RMM
Minexus
Minexus is an open-source, self-hosted remote management system composed of a Nexus server, Console, and Minion endpoint agent. The agent supports inventory, remote shell, and file-management functions. No public malicious deployment was established in this source-focused review.
Tool overview
- Category
- RMM
- Research authors
- Michael Haag
- Created
- 2026-09-28
- Last modified
- 2026-09-28
- Privileges
- The optional Linux installer creates a systemd unit; the Minion binary path is selected from the installer's current directory.
- Free / availability
- Yes
- Verification required
- Static review of pinned upstream source and documentation; no local binary, server, or sample execution was performed. Upstream documents Windows, Linux, and macOS agent use. No public malicious-use report was established in this review.
- Supported platforms
Linux
Windows
macOS
Capabilities
Executables & installation paths
- Filename
- Not recorded
- OriginalFileName
- Not recorded
- Description
- Not recorded
Installation paths
/etc/systemd/system/minion.service
FORENSIC EVIDENCE
Disk artifacts
- File
- /etc/systemd/system/minion.service
- Description
- Optional systemd unit written by the generated Linux install script; the executable location is the operator-selected current directory.
- OS
- Linux
FORENSIC EVIDENCE
Network artifacts
- Description
- Minion connects to the administrator-configured NEXUS_SERVER; 11972 is the documented default Minion server port.
- Domains
- Not recorded
- Ports
- 11972
FORENSIC EVIDENCE
Other artifacts
- Type
- ServerConfigurationEnvironmentVariable
- Value
- NEXUS_SERVER
- Type
- DefaultMinionServerPort
- Value
- 11972
- Type
- OptionalSystemdServiceName
- Value
- minion.service
References
- https://github.com/arhuman/minexus/blob/fe9174c5f3807b1f56fb772d3725b10a34552f37/README.md
- https://github.com/arhuman/minexus/blob/fe9174c5f3807b1f56fb772d3725b10a34552f37/documentation/configuration.md
- https://github.com/arhuman/minexus/blob/fe9174c5f3807b1f56fb772d3725b10a34552f37/internal/web/webroot/templates/install_minion.sh
- https://github.com/arhuman/minexus/blob/fe9174c5f3807b1f56fb772d3725b10a34552f37/cmd/minion/minion.go