glances
agent-ready json output non-interactive
Glances an Eye on your system. A top/htop alternative for GNU/Linux, BSD, Mac OS and Windows operating systems.
How to install glances
pip install glances glances use case
Real-time system monitoring and performance analysis via terminal or web interface, with optional REST API access.
When to use glances
- Continuous monitoring of CPU, memory, disk, network, and processes on a local or remote system
- Exporting live system metrics to external tools or dashboards via its built-in REST API
- Quickly assessing system health without installing complex monitoring stacks
When not to use glances
- One-off quick checks where simpler tools like top or htop suffice
- Long-term historical data collection or trend analysis (not a time-series database)
- Monitoring a large number of distributed systems without additional orchestration
glances features
- · Cross-platform support (Linux, macOS, Windows, BSD)
- · Terminal-based and web-based interfaces
- · Built-in REST API for programmatic access
- · Extensible plugin system for custom metrics
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