Monitorify
A terminal montioring tool for linux
- Features
- CPU monitoring
- RAM monitoring
- Network monitoring
- Disk monitoring (I/O and storage capacity)
- Process monitoring
- Background daemon
- Customization menu (toggle widgets, set intervals, and change history window)
- Historical graphs
Requirements
- Python: 3.10+
- OS: Linux (relies on
/procand/sysfilesystems) - Terminal: Minimum 80 columns × 24 lines recommended
Installation
Using pipx
pipx install git+https://github.com/leonst036/Monitorify.git
Or from PyPI:
pipx install monitorify
Using pip
pip install git+https://github.com/leonst036/Monitorify.git
Using source
git clone https://github.com/leonst036/Monitorify.git
cd Monitorify
pip install .
Usage
monitorify
Background Daemon
The daemon collects metrics continuously to SQLite, even when the dashboard is closed.
Manually (foreground)
monitorify-daemon
Always-On via systemd --user
Create the service file at ~/.config/systemd/user/monitorify.service:
[Unit]
Description=Monitorify Metrics Collector Daemon
[Service]
ExecStart=%h/.local/bin/monitorify-daemon
Restart=always
[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
Enable and start it:
systemctl --user daemon-reload
systemctl --user enable --now monitorify
Check status or logs:
systemctl --user status monitorify
journalctl --user -u monitorify -f
Stop or disable:
systemctl --user stop monitorify
systemctl --user disable monitorify
File Locations
Monitorify follows XDG Base Directory conventions — nothing is written to the install directory.
| Purpose | Default Path | Override |
|---|---|---|
| Database | ~/.local/share/monitorify/monitorify.db |
MONITORIFY_DB_PATH env var |
| Daemon PID | /run/user/<uid>/monitorify/daemon.pid |
MONITORIFY_PID_PATH env var |
| Collection interval | 1.0 seconds |
MONITORIFY_INTERVAL env var |
| Data retention | 604800 s (7 days) |
MONITORIFY_RETENTION env var |
Remote
To use Monitorify remotely over SSH on your server, you can set the following parameters:
--ip– Set the target IP address.--port– Set the SSH port.--username– Set the username for the remote host.--password– Set the password for the SSH server.--key_filename– Set the path to an SSH key (optional).--host– Manage remote hosts in the database (add,list,remove).
Tech Stack
- Language & TUI: Python, Textual
- Database: SQLite
- Target OS: Linux
Uninstalling
# If installed via pipx
pipx uninstall monitorify
# Remove stored data
rm -rf ~/.local/share/monitorify
rm -rf /run/user/$(id -u)/monitorify
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