Glances Install on Proxmox 9.0

Glances: a cross-platform system monitoring tool. Written in Python, Glances will run on almost any plaftorm : GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, OS X and Windows.

To install Glances on Proxmox 9, follow these steps:

Run the following commands in the Proxmox shell:

Install pipx

apt install pipx

Install Glances using pipx:

pipx install 'glances[all]'

This installs Glances into /root/.local/bin/, which is the default location for pipx installations.

Create a systemd service file to manage Glances:

nano /etc/systemd/system/glances.service

Add the following content:

[Unit]
Description=Glances Monitoring Tool
After=network.target

[Service]
ExecStart=/root/.local/bin/glances -w -u glances
Restart=always
RemainAfterExit=yes

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Save and exit the file (Ctrl+X, then Y, then Enter).

Enable and start the service:

systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable glances.service
systemctl start glances.service

Verify the service is running:

systemctl status glances.service

Glances will now start automatically on boot and be accessible via the web interface at http://your-proxmox-ip:61208.