fixes and improvements

docs/REQUIREMENTS.md

@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ Phase 1: Jellyfin media index, SSH-based remote filesystem inspection, server mo
 ### Dashboard / Server Monitoring
 
 - Provide a dashboard tab with a compact Jellyfin media library overview and a sortable table-style server resource overview covering all configured monitoring machines.
+- Provide a dashboard shortcuts area that can open external websites now and later support internal shortcut types such as saved actions and user deep-links without redesigning the container.
+- Dashboard shortcuts should support a small icon/preview field so cards can be visually recognizable without changing the underlying model later.
 - Support OIDC login in the frontend using an OIDC client library, with backend JWT validation for protected API requests.
 - Persist frontend OIDC auth state across tab reloads by storing the OIDC user and request state in browser localStorage.
 - Provide Docker Compose deployment files at the repository root for production and local development.
@@ -153,6 +155,8 @@ Phase 1: Jellyfin media index, SSH-based remote filesystem inspection, server mo
 - The Monitoring tab should present one section per configured machine, and local vs remote machines should be treated the same in the UI with different connection/configuration data.
 - Provide a Settings tab where monitoring machines can be added, edited, enabled/disabled, or deleted persistently.
 - The app should start with no pre-seeded monitoring machines; users must explicitly add a local or SSH target before Monitoring shows anything.
+- Local machines should be supported across Monitoring, Files, Jobs, and other remote-inspection tools without requiring SSH credentials.
+- Creating a machine should automatically start the backend monitoring worker/poller so the new machine begins collecting snapshots without a separate manual step.
 - The Monitoring tab should request all retained collector samples by default, while the dashboard overview can continue to use a shorter recent window.
 - Show CPU and RAM usage for the last hour.
 - Show IO wait percentage for the last hour.
@@ -220,6 +224,12 @@ Phase 1: Jellyfin media index, SSH-based remote filesystem inspection, server mo
 - 2026-05-06: Monitoring history collection was shifted to a backend-scheduled poller that reads the defined machines over SSH/local shell and stores snapshots in SQLite, avoiding any remote agent or push requirement.
 - 2026-05-06: The dashboard monitoring section was converted from summary cards into a table of all configured machines, paired with backend poller status so the whole fleet can be reviewed at a glance.
 - 2026-05-06: The dashboard monitoring table now shows 10-minute averages with min/max subtext and can be sorted by machine, status, and metric columns.
+- 2026-05-07: The dashboard monitoring table should render each metric as a two-tier cell with a dominant centered 10-minute average in the upper area and a smaller lower area for min/max chips so the average is the visual focus.
+- 2026-05-07: The lower min/max area in each monitoring metric cell should span the full width of the cell, and table/header spacing should stay tuned for a dense admin-console layout.
+- 2026-05-07: The monitoring metric average should be explicitly labeled as a 10m average in the cell so the summary value is not ambiguous.
+- 2026-05-07: The monitoring overview's Updated column should use a compact fixed timestamp format instead of locale-specific output for easier scanning, and the cell should show two stacked lines: a readable month/day timestamp and a compact clock-plus-age line.
+- 2026-05-07: The monitoring overview table should allow horizontal scrolling when the dense column set exceeds the viewport width.
+- 2026-05-07: Monitoring collector status should show a simple running/not-running state in the UI rather than surfacing backend process IDs.
 - 2026-05-06: The Monitoring page now includes a poller-health badge in the header so users can quickly see whether backend collection is active.
 - 2026-05-06: The dashboard monitoring table now renders each metric summary with compact stacked low/high lines to keep the table narrower, and the activity/session table no longer hides columns on mobile so all details remain available.
 - 2026-05-06: The dashboard monitoring table now renders the 10-minute value as the visual focus and keeps the low/high lines smaller as supporting detail.
@@ -234,6 +244,11 @@ Phase 1: Jellyfin media index, SSH-based remote filesystem inspection, server mo
 - 2026-05-06: The dev Compose stack now starts without any SSH key material at all unless a user later configures remote SSH machines.
 - 2026-05-06: The Settings page now exposes a protected local-database reset flow that requires several explicit acknowledgements and a typed confirmation phrase before it can delete the cached app databases.
 - 2026-05-06: The Actions page was redesigned into a compact tabbed workspace with a left tab rail of saved actions, and both new-action creation and editing now open in popups instead of inline forms.
+- 2026-05-07: Added a reusable dashboard shortcuts container with persisted records so the dashboard can link to external websites now and later support action/user shortcut types from the same model.
+- 2026-05-07: Dashboard shortcuts gained an optional icon/preview field so cards can be visually differentiated while keeping future shortcut types extensible.
+- 2026-05-07: The dashboard shortcut editor was tightened with compact type guidance and shorter helper text so the popup stays readable without wasting vertical space.
+- 2026-05-07: Machine creation was adjusted so dialog edits are controlled by the parent form state, ensuring all entered fields are actually saved.
+- 2026-05-07: Local machines now work through the same Files/Jobs/monitoring tool paths without SSH credentials, and creating a machine starts the monitoring worker automatically.
 - 2026-05-06: Closing an edited Action popup now warns before discarding unsaved changes.
 - 2026-05-06: The Settings page was reworked into a compact tabbed layout with separate Machines, SSH Keys, and Danger Zone sections, and irrelevant machine/service fields now hide when that mode or service is not selected.
 - 2026-05-06: The Settings machine list was converted into a compact table with popup editing so the page no longer repeats the full machine form for every entry.