What does Watchman Tower server monitoring collect?

wt-warden collects host metrics such as CPU, memory, disk, load, uptime, swap, and top processes. It can also report service health, local port health, and runtime signals for components like Nginx, Docker, MongoDB, and Redis.

How is the server agent installed?

The recommended setup uses a one-line installer from the server configuration screen. It downloads wt-warden, writes the environment file, creates the systemd service, and starts it automatically.

Can Watchman Tower detect what Nginx is serving?

When Nginx is available and its configuration is readable, wt-warden can report detected server names, config paths, root paths when present, and listen ports for discovered virtual hosts.

Does this replace uptime monitoring?

No. Server monitoring complements uptime monitoring. It helps you understand whether an issue is host-level, service-level, or related to the runtime behind the site you are monitoring.

Server Monitoring with wt-warden | Watchman Tower

Go beyond basic CPU and memory charts. Watchman Tower helps you monitor server health with host metrics, process visibility, service status, port checks, and runtime signals from components like Nginx, Docker, MongoDB, and Redis.

Monitor Servers Alongside Your Websites

Watchman Tower brings server monitoring and website monitoring into the same workflow. With wt-warden, you can collect host metrics and runtime health signals directly from your server while continuing to track uptime, SSL, and domain health from the outside.

What You Can Monitor

CPU, memory, disk, load, uptime, and swap usage
Top processes with PID, CPU usage, and memory usage
Service health for Nginx, Docker, MongoDB, and Redis
Local port health for key services
Docker container counts by state, plus Redis and MongoDB service and port status
Nginx virtual host discovery, including detected server names and listen ports
Agent version and host platform details

Why It Matters

Most server issues do not start and end with CPU graphs. A service can fail while the host still looks healthy, or traffic can break because a local port stops listening. Watchman Tower helps you understand whether a problem is host-level, service-level, or related to the runtime actually serving your traffic.

Designed for Practical Server Visibility

wt-warden is intentionally lightweight. It gives you useful host and runtime signals without forcing you into a heavyweight observability stack. That makes it a strong fit for teams who want clearer server visibility without a complicated rollout. If you want the agent perspective, read how the server agent works.

Fast Installation

You can install wt-warden from the server configuration screen with a one-line command. The recommended installer downloads the binary, writes the environment file, creates the systemd service, and starts it automatically. If you want the installation flow in more detail, see the server agent installation guide and the server agent overview.

Part of the Bigger Monitoring Picture

Server monitoring in Watchman Tower works best when combined with uptime checks, SSL visibility, domain monitoring, and internal runtime signals. That way, you are not just alerted that something is wrong. You can also see where to look first.

Continue Reading

Start with What Is Server Monitoring?, then explore the metrics that actually matter, why service health matters, service health vs port checks, and how to monitor Nginx health. You can also browse the full Server Monitoring hub.

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