# rtop
> Agent-less remote server monitoring over plain SSH

## Summary
Agent-less remote server monitoring tool that collects metrics over SSH

## Capabilities
- Monitor remote servers without installing agents
- Collect CPU, memory, and disk metrics via SSH
- Display real-time system information

## When to Use
- You need to quickly monitor a remote server without installing software
- You want lightweight server monitoring over SSH

## When NOT to Use
- You need historical data or alerting (use Prometheus/Grafana instead)

## Related Tools
- [glances](/tools/glances) (complementary)
- [bpytop](/tools/bpytop) (complementary)

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Source: https://littlescripts.sh/tools/rtop
