Why Glances is the must-have tool for cross-platform server monitoring?

1. Real-time monitoring: Glances provides real-time monitoring of your server's system metrics, giving you up-to-the-second insights into how your server is performing.
2. Cross-platform support: Glances is compatible with a wide range of operating systems, including Linux, BSD, macOS, and Windows.
3. Comprehensive monitoring: Glances can monitor a vast array of system metrics, including CPU usage, memory usage, disk I/O, network usage, process information, and more.
4. Easy installation and setup: Glances is easy to install and set up, even for users with limited technical expertise.
5. Customizable alerts: You can configure Glances to send alerts when system metrics reach certain thresholds, giving you an early warning of potential issues.
6. Open-source: Glances is an open-source tool, so it's free to use, and you can modify the source code to suit your needs.
7. Low resource consumption: Glances is designed to use minimal system resources, so it won't put an undue strain on your server.
8. User-friendly interface: Glances has an intuitive, user-friendly interface that makes it easy to navigate and understand.
9. Multiple display modes: Glances can display system metrics in various formats, including text, graphs, and JSON.
10. Active development community: Glances is actively developed, with regular updates and new features being added by the community.

Key toggles

• The 1 key toggles the CPU display between a summary view and a per-CPU view.
• The 2 key toggles the left side bar, which, by default, includes network, file usage, and sensor information, among others.
• The 3 key toggles the “quick look” block on the top bar, which provides a graphical summary of CPU and memory usage.
• The 4 key toggles everything but the “quick look” and load displays on the top bar.
• The 5 key toggles the top bar, which displays details about CPU, memory, and load.
• The 6 key toggles the GPU display mode.

Overall, Glances is a versatile, powerful, and user-friendly tool that can help you monitor and optimize the performance of your server.

More Information

• Glances GitHub Repository
• Glances Official Documentation

I've found to be incredibly helpful for monitoring servers. Have you ever used it before? If so, I would love to hear your thoughts on it - do you find it helpful for monitoring system metrics in real-time?