Glances

Spec sheet

Support

The project points users to its FAQ, official Reddit forum, and GitHub Discussions for questions.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

Glances is distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

AI integration

The built-in MCP server lets AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor query Glances; the feature is available from Glances 4.5.1.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Containers

Glances supports container monitoring, including Docker and LXC.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Exports and integrations

Stats can be exported to CSV and JSON files, databases including InfluxDB, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL/Timescale, Cassandra and Prometheus, and brokers including RabbitMQ, NATS, ZeroMQ and Kafka.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Extensibility

The project describes an open architecture that lets developers add plugins and export modules.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Installation options

The project documents installation using pip, uvx, pipx, Docker, Docker Compose, Linux package managers, FreeBSD packages, Homebrew, MacPorts, and source builds.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Interfaces

It presents system information through a terminal interface or a web interface and adapts displayed information to terminal size.Read 4 Oct 2026 · glances.readthedocs.io

Network security guidance

The documentation warns that XML-RPC accepts any HTTP Host header by default and advises setting xmlrpc_allowed_hosts when listening on a non-loopback interface.Read 4 Oct 2026 · glances.readthedocs.io

Optional components

A standard pip installation excludes Web interface dependencies, which can be added with the web extra; the all extra installs dependencies for all features.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Platform requirement

Glances 4 requires Python 3.10 or later; Python 2 and Python 3 versions below 3.10 are unsupported.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Remote monitoring

Client/server mode supports remote monitoring through a terminal, web interface, or XML-RPC and RESTful APIs.Read 4 Oct 2026 · glances.readthedocs.io

Security policy

The project marks version 4.x as eligible for security updates and versions below 4.0 as unsupported for security updates.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

System monitoring

Glances is an open-source, cross-platform system monitoring tool for real-time CPU, memory, disk, network, process, user, and sensor information.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

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