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 /proc and /sys filesystems)
• 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.

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