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Lightweight Perl‑based tool for comprehensive Linux system monitoring
Monitorix provides a lightweight, GPL‑licensed solution to track CPU, memory, disks, network, and dozens of services on Linux/Unix servers via a simple web interface.
Monitorix is a Perl‑driven monitoring suite aimed at Linux and Unix administrators who need a quick, low‑overhead way to visualize system health. It gathers metrics from core resources—CPU, memory, disk I/O, network traffic—and from a wide range of services such as web servers, databases, and mail daemons.
Installation is straightforward: the package can be installed from most distributions or compiled from source, then configured via a single text file. Data is stored in flat RRD files, and a built‑in web interface presents real‑time graphs and historical trends without requiring a separate database or heavy dependencies. Alerts can be sent by email or trigger custom scripts, making it suitable for small‑to‑medium environments that prefer a self‑contained monitoring solution.
Sysadmins, DevOps engineers, and hobbyists looking for a free, GPL‑2.0 licensed tool will find Monitorix easy to adopt, while larger enterprises may pair it with more feature‑rich platforms for deeper analytics.
When teams consider Monitorix, these hosted platforms usually appear on the same shortlist.
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Track web server health
Identify CPU spikes and memory leaks on Apache/Nginx, enabling timely remediation
Monitor database performance
Visualize MySQL/PostgreSQL query load and I/O, helping DBAs tune queries
Network bandwidth oversight
Graph interface traffic to detect saturation before service impact
Service availability alerts
Receive email notifications when critical services like SSH or DNS go down
It runs on Linux and other Unix‑like operating systems.
Install via your distribution’s package manager or compile from source, then edit /etc/monitorix/monitorix.conf.
No, it stores collected data in flat RRD files.
Yes, it can email alerts or execute custom scripts when thresholds are breached.
Monitorix includes a built‑in web interface accessible through a browser.
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