/ctop

Top-like interface for container metrics

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ctop

Top-like interface for container metrics

ctop provides a concise and condensed overview of real-time metrics for multiple containers:

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as well as an expanded view for inspecting a specific container.

ctop currently comes with built-in support for Docker; connectors for other container and cluster systems are planned for future releases.

Install

Fetch the latest release for your platform:

Linux

sudo wget https://github.com/bcicen/ctop/releases/download/v0.5/ctop-0.5-linux-amd64 -O /usr/local/bin/ctop
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/ctop

OS X

brew install ctop

or

sudo curl -Lo /usr/local/bin/ctop https://github.com/bcicen/ctop/releases/download/v0.5/ctop-0.5-darwin-amd64
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/ctop

or run via Docker:

docker run -ti --name ctop --rm -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock quay.io/vektorlab/ctop:latest

ctop is also available for Arch in the AUR

Building

Build steps can be found here.

Usage

ctop requires no arguments and will configure itself using the DOCKER_HOST environment variable

export DOCKER_HOST=tcp://127.0.0.1:4243
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Options

Option Description
-a show active containers only
-f set an initial filter string
-h display help dialog
-i invert default colors
-r reverse container sort order
-s select initial container sort field
-v output version information and exit

Keybindings

Key Action
a Toggle display of all (running and non-running) containers
f Filter displayed containers (esc to clear when open)
H Toggle ctop header
h Open help dialog
s Select container sort field
r Reverse container sort order
q Quit ctop