Plate 08 · Web app
Systema Machinae
Machina recensens
A live census of the bots that visit a website, set as a field guide. A lab project, and the one that's live today.
Field notes
What to look for.
- Habitat
- systemamachinae.com, on a small rented VPS
- Diet
- User-agent strings. Names every bot it meets.
- Temperament
- Counts the visitors who aren't people.
- Marks
- A beige server on two feet with smoke coming off one corner. The smoke is normal.
- Handling
- A live census of the bots that visit a website, set as a field guide. Lab project.
Upkeep$30 a month all-in. It also takes support on its own page.Its support page (opens in a new tab)