# What hardware metrics do you monitor and on what schedule?

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**Created:** [June 30, 2025, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/what-hardware-metrics-do-you-monitor-and-on-what-schedule/1687 "2025-06-30T19:24:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![drewverlee](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/drewverlee/32/912_2.png) [@drewverlee](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/drewverlee)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/what-hardware-metrics-do-you-monitor-and-on-what-schedule/1687/1 "2025-06-30T19:24:54Z")

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Which system metrics (cpu, temp, etc…) do you watch, how, on what schedule, and why? I would really appreciate some stories on why you ended up doing things a certain way.

Sometimes when I pair, or when I watch devs’ screencast, they have metrics showing, and I have never done that, but maybe it’s my loss! Looking forward to hearing your ideas.

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**Author:** ![dgr](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/dgr/32/394_2.png) [@dgr](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/dgr)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 9:27am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/what-hardware-metrics-do-you-monitor-and-on-what-schedule/1687/2 "2025-07-01T09:27:24Z")

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I use Icinga2 for monitoring and most checks are done in a one minute interval.

For local metrics I check CPU, RAM, storage, ping (15s), temps and battery with the DE’s build in tools.

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**Author:** ![ced4rtree](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/ced4rtree/32/821_2.png) [@ced4rtree](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/ced4rtree)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/what-hardware-metrics-do-you-monitor-and-on-what-schedule/1687/3 "2025-07-01T12:53:00Z")

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I like to have cpu%, mem%, cpu temp, & battery in my bar, usually checking every few seconds. I work on a laptop, so if something has high cpu usage or causes high cpu temps it can drain my battery kinda quickly. I like having memory on there as well just for peace of mind

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**Author:** ![drewverlee](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/drewverlee/32/912_2.png) [@drewverlee](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/drewverlee)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/what-hardware-metrics-do-you-monitor-and-on-what-schedule/1687/4 "2025-07-01T13:58:28Z")

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Thanks for the insight!