OPNsense Manager vs Specula

A versatile mobile application that can help with assisting multiple OPNsense instances from the comfort of your phone. • Demo Mode - Try the app without setup! Explore all features with realistic sample data before connecting to your firewall • Secure API Authentication - API key/secret based authentication with encrypted storage using platform-specific Keychain/Keystore • Multiple Profile Management - Seamlessly manage and switch between multiple OPNsense firewall instances • Real-time visibility into all network activity • Automatic device discovery on your network • View connection details: IPs, ports, protocols, data rates • Block unwanted devices directly from the monitor • View all active DHCP leases • Complete device information: IP, MAC, hostname, lease times • PIN Lock & Biometric Authentication - Secure app access with 4-6 digit PIN code plus Face ID, Touch ID, or Fingerprint support • Real-time Dashboard - Monitor system status, CPU/memory usage, gateway health, and uptime with auto-refresh capability • Firewall Rule Management - View, create, edit, delete, and toggle firewall rules with comprehensive configuration options • Live Firewall Logs - Real-time log viewing with filtering by action (Pass/Block/Reject), search functionality, and detailed packet information • Service Management - Start, stop, and restart system services with real-time status indicators and confirmation dialogs • System Information - View detailed firmware details, version info, architecture, and repository information • VPN Connection Management - Manage OpenVPN and Tailscale connections directly from the app • Remote Firewall Reboot - Safely reboot your OPNsense firewall remotely with confirmation • Multi-language Support - Available in English, Arabic, Spanish, French, and German • Profile Import/Export - Backup and share connection profiles as JSON files • Auto-Lock & Session Timeout - Configurable automatic locking (1-60 minutes) for enhanced security • Dark/Light Theme - Toggle between dark and light modes for comfortable viewing • Pull-to-Refresh - Update data instantly with a simple swipe gesture • Material Design 3 - Modern, beautiful UI optimized for various screen sizes • Offline Support - Graceful handling of network connectivity issues • Self-signed Certificate Support - Configurable per profile for flexible deployment

Specula watches the services you host yourself and tells you at a glance which ones are running, which are struggling and which one just went down. No account, no middleman server, no telemetry: the app queries your machines directly on your network. Your API keys stay on your device. A DASHBOARD, NOT A LIST OF LINKS Every service shows its real metrics, read through its own API: Immich's photo count, AdGuard's blocked queries, your NAS's free space, Proxmox's containers, the volumes filling up. The service type is recognised automatically — Immich, Nextcloud, Home Assistant, Proxmox, OpenMediaVault, UniFi, Portainer, Vaultwarden, Paperless and many more. UP AND RUNNING IN THREE MINUTES Scan your network: Specula finds your services on its own. Or import the services.yaml you already use with Homepage — groups, URLs and widgets carry over as they are. Otherwise, add an address by hand. THE OUTAGES THAT MATTER A service that stops answering after three attempts triggers a notification. The status wall keeps thirty days of history and works out each service's real uptime. Alerts — service offline, disk full, temperature — are enabled one by one, and a volume that is meant to be full is excluded with a single gesture. WHEREVER YOU LOOK iPhone, iPad, Mac, with widgets on the Home Screen and the Lock Screen, a Live Activity during an outage and access from the Mac menu bar. One address per service: the one that answers from your device, whether you go through the local network, a VPN, a reverse proxy or a tunnel. TRY IT BEFORE YOU SET IT UP A complete demo mode, with simulated data, shows you the app working without installing anything. FOUR SERVICES ON THE HOUSE The first four services are free, with no account and no time limit. Beyond that, each slot is bought once and stays yours, and you can also lift the limit permanently in one go and support the project. See the App Store for pricing. Slots you buy follow you from one device to another.