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Argus Disk

Ch 175.8of 30 Disk Health Monitoring Software
  1. 1Runs onLinux, self-hosted
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3SMART monitoringYes
  4. 4SSD wear trackingYes
  5. 5Temperature alertsYes
  6. 6Failure warningsYes
  7. 7Supported platformsLinux
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Overview

Argus Disk is ranked #17 of 30 in disk health monitoring software on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, Self-hosted. There is a free plan.

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Free Free Linux host · Python 3.10+ · smartmontools required github.com · 5 Oct 2026

Compared on disk health monitoring software

Free plan
Yesgithub.com
SMART monitoring
Yesgithub.com
SSD wear tracking
Yesgithub.com
Temperature alerts
Yesgithub.com
Failure warnings
Yesgithub.com
Supported platforms
Linuxgithub.com

Facts

Purpose
Argus is a SMART monitoring daemon for Linux homelab systems that analyzes disk trends for early warning of failures.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
SMART history
It collects SMART attributes every six hours and builds a rolling 180-day history.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
Forecasts
Linear regression on SMART history forecasts when an attribute will reach its critical threshold.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
Failure thresholds
Argus says its thresholds are calibrated using Backblaze real-world failure data rather than vendor defaults.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
Temperature detection
Temperature anomaly detection uses z-scores and requires a score of at least 2.0 over 10 or more samples.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
Notifications
An optional ntfy integration sends status-change alerts with priority routing.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
Monitoring integrations
The Prometheus exporter exposes disk health, status, temperature, sector counts, forecasts, and overall status metrics for dashboards such as Grafana.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
Enclosure support
Argus supports JMicron JMB576 pass-through for multi-bay DAS enclosures, including TerraMaster D5-300 and similar devices.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
Privacy
The maker says Argus runs on the user's hardware, uses no cloud, and keeps data within the user's network.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
Requirements
The listed requirements include a Linux host, Python 3.10+, and smartmontools; ntfy and Prometheus with Grafana are optional.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
Setup
The maker's quick start says installation takes about 10 minutes using the install script and disk configuration.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
License
Argus is distributed under the MIT License, which permits use, modification, and distribution subject to its terms.github.com · 5 Oct 2026
Intended users
The maker describes Argus as a monitor for Linux homelab systems and recommends Debian 12 or Ubuntu 22.04 or later.github.com · 5 Oct 2026

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