diff --git a/installer b/installer
index 4f6477d..abccd79 100755
--- a/installer
+++ b/installer
@@ -893,7 +893,156 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST') {
 EOF
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-echo "[7/8] NGINX with HTTPS + redirect"
+echo "System Dashboard"
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+cat > /usr/local/sbin/btc-console-dashboard <<'EOF'
+#!/bin/bash
+# Console dashboard for Bitcoin Solo Miner
+
+BITCOIN_CLI="/usr/local/bin/bitcoin-cli"
+BITCOIN_CONF="/etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf"
+DATADIR="/var/lib/bitcoind"
+
+# colors
+RED="\033[31m"
+GRN="\033[32m"
+YEL="\033[33m"
+BLU="\033[34m"
+CYN="\033[36m"
+BOLD="\033[1m"
+RST="\033[0m"
+
+get_ip() {
+  ip -4 addr show scope global 2>/dev/null | awk '/inet / {print $2}' | cut -d/ -f1 | head -n1
+}
+
+draw_header() {
+  tput clear
+  tput civis 2>/dev/null || true
+  tput cup 0 0;  echo -e "${BOLD}Bitcoin Node for Solo Miners${RST}"
+  tput cup 1 0;  echo -e "A Linux Appliance by Robbie Ferguson"
+  tput cup 2 0;  printf '%*s' "$(tput cols)" '' | tr ' ' '─'
+}
+
+draw_dynamic() {
+  # args: time ip web status progress services workers
+  local now="$1"
+  local ip="$2"
+  local web="$3"
+  local status="$4"
+  local progress="$5"
+  local services="$6"
+  local workers="$7"
+
+  # line 3 was the bar, so start at 3/4
+  tput cup 3 0;  echo -e "Time: ${CYN}${now}${RST}\033[K"
+  tput cup 4 0;  echo -e "IP:   ${CYN}${ip}${RST}\033[K"
+  tput cup 5 0;  echo -e "Web:  ${CYN}${web}${RST}\033[K"
+  tput cup 6 0;  printf '%*s' "$(tput cols)" '' | tr ' ' '─'
+
+  tput cup 7 0;  echo -e "${status}\033[K"
+  tput cup 8 0;  echo -e "${progress}\033[K"
+  tput cup 9 0;  echo -e "${services}\033[K"
+
+  tput cup 10 0; printf '%*s' "$(tput cols)" '' | tr ' ' '─'
+  tput cup 11 0; echo -e "Workers:\033[K"
+  tput cup 12 2; echo -e "${workers}\033[K"
+
+  tput cup 14 0; echo -e "(Appliance console view. Use the web UI for full details.)\033[K"
+}
+
+draw_header
+
+while true; do
+  # 1) COLLECT DATA FIRST
+  NOW=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M')
+
+  IPADDR=$(get_ip)
+  [ -z "$IPADDR" ] && IPADDR="No network"
+  WEB="https://${IPADDR}/"
+
+  BTC_STATE=$(systemctl is-active bitcoind 2>/dev/null || true)
+  CKP_STATE=$(systemctl is-active ckpool 2>/dev/null || true)
+
+  STATUS_LINE=""
+  PROGRESS_LINE=""
+  SERVICES_LINE="Bitcoin: ${BTC_STATE}    CKPool: ${CKP_STATE}"
+  WORKERS_LINE="No workers detected (point your ASICs at this node)"
+
+  # try to get blockchain info
+  INFO=$($BITCOIN_CLI -conf="$BITCOIN_CONF" getblockchaininfo 2>/dev/null)
+
+  if [ "$BTC_STATE" != "active" ]; then
+    STATUS_LINE="${RED}❌ Bitcoin service is not running.${RST}"
+  elif [ -z "$INFO" ]; then
+    STATUS_LINE="${RED}❌ bitcoin-cli did not respond.${RST}"
+  else
+    # we have info; parse it
+    if command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      IBD=$(echo "$INFO" | jq -r '.initialblockdownload')
+      BLOCKS=$(echo "$INFO" | jq -r '.blocks')
+      HEADERS=$(echo "$INFO" | jq -r '.headers')
+      PROG=$(echo "$INFO" | jq -r '.verificationprogress')
+      PRUNED=$(echo "$INFO" | jq -r '.pruned')
+
+      if [ "$PROG" != "null" ]; then
+        PROG_PCT=$(printf "%.1f" "$(echo "$PROG * 100" | bc -l 2>/dev/null || echo 0)")
+      else
+        PROG_PCT="0.0"
+      fi
+
+      if [ "$IBD" = "true" ]; then
+        # still syncing
+        if [ "$(echo "$PROG_PCT < 0.1" | bc -l 2>/dev/null || echo 0)" = "1" ]; then
+          STATUS_LINE="${YEL}⚠ Bitcoin Core is starting up and loading blockchain data…${RST}"
+        else
+          STATUS_LINE="${YEL}⚠ Syncing blockchain… ${PROG_PCT}%${RST}"
+        fi
+      else
+        STATUS_LINE="${GRN}✔ Bitcoin Core is ready.${RST}"
+      fi
+
+      PROGRESS_LINE="Blocks: ${BLOCKS} / ${HEADERS} $( [ "$PRUNED" = "true" ] && echo '(pruned)' )"
+    else
+      STATUS_LINE="${CYN}ℹ Bitcoin Core is active (install jq for more detail).${RST}"
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  # 2) NOW DRAW (single block)
+  draw_dynamic "$NOW" "$IPADDR" "$WEB" "$STATUS_LINE" "$PROGRESS_LINE" "$SERVICES_LINE" "$WORKERS_LINE"
+
+  sleep 5
+done
+EOF
+
+chmod +x /usr/local/sbin/btc-console-dashboard
+
+cat > /etc/systemd/system/btc-console-dashboard.service <<'EOF'
+[Unit]
+Description=Bitcoin Solo Miner Console Dashboard (dialog)
+After=network-online.target
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+ExecStart=/usr/local/sbin/btc-console-dashboard
+StandardInput=tty
+StandardOutput=tty
+TTYPath=/dev/tty1
+TTYReset=yes
+TTYVHangup=yes
+Restart=always
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=getty.target
+EOF
+
+systemctl daemon-reload
+systemctl disable getty@tty1.service --now 2>/dev/null || true
+systemctl enable --now btc-console-dashboard.service
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+echo "NGINX with HTTPS + redirect"
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 mkdir -p "$CERT_DIR"
 openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 3650 -newkey rsa:2048 \