How to install Glances on a Cloud VPS

Glances is an all-in-one system monitoring tool that shows CPU, memory, disk, network and processes at a glance, in the terminal or browser.

Monitoring on your own server gives you alerts and history without host limits or per-monitor monthly fees.

One-click install on cloudlinux.ro

The fastest way: Glances installs automatically at the first boot of a new server.

1. Create a Cloud VPS from the control panel.
2. In the configuration step, pick Glances from the app catalog.
3. Start the server. The install runs in the background for a few minutes and its status shows on the server page.
4. Access details and generated passwords are saved on the server in /root/app-credentials.txt. The app will be available on port 61208.

Manual install on any Ubuntu server

If you prefer doing it yourself, below is the exact script our automatic install runs. Execute it as root on a fresh Ubuntu server (24.04 recommended). It stops at the first error, and when it finishes you will find the access details in /root/app-credentials.txt.

export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh
docker run -d --name glances --restart=always -p 61208:61208 \
  --pid host -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro \
  -e GLANCES_OPT='-w' nicolargo/glances:latest
IP=$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')
printf 'Glances: http://%s:61208\nFara autentificare implicita, interfata este doar de citire.\n' "$IP" > /root/app-credentials.txt

You can also save this script as a recipe in your account and reuse it on any new server.