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Glances

A cross-platform, real-time system monitoring tool (CPU, RAM, disk, network, sensors, Docker containers) with both a terminal UI and an optional web interface.

Target: Any Docker host (native installers also available for Linux/Windows/MacOS)monitoringsystem-resourcesCLIOfficial homepage ↗Official docs ↗
This guide is synthesized from Glances's own official documentation, linked above — always cross-check exact package/version names there before running these commands on a production server, since distro and project versions move over time.

  1. 1Run Glances in web-server mode

    The -w flag serves a browser-accessible dashboard instead of (or alongside) the terminal UI.

    docker run -d \ --name glances \ --pid host \ --network host \ -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro \ -e GLANCES_OPT="-w" \ --restart unless-stopped \ nicolargo/glances:latest

  2. 2Open the web dashboard

    http://your-server-ip:61208

  3. 3(Alternative) run it directly in a terminal

    Installed natively via pip, Glances gives an htop-like live view with far more detail (per-process I/O, sensors, Docker stats) in one screen.

    pip install glances
    glances