darkstat
No liveness check has reached it yet; it is registered on GitHub and has been in the index since 9 Oct 2026. How this is checked
darkstat is an open-source command-line network traffic monitor that captures packets with libpcap, calculates usage statistics, and serves HTTP reports. It provides traffic graphs, per-host reports, port visibility, reverse DNS resolution, IPv6 support, and an embedded web server for Unix systems.
Inferred · not functionally tested
Overview
6 featuresPurpose: Monitoring network traffic and understanding bandwidth usage across hosts and ports.
Inferred · not functionally tested
Audience: system administrators and network operators
Inferred · not functionally tested
Functions: monitoring, analytics
Inferred · not functionally tested
Interfaces: API: unknown · MCP: unknown · CLI: indicated (inferred, not tested) · Self-hosting: indicated (inferred, not tested)
Recorded constraints: pricing: open_source · license: Open Source · platforms: WEB · deployment: browser, cli, macos, linux, self_hosted
Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.
Record sources: unix4lyfe.org · github.com. These links do not verify the individual claims.
In the Network & server monitoring space, darkstat takes a focused approach. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on monitoring network traffic and understanding bandwidth usage across hosts and ports. Inferred · not functionally tested: It is built as an open-source project for system administrators and network operators. Basis unknown · not verified: darkstat is open source under the Open Source license. Basis unknown · not verified: It runs on the web, the command line, macOS, and Linux, and it can be self-hosted.
Behind darkstat is darkstat contributors, and it first shipped in 2009. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 118 stars. Inferred · not functionally tested: Among its 6 catalogued features are traffic graphs, host reports, and port visibility.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested
- Traffic graphs
- Host reports
- Port visibility
- Embedded web server
- HTTP compression
- Reverse DNS
Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested
Built with & integrations
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
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Frequently asked questions about darkstat
- What is darkstat?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Darkstat focuses on monitoring network traffic and understanding bandwidth usage across hosts and ports. It is catalogued under Network & server monitoring on PulseGate.
- Who is darkstat for?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: darkstat is an open-source project built for system administrators and network operators.
- Is darkstat free?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — darkstat is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
- What platforms does darkstat run on?
- Basis unknown · not verified: darkstat runs on the web, the command line, macOS, and Linux. It can also be self-hosted.
- Is darkstat still maintained?
- Unverified. darkstat has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
- What projects are similar to darkstat?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include NetworkTests, CDNPerf, and Nagios Network Analyzer.NetworkTestsCDNPerfNagios Network Analyzer
- Who makes darkstat?
- darkstat is developed by darkstat contributors.
- When did darkstat launch?
- darkstat first shipped in 2009.
Also in Network & server monitoring
Same category — not a similarity match