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Chris Crane edited this page Jun 29, 2015 · 16 revisions

Welcome to sysdig! Sysdig is a universal system visibility tool with native support for containers. If this is your first time trying to use sysdig, then you've come to the right place.

Install

First, if you haven't already, you'll need to [install sysdig] (http://www.sysdig.org/install/).

Running Sysdig

The easiest way to get started using sysdig is with csysdig:

~$ csysdig

Csysdig is a simple, intuitive, and fully customizable curses UI for sysdig. Here's an [overview of csysdig] (https://github.com/draios/sysdig/wiki/Csysdig%20Overview) including a video and the man page.

You can also run sysdig in its raw form:

~$ sysdig

Here's an [overview of sysdig] (https://github.com/draios/sysdig/wiki/Sysdig%20Overview) and a [user guide] (https://github.com/draios/sysdig/wiki/Sysdig%20User%20Guide) to get you started.

And finally, here are some other resources to help get you off to a good start:

Videos

[Sysdig Youtube channel] (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDbiexphNqm5BkSFpQuxRAA)

Support documents

[Sysdig wiki] (https://github.com/draios/sysdig/wiki)

  • [About Sysdig](Sysdig Overview) - Why we built it and what it can do.
  • [User Guide](Sysdig User Guide)
  • [Cool Sysdig Examples](Sysdig Examples)
  • Csysdig Manual Page
  • Sysdig Manual Page
  • [Chisels User Guide](Chisels User Guide)

Blog posts

[Official Sysdig Blog] (https://sysdig.com/blog/)