siomon
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The facts
Each one read from siomon's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access limits
- Root access enables additional DMI fields, SMART and NVMe health data, MSR access, RAPL power readings, and SPD timings.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Alerts and logging
- The dashboard supports configurable sensor threshold alerts and CSV logging.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Dashboard
- The interactive terminal dashboard polls kernel-exported sensors and tracks minimum, maximum, and average readings.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Dependencies
- The README says siomon has zero mandatory runtime dependencies and reads information from kernel interfaces.checked 11 Oct 2026
- GPU support
- GPU information supports NVIDIA through NVML, AMD through amdgpu sysfs, and Intel through i915 or xe sysfs.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Hardware coverage
- One-shot commands report information about CPUs, memory, motherboards, GPUs, storage, network adapters, audio, USB, batteries, PCI, and PCIe.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The README documents installation through an Ubuntu PPA, the Arch User Repository, and Nix, and says more installation options are planned.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository identifies the project as MIT licensed.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Monitoring
- The dashboard polls kernel-exported sensors and tracks minimum, maximum, and average readings during a monitoring session.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Optional components
- NVIDIA GPU details require the NVIDIA driver, and some additional readings use optional kernel modules or dmidecode.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Output formats
- The tool can produce text, JSON, XML, and self-contained HTML reports.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- siomon is a Linux hardware information and real-time sensor monitoring tool.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- Linuxchecked 24 Sep 2026
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