cAdvisor is a simple monitoring tool for docker installations which comes in very handy to look into resource usage of individual docker containers. It is not a replacement for a proper monitoring solution. Some features it offers:

Use Case

cAdvisor Container

Please check the official documentation here.

  1. Start the cAdvisor container and assign the web UI to port 8084

    sudo docker run \
      --volume=/:/rootfs:ro \
      --volume=/var/run:/var/run:rw \
      --volume=/sys:/sys:ro \
      --volume=/var/lib/docker/:/var/lib/docker:ro \
      --publish=8084:8080 \
      --detach=true \
      --name=cadvisor \
      google/cadvisor:latest
  2. Open http://<IP of Docker Host>:8084 in your browser and start using cAdvisor
  3. That's it, no further configuration required.


Administrators must take care of their own comprehensive monitoring of production azeti Engine installations. The above approach helps to get a quick insight but is not suitable for investigations over time or performance analysis.

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