System Monitoring with Glances

Conclusions

Glances is ideal for monitoring servers on smaller networks, but also cuts a fine figure on the desktop when it comes to finding system problems. You get a comprehensive list of the individual system states without having to enter many parameters manually or even start different programs.

The software also impresses with its simple configuration options using a text file, which also allows special hardware to be integrated. Also for administrators, who have to document the state of systems, Glances offers valuable help due to its export options to different file and database formats.

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