nicolargo/glances
Glances
Glances is a cross-platform system monitoring tool designed to track real-time resource usage and hardware health metrics across diverse computing environments. It functions as a command-line utility that provides a unified view of system performance, identifying bottlenecks and maintaining infrastructure stability through a consistent abstraction layer that translates kernel calls into actionable data.
The project distinguishes itself through its distributed capabilities, offering a web-based interface that enables remote access to live performance metrics from any device without requiring direct terminal access. It also operates as a telemetry data exporter, utilizing an export-driven pipeline to stream collected statistics to external databases and monitoring tools for long-term historical analysis.
The system supports a modular architecture that allows for extensible data collection through independent scripts. It facilitates remote monitoring by maintaining persistent network connections between lightweight data providers and centralized management interfaces.
Features
- Performance Monitoring - Tracking real-time resource usage and health metrics across diverse operating systems to identify bottlenecks and maintain overall infrastructure stability.
- System Health Monitors - Track resource usage and health metrics across multiple operating systems to identify bottlenecks and maintain stability in diverse computing environments.
- System Resource Monitors - A command-line tool that tracks real-time resource usage and hardware health metrics across diverse operating systems and computing environments.
- Telemetry Exporters - Sending collected system statistics to external databases or monitoring tools for long-term storage and detailed analysis of historical trends.
- Databases & Data - Cross-platform monitoring tool.
- Data Collection Agents - System monitoring tool with database export.
- DevOps and Infrastructure - System monitoring tool.
- Diagnostics And Benchmarking - Cross-platform system monitoring tool.
- Monitoring and Process Control - Cross-platform system resource monitoring tool.
- Monitoring and Status - Cross-platform real-time monitoring with web and CLI interfaces.
- Monitoring Systems - Cross-platform real-time monitoring tool.
- Observability and Monitoring - Cross-platform system monitoring tool with a terminal interface.
- CLI Utilities - System monitoring tool as a top/htop alternative.
- Command Line Environment - Cross-platform system monitoring tool for processes.
- Command Line Tools - Cross-platform system monitoring tool for the terminal.
- Command Line Utilities - Monitors system resources across platforms.
- Development Environments - Cross-platform system monitoring tool for real-time performance tracking.
- System Dashboards - Cross-platform system monitoring tool.
- System Monitoring and Benchmarking - Comprehensive system monitoring dashboard.
- System Monitoring And Profiling - Comprehensive system monitoring tool with a terminal-based interface.
- System Monitors - Comprehensive system monitoring dashboard.
- System Utilities - Comprehensive system monitoring and eye-on-system tool.
- Desktop Productivity Tools - Cross-platform system resource monitor and dashboard.
- Remote Monitoring Dashboards - Accessing live performance data through a web interface to monitor system health from any device without requiring direct terminal access.
- Telemetry Exporters - A data collection agent that streams system performance statistics to external databases and monitoring tools for long-term historical analysis.
- Data Export Pipelines - Pushes collected system statistics to external databases for long-term storage and historical analysis.
- Hardware Abstraction Layers - Translates diverse operating system kernel calls into a consistent set of performance metrics.
- Web-Based Dashboards - View live performance data through a browser-based interface to track system health from any device without needing direct access to a command line terminal.
- Infrastructure Dashboards - A web-based interface that provides remote access to live infrastructure metrics from any device without requiring direct terminal access.
- Real-Time Data Streaming - Streams real-time performance data to browser clients via standard network protocols.
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