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What is vuu?

colineberhardt/vuu — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2023-06-14

★ 1Audience · developerComplexity · 4/5DormantSetup · hard

In one sentence

An open-source real-time dashboard platform from FINOS that pushes live data, like stock prices or server metrics, to a browser or desktop UI.

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    What it does
      Live dashboards
      Real-time push updates
      Financial data focus
    Tech stack
      Java backend
      JavaScript frontend
      Electron
    Use cases
      Trading desk display
      Server monitoring
      Analytics reporting
    Audience
      Financial teams
      DevOps
      Developers

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Build a trading desk dashboard that shows live market updates without page refreshes.

USE CASE 2

Monitor server health metrics in real time as a DevOps team.

USE CASE 3

Publish real-time analytics reports to a browser or desktop dashboard.

USE CASE 4

Run the same dashboard as either a web app or a standalone Electron desktop app.

What is it built with?

JavaJavaScriptHTML5Electron

How does it compare?

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Stars111
Language—TypeScriptTypeScript
Last pushed2023-06-14——
MaintenanceDormant——
Setup difficultyhardhardeasy
Complexity4/54/52/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperdeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · hard Time to first run · 1h+

Requires running a Java backend server plus a separate frontend, usage docs are still incomplete.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Help me set up the Vuu backend server and connect it to a sample frontend dashboard.
Prompt 2
Explain how Vuu pushes real-time data updates from the Java backend to the browser UI.
Prompt 3
How would I configure Vuu to display my own live data stream instead of the sample apps?
Prompt 4
Walk me through running this dashboard as an Electron desktop app instead of in a browser.

Frequently asked questions

What is vuu?

An open-source real-time dashboard platform from FINOS that pushes live data, like stock prices or server metrics, to a browser or desktop UI.

Is vuu actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2023-06-14).

How hard is vuu to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated hard, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.

Who is vuu for?

Mainly developer.

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