VnStat
{{short description|Open source network traffic monitor}}
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{{Infobox software
| name = vnStat
| screenshot = Vnstat -l.jpg
| screenshot size = 250px
| caption = vnStat 1.14 (GitHub version)
| author = Teemu Toivola
|released = {{Start date and age|2002|9|23|df=yes}}{{cite web|url=https://humdi.net/vnstat/CHANGES|title=CHANGES - changelog|publisher=}}
| latest release version = 2.13
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2025|2|8|df=yes}}{{cite web|url=https://github.com/vergoh/vnstat/releases|title=Releases|website=GitHub |accessdate=21 January 2024}}
| programming language = C
| operating system = Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, macOS
| language = English
| genre = Network Utility
| license = GNU General Public License
| website = {{URL|https://humdi.net/vnstat/}}
}}
{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}
vnStat is an open source network utility for Linux and BSD.{{cite web |title=vnStat - a network traffic monitor for Linux and BSD |url=https://humdi.net/vnstat/ |website=humdi.net}} It uses a command line interface. vnStat command is a console-based network traffic monitor. It keeps a log of hourly, daily and monthly network traffic for the selected interface(s) but is not a packet sniffer. The traffic information is analyzed from interfaces statistics provided by the kernel. That way vnStat can be used even without root permissions.CentOS RHEL: Install vnStat Network Traffic Monitor To Keep a Log Of Daily Traffic https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/centos-redhat-fedora-linux-install-vnstat-bandwidth-monitor/
History
vnStat is a console-based network traffic monitor that uses the network interface statistics provided by the kernel as information source. This means that vnStat won't actually be sniffing any traffic and also ensures light use of system resources. vnStat had an Initial public release in 23-Sep-2002 (version 1.0) by Teemu Toivola.
On 8 March 2004 its webpage moved to https://humdi.net/vnstat/ and a man page was included.
On 4 November 2006 was included in Debian for Testing Watch {{cite web|title=vnstat 1.4-4 MIGRATED to testing|first=Henning |last=Makholm |date=4 November 2006|work=News for package vnstat|publisher=debian.org|url=https://tracker.debian.org/news/319735 |accessdate=16 September 2017}} and on 17 November 2006 was removed and next day was accepted 1.4-4 version. On 20 February 2010 was accepted 1.10-0.1 version in Debian.{{cite web|title=Accepted vnstat 1.10-0.1 (source i386)|first=Dmitry |last=Oboukhov |date=20 February 2010|work=News for package vnstat|publisher=debian.org|url=https://tracker.debian.org/news/319740 |accessdate=16 September 2017}} Nowadays Debian keeps a full history{{Cite web|url=https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/vnstat/rss|title = Debian package news for vnstat}} about vnstat by using a Rich Site Summary.
On 25 October 2010 was included in the OpenBSD ports tree.{{cite web |title=Import of vnstat: · openbsd/ports@e4ebe93 |url=https://github.com/openbsd/ports/commit/e4ebe93e71fb2b88efc8d3241b7747646a095012 |website=GitHub |language=en}}
On 26 April 2012 was included in Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin{{cite web|title=vnstat_1.11-1_i386|first=Dustin |last=Kirkland |date=26 April 2012|work=Ubuntu Manuals|publisher=ubuntu.com|url=http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/precise/man5/vnstat.conf.5.html |accessdate=16 September 2017}}
On 16 February 2017 a 1.17 version was released.{{cite web|title=CHANGES|first=Teemu |last=Toivola |date=16 February 2017|work=vnStat Change Log|publisher=humdi.net|url=https://humdi.net/vnstat/CHANGES |accessdate=16 September 2017}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Vnstat|lcfirst=yes}}
- {{official website|https://humdi.net/vnstat/}}
- [https://github.com/vergoh/vnstat Official repository]
Category:Linux network-related software
Category:Free software programmed in C