Tori is a Docker monitoring tool designed to operate over an SSH connection, providing observability for Docker servers without requiring open ports or additional firewall configuration. It is delivered as a single static binary with a memory footprint of less than 50 MB and does not require runtime dependencies. The tool is suitable for users who need continuous server monitoring and alerting, even when not actively connected to the server.
The agent runs 24/7 on the server, collecting metrics, tailing logs, and evaluating alert rules. Tori monitors container statistics such as health and restarts, grouping them by Docker Compose project. It also gathers host-level metrics including CPU, memory, disk, network, load, and swap information from the /proc filesystem. Log management features include log tailing with regex search, level filtering, and date range selection, with logs stored in SQLite.
Alerting is a core component, with rules that can be configured to detect conditions like containers exiting or disk space exceeding a threshold. When such conditions are met, Tori can notify users via email or webhooks, and notifications are sent whether or not the user is actively connected. The terminal user interface provides access for direct inspection when needed and supports ANSI colors that inherit the terminal theme. The tool enables instant switching between multiple servers from a single terminal session.
Tori is available for Linux, macOS, and WSL, and installation can be performed on both the server and the client machine using provided shell scripts. It is distributed under the MIT License and is released by thobiasn.
tori sits in PulseGate's Observability & monitoring category. It focuses on enabling lightweight, secure monitoring of Docker servers without exposing ports or requiring heavy resources. tori is an open-source project aimed at devops engineers. The project is open source (MIT). tori is available on the command line, Linux, and macOS, and it can be self-hosted.
thobiasn builds and maintains tori, and the product first shipped in 2026. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 256 stars and 85 commits in the last 90 days. Across PulseGate's embedding index, tori has few near neighbours, marking it as relatively distinct. Among its 6 catalogued features are docker monitoring, metrics collection, and log tailing.
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