Self-hosted M365 admin dashboard that replaces your $40k/year security analyst for threat monitoring
Get real-time alerts for suspicious M365 activity with a self-hosted dashboard — no manual log-checking, no enterprise SIEM costs.
The signal
“Hey everyone, I've been working on a tool I think a lot of you might find useful. It's called Argus — a self-hosted notification and reporting platform for Microsoft 365 tenants. The problem If you manage M365 tenants, you know the pain of manually checking sign-in anomalies, ris”r/ITManagers — read the original
Why it scores 65
M365 tenant management involves recurring security and compliance monitoring pain points that IT teams face daily, but demand is limited to organizations with security-conscious IT teams rather than a widespread mass market.
Microsoft offers native security tools and many established commercial monitoring platforms exist, though the self-hosted, consolidated notification niche is less saturated.
Building on well-documented Microsoft Graph APIs with Docker containers allows a solo developer to create a functional MVP in weeks.
Increasing regulatory pressures and security incidents make continuous M365 monitoring more relevant, though not a brand-new trend.
MVP build path
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