Use it in the terminal
Browse the live interface, print a one-off report, or use JSON from a script.
Command and output reference →
Open source · Linux + macOS
Systems,
Systems,
in focus.
Inspect processes, services, logs, storage, networking and hardware from one terminal toolkit for Linux and macOS.
Built and used by WildFoundry
Dataplicity Lens · production-gateway-04 1.0s · running
CPU 18% ▁▂▂▃▄▃▂▂ Memory 44% ▂▂▃▃▄▄▄▅ Load 0.41 0.38 0.31
Processes 5 Running 1 Zombies 1 Findings 1
PIDPROCESSUSERCPUMEMREADWRITESTATE
8421image-workerservice38.2%12.4%4.2 MB/s380 KB/sRunning
1027postgrespostgres7.8%18.1%820 KB/s1.1 MB/sSleeping
2214mqtt-bridgemqtt3.1%1.8%110 KB/s90 KB/sSleeping
756systemd-journalroot0.8%0.9%20 KB/s42 KB/sSleeping
9462convertservice0.0%0.0%--Zombie
Attention
zombie process detected: PID 9462, parent image-worker
/ Search f Filter s Sort g Group Enter Inspect ? Help q Quit
9 commandsOverview + 8 specialist views
Linux + macOSx86-64, ARM64 + armhf for Raspberry Pi OS
JSON + JSONLFor scripts and scheduled checks
Debian packagesamd64, arm64 and armhf
The suite
Start with an overview, then open the detail you need.
lens summarizes the host and opens dedicated views for processes, services, logs, storage, networking, hardware, system context and health.
Keep context together
Move from a process to its service, recent logs and open network listeners without starting over.
Explore the suite →See missing data
If permissions or platform tools limit a check, Lens reports what it could not collect.
Troubleshoot incomplete data →What it shows
The system information we reach for during support work.
The commands use the same process and service identities, so related information stays connected.
01
Processes and resource use
CPU, memory, I/O, process state, parents, users and service context.
02
Services and logs
Service state, restarts and recent messages from systemd, launchd and local logs.
03
Storage, networking and hardware
Mounts, routes, listeners, temperatures, firmware state and attached USB or serial devices.
04
Plain text and JSON
Use the interactive terminal, capture a report, or pass structured output to another tool.
Raspberry Pi OS / Debian
dpkg --print-architecture
sudo apt install ./dataplicity-lens_<version>_<architecture>.deb
lensStart on your system
Three commands from package to live data.
Install the suite, run lens, and work with the processes, logs and system state on the machine in front of you.
Why we built Lens
At WildFoundry, we use Linux every day to build and support Dataplicity. Lens began as a tool for our own team: a quicker, more consistent way to inspect processes, services, logs, storage, networking and hardware while working on real systems.
Lens is not a new service or a commercial add-on. Dataplicity remains our core product, and Lens works independently of it. We are publishing Lens because it is already useful to us, and making it available may also save time for Dataplicity customers and anyone else looking after Linux or macOS systems.