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Glances is a cross-platform system monitoring tool written in Python. Written in Python, Glances will run on almost any plaftorm : GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, OS X and Windows.

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We have tracked the following product recommendations or mentions on Reddit and HackerNews. They can help you see what people think about glances system monitoring and what they use it for.
  • Server Stats
    Glances is easy to setup. I haven't tried netdata but it seems more powerful/complex. - Source: Reddit / 18 days ago
  • Cleaned up the rack.. A lot used to be on top of it..
    Htop is powerful, but considered old-school, the cool kids use glances, netdata or bpytop now. - Source: Reddit / 2 months ago
  • New to Deck, should I lower TDP to 3 when not in a game?
    Outside of games, the Deck should only be sipping power--if you're seeing a high draw (and you're not using the screen on max brightness or powering peripherals through the USB port), then it's doing something in the background--downloading game updates? Preparing an OS upgrade? That you can look into via an activity monitor (there should be one bundled with KDE you can install as a non-Steam game, but my goto... - Source: Reddit / 4 months ago
  • Looking for a lightweight alarming system.
    Check this: https://nicolargo.github.io/glances/. - Source: Reddit / 4 months ago
  • Task Manager similar to the Windows task manager
    That or maybe Glances | GitHub. I think it lets you configure it to watch the GPU load via the sensors, but I am not 100% sure. - Source: Reddit / 5 months ago
  • I've been using Linux for a week , and i'm starting to like it
    If you want insane, take a look at Glances. - Source: Reddit / 5 months ago
  • Is this bad? If so how do I fix it?
    Create a new user with admin rights then boot into Safe mode, if the issue persists then its a system wide issueif it doesnt then its something installed on your main user account thats causing the issue. If thats the case you can install Glances and then monitor your system and it will show you in realtime what software is causing the issue. Https://nicolargo.github.io/glances/. - Source: Reddit / 6 months ago
  • Homarr v0.7.0 has been released! Custom theming support, password protection, autocompletion and much more!
    As an alternative, I know that Dashy supports system resources monitoring through Glances in the form of widgets. I don't know how well it works but it doesn't seem hard to setup. - Source: Reddit / 10 months ago
  • ELI5: Why is battery Life on Linux Poor?
    The starting points for good battery life on Linux are * recent / modern quality hardware * a recent Linux distribution (i.e. Do not touch anything that has "long-term stable" as a unique value proposition) * Powertop - https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/powertop * glances - https://nicolargo.github.io/glances/. - Source: Reddit / 10 months ago
  • dashdot - a modern server dashboard for small single node servers (free & open source)
    Neat! I'll really like to see more info in it, like GPU usage, top processes, networking, and so - something like what Glances gives us, but better looking. Maybe I'll make a pull request if I have the time and energy. - Source: Reddit / 11 months ago
  • Network And Temp Monitoring
    You might be able to do it with Glances (https://nicolargo.github.io/glances/). Haven't used it myself, but it can operate standalone or in a client/server model, and export to a bunch of tools: https://glances.readthedocs.io/en/latest/gw/index.html. - Source: Reddit / about 1 year ago
  • Monitoring Server: Services, Storage, CPU/RAM, Custom ...
    I've been using glances on my desktop and server to monitor CPU (current/max freq, usage, iowait, etc.), GPU, mem/swap/load, network, disk IO, disk usage, temps, Docker containers, and top. - Source: Reddit / about 1 year ago
  • Alternative to rpi monitor?
    Glances might be just the thing for you. - Source: Reddit / over 1 year ago
  • What's a small Linux program that you don't give much thought but makes your life a hundred times easier from time to time?
    I like glances for quickly monitoring my server or desktop. - Source: Reddit / over 1 year ago
  • What's a small Linux program that you don't give much thought but makes your life a hundred times easier from time to time?
    On that note, I like to show you glances. - Source: Reddit / over 1 year ago
  • What can i do about that cpu iowait because my processor is not using its full power and i see it all the time.
    For those wondering, the application is glances. - Source: Reddit / over 1 year ago
  • https://np.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/nf7v7p/new_to_ha_would_like_to_start_with_a_dashboard/gyk4y0v/
    Install https://nicolargo.github.io/glances/ on your machines, enable the REST API, and use the HomeAssistant integration (https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/glances/). - Source: Reddit / almost 2 years ago
  • Random freezing on 21.04
    I'd leave an activity monitor like Glances, Netdata, or just plain system monitor open. - Source: Reddit / almost 2 years ago
  • I made a terminal utility to monitor some system stats. Was wondering if you guys know of anything better or if I should continue dev work on it since we need it?
    Glances - My go to, this one is light and quite amazing. - Source: Reddit / almost 2 years ago

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