Show HN: NVIDIA GPU Munin Plugin – Simple Python-Based GPU Monitoring

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2 years ago

I created a Munin plugin for monitoring NVIDIA GPUs that aims to be simple, modern, and dependency-free. As a fellow enthusiast and sysadmin, I found existing solutions either had complex dependencies or didn't work reliably. This led me to develop this Python-based plugin.

Key features:

- Multi-GPU support

- Monitors memory usage, temperature, power draw, and GPU utilization

- Uses only Python 3 and nvidia-smi (no additional dependencies)

- Easy to install and integrate with existing Munin setups

The plugin is designed for Linux environments and is available under the MIT License. It's particularly useful for those who already have Munin installations and want to add GPU monitoring without much hassle. (I love Grafana and Netdata too, but still find Munin useful for really simple setups.)

GitHub: https://github.com/presbrey/nvidia-munin-plugin/

I'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback. I'd also gladly accept any contributions for additional metrics you may want to add.