBA easier.

- Daily DBA Checks

  - Backups

  - Last Good DBCC check

  - Corruption

  - Drive space

  - Agent Jobs

  - Availability Groups

  - Log Shipping

  - Mirroring

  - Identity Columns

  - [Custom Checks](https://dbadash.com/docs/help/custom-checks/) and more

- Performance

  - [OS Performance Counters + Custom Metrics](https://dbadash.com/docs/help/os-performance-counters/)

  - Stored Procedure/Function/Trigger execution stats

  - Waits

  - Memory

  - Snapshot of running queries

  - IO Performance

  - Blocking

  - [Capture slow queries](https://dbadash.com/docs/help/slow-queries/) (Extended Event trace)

  - Azure DB monitoring

- Track configuration

   - sys.configuration settings

   - SQL Patching

   - Hardware

   - Trace Flags

   - Alerts

   - Drivers

   - TempDB and Database files

   - Resource Governor

   - Database options

   - Query Store

   - [Schema changes](https://dbadash.com/docs/help/schema-snapshots/)

    *Track configuration across your SQL Server estate, automatically logging when changes occur*

    

- Agent Jobs

  - DDL Tracking

  - Agent job timeline view

  - Agent job performance monitoring

  - Highlight job failures across all your SQL instances

- Option to monitor instances in isolated environments via S3 bucket.

 [What DBA Dash collects and when](https://dbadash.com/docs/help/schedule/)

## Video Overview

[![DBA Dash Overview](https://img.youtube.com/vi/X7e4zElOQ3c/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7e4zElOQ3c)

## Requirements

- SQL Server 2016 SP1 or later required for DBADashDB repository database.  RDS & Azure DB is supported.  

- SQL 2008-SQL 2022 supported for monitored instances - including Azure and RDS (SQL Server).  

- Windows machine to run agent.  Agent can monitor multiple SQL instances.

## Prerequisites

- Account to use for agent.  Review the [security doc](https://dbadash.com/docs/help/security/) for required permissions. 

- [.NET Desktop Runtime 8](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/8.0) is used by DBA Dash.  You will be prompted to install the .NET runtime version 8 if it's not already installed.

> **Note** 

> It's possible to run as a console app under your own user account for testing purposes.

## Installation

### 👋 [Quick start guide here](https://dbadash.com/docs/setup/quick-start/).

## Upgrades

### 👋 [See here for upgrade help](https://dbadash.com/docs/setup/upgrades/)

## Help

### 👋 [More help here](https://dbadash.com/docs/setup/quick-start/)