LightScope Dashboard

Access your personalized threat intelligence dashboard

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Enter Your Database Name (Private or Public)

$ sudo cat /opt/lightscope/config/config.ini
[Settings]
# Database name for storing LightScope data (auto-generated during installation)
database = 20250629_gvzdkbinpryhdrszsdzufpoeejxmoyhngrrjrjrxodfsuwf

Or Select From Public Endpoints

Format: Your database name is typically in the format: YYYYMMDD_[random_letters]
Example: 20241201_abcdefghijklmnop

How to Find Your Database Name

Your database name is unique to your LightScope installation and is available through these methods:

SystemCtl Status (Linux)

Check your LightScope service status - your dashboard URL is right in the Docs line:

sudo systemctl status lightscope

Look for your dashboard URL in the "Docs:" section:

$ sudo systemctl status lightscope
● lightscope.service - LightScope Network Security Monitor
Docs: https://thelightscope.com
https://thelightscope.com/light_table/20250629_gvzdkbinpryhdrszsdzufpoeejxmoyhngrrjrjrxodfsuwf

🎯 Simply copy the second Docs URL (containing /tables/) and paste it into your browser!

Configuration File (Linux)

Directly read the database name from the config file:

sudo cat /opt/lightscope/config/config.ini

macOS Configuration File

On macOS, you can quickly find your database name with this one-liner command:

grep '^database = ' /Applications/LightScope.app/Contents/Resources/config.ini | cut -d'=' -f2 | tr -d ' '

Alternative methods:

View config file: cat /Applications/LightScope.app/Contents/Resources/config.ini

Helper script: curl -s https://thelightscope.com/latest/get-lightscope-dbname-mac.sh | bash

🎯 LightScope Notifications: Click "View Dashboard" in macOS notifications for direct access
📊 Automatic Startup: LightScope automatically starts with macOS and runs in the background

Windows System Tray

On Windows, LightScope runs in the system tray for easy access:

Step 1: Look for the LightScope icon in your system tray (bottom-right corner)

Step 2: Right-click the LightScope icon and select "View Dashboard"

🎯 Easy Access: The system tray menu provides direct access to your personalized dashboard
📊 Automatic Login: LightScope automatically starts with Windows and runs in the background