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How to monitor system resources in real-time on Linux

asked 9 months, 2 weeks ago 2019 views 1 answer

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

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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

hassan_ops Bronze answered 9 months, 2 weeks ago

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