How to monitor system resources in real-time on Linux

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What are the best tools to monitor CPU, memory, and disk usage in real-time on a Linux server?

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Asked by cloud_arch
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Built-in tools

# top - classic process viewer
top

# htop - enhanced process viewer
sudo apt install htop
htop

# vmstat - system performance
vmstat 1

# iostat - disk I/O statistics
iostat -x 1

Advanced monitoring

# glances - all-in-one monitoring
pip install glances
glances

# nmon - comprehensive monitoring
sudo apt install nmon
nmon
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Answered by hassan_ops 1 week, 2 days ago
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