Chapter 8: Visualizing Servers and Other Tools

In this chapter, discover practical ways to monitor and manage Dockerized application, even if you’re new to containers. You’ll learn about btop and Glances, two free, feature-rich terminal dashboards that display CPU, memory, disk usage, and running processes, including those inside containers. Next, see how the Docker Cluster Monitor provides a real-time overview of container statuses and resource limits. You’ll also learn to log into a container’s shell, no SSH setup required, and persist logs with volume mappings to tail them from the host. Armed with these tools and techniques, you’ll gain full visibility and control of your self-hosted environment.