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📊 Setup Glances — All-in-One System Monitor in Your Browser
Deploy Glances on Ubuntu with Docker — a cross-platform system monitor that shows CPU, memory, disk, network, processes, and containers on one real-time web dashboard, on port 61208.
⚠️ This script is provided for demo and testing purposes only. Not intended for production use.
📦 Resources & Setup Scripts
Grab the automated bash script from GitHub to follow along with the video.
Quick Install:
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhmdali94/Docker/main/monitoring/glances/glances-ubuntu.sh
chmod +x glances-ubuntu.sh
sudo bash glances-ubuntu.shTutorial Steps
1 Download the Script
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhmdali94/Docker/main/monitoring/glances/glances-ubuntu.sh2 Make it Executable
chmod +x glances-ubuntu.sh3 Run the Installer
The script installs Docker if needed and starts Glances in web mode (-w) on port 61208, using host PID mode and mounting the Docker socket so it can report on the whole host and every container.
sudo bash glances-ubuntu.sh4 Open the Web Dashboard
Open your browser and navigate to the Glances web dashboard to watch your system in real time:
http://<your-server-ip>:61208Ports Used
| Port | Purpose |
|---|---|
| 61208 | Web dashboard + REST API (host = container) — no authentication |
| docker.sock | Mounted read-only for live container stats |
| host PID | Host PID mode so it sees every process on the machine |