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rtop

Agent-less remote server monitoring over plain SSH

Network linuxmacos Go MIT

Description

rtop is a simple, agent-less, remote server monitoring tool that works over plain SSH. Written in Go, it does not need any software to be installed on the server that you want to monitor. It works by establishing an SSH session and running commands on the remote server to collect system metrics.

AI 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

Use When

  • You need to quickly monitor a remote server without installing software
  • You want lightweight server monitoring over SSH

Avoid When

  • x You need historical data or alerting (use Prometheus/Grafana instead)

Related Tools

View AGENTS.md for rtop