On the recordRead 4 Oct 202613 facts
vnStat
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vnStat
Free
Open source / GPL'ed · Linux and BSD
Read 4 Oct 2026 · humdi.net
On the record
- Data editing
- The FAQ says no vnStat-specific database editor is available and suggests using sqlite3 to read or modify the database.humdi.net · read 4 Oct 2026
- Data source
- It uses network interface statistics provided by the kernel and does not sniff traffic.humdi.net · read 4 Oct 2026
- Estimate limitation
- The FAQ says traffic estimates work fairly well when interface traffic stays at a similar magnitude and cannot predict peaks.humdi.net · read 4 Oct 2026
- History
- It provides summary, five-minute, hourly, daily, monthly, yearly, and top-days statistics.humdi.net · read 4 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The maker offers source for Linux and BSD, plus links to Docker and Snap distributions.humdi.net · read 4 Oct 2026
- Integrity check
- The repository's getting-started instructions describe optional GPG verification of the stable release archive and its signature.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Interfaces
- It can monitor multiple network interfaces at the same time.humdi.net · read 4 Oct 2026
- Output
- It supports text output, JSON and XML database output, alerts, and optional image output when the GD Graphics Library is installed.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- vnStat is a console-based network traffic monitor that logs traffic for selected interfaces.humdi.net · read 4 Oct 2026
- Resource use
- The maker says vnStat uses system resources lightly regardless of network traffic rate.humdi.net · read 4 Oct 2026
- Retention
- Data retention duration is configurable; the repository README gives defaults of five-minute data for 48 hours, hourly data for four days, daily data for two full months, and yearly data forever.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Security
- Because vnStat reads kernel-provided interface statistics, the maker says it does not sniff network traffic.humdi.net · read 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker suggests GitHub for bug reports, improvement ideas, feature requests, and pull requests, and also lists email and IRC contact options.github.com · read 4 Oct 2026
