{"id":1638,"date":"2023-01-24T02:57:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T21:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?p=1638"},"modified":"2023-01-24T02:57:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T21:27:25","slug":"how-to-install-vnstat-on-alpine-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/how-to-install-vnstat-on-alpine-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install vnstat on Alpine Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>vnStat is a command-line tool that can be used to monitor and track network traffic on Alpine Linux. You can install vnStat on Alpine Linux using the package manager apk.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To install vnStat, you need to run the following command:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre-wrap hljs language-csharp\">apk <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">add<\/span> vnstat<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>To start the vnStat daemon and make it start automatically at boot time, you can use the following command:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre-wrap hljs language-sql\">rc<span class=\"hljs-operator\">-<\/span>service vnstat <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">start<\/span><br \/>\nrc<span class=\"hljs-operator\">-<\/span><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">update<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">add<\/span> vnstat<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>To check the network traffic statistics, you can run the command:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre-wrap hljs\">vnstat<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>To check the statistics for a specific interface, you can use the -i option followed by the interface name. For example:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre-wrap hljs language-css\">vnstat -<span class=\"hljs-selector-tag\">i<\/span> eth0<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>To see all the available options and usage of vnStat, you can run the command:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre-wrap hljs language-python\">vnstat --<span class=\"hljs-built_in\">help<\/span><br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li>To update vnStat to the latest version, you can use the command:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre-wrap hljs language-sql\">apk <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">update<\/span> vnstat<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It is important to note that vnStat will not start collecting statistics until it has been running for at least one hour and that vnStat stores statistics in a database which is created in \/var\/lib\/vnstat. 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