ResourceScope is a real-time Bash-powered command-line dashboard that provides Linux administrators with a live overview of system performance, including CPU usage, memory utilization, disk usage, and resource-intensive processes.
Developed as a practical Linux administration and monitoring project, ResourceScope demonstrates terminal-based dashboard design, performance monitoring, automation, and system diagnostics using standard Linux utilities.
- 🖥️ Real-time system monitoring
- ⚡ Live CPU utilization
- 🧠 Memory usage statistics
- 💽 Disk usage monitoring
- 📈 Displays the top five CPU-consuming processes
- 📝 Optional timestamped logging with
--log - 🎨 Color-coded terminal interface for improved readability
- 🔄 Automatic refresh every five seconds
- 🐧 Compatible with most Linux distributions
ResourceScope/
├── dashboard.sh
├── logs/
└── README.md
Recommendation: Consider renaming
dashboard.shtoresource-scope.shorresourcescope.shto match the repository branding.
Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/Kachinonye/ResourceScope.gitNavigate into the project:
cd ResourceScopeMake the script executable:
chmod +x dashboard.shLaunch the dashboard:
./dashboard.shEnable logging:
./dashboard.sh --logThe dashboard refreshes automatically every five seconds, providing a continuously updated view of system performance.
ResourceScope displays:
- CPU utilization
- Memory usage
- Disk usage
- Top five CPU-intensive processes
- Current timestamp
- Optional monitoring logs
This project showcases practical experience with:
- Linux System Administration
- Bash Shell Scripting
- System Performance Monitoring
- Process Analysis
- Resource Management
- Terminal Dashboard Development
- Automation
- Log Management
- Technical Documentation
ResourceScope is ideal for:
- Linux System Administrators
- DevOps Engineers
- Cloud Server Monitoring
- Home Lab Environments
- Performance Troubleshooting
- Linux Administration Training
Future releases may include:
- Interactive dashboard controls
- Network statistics
- Filesystem I/O monitoring
- Temperature monitoring
- Historical graphs
- JSON export
- HTML reports
- Slack and email notifications
- Configurable refresh intervals
Kachinonye Nmezi
Junior Linux Administrator | Bash Scripting & Automation Specialist
GitHub: https://github.com/Kachinonye
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kachinonye-nmezi-74170723b/
Licensed under the MIT License.