{"id":20614,"date":"2025-06-28T11:30:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T11:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/?p=20614"},"modified":"2026-06-03T13:54:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T13:54:06","slug":"how-to-track-real-time-network-usage-on-linux-with-nload","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/how-to-track-real-time-network-usage-on-linux-with-nload\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Track Real-Time Network Usage on Linux with nload"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To diagnose bandwidth-related problems and preserve server health, real-time network traffic monitoring is essential. \u201cnload\u201d is a small, command-line utility that uses real-time graphs to display incoming and outgoing network traffic independently. Statistics such as current\/max throughput and total data transported are also shown.<\/p>\n<p>This guide explains how to install and use \u201cnload\u201d on various Linux distributions to monitor bandwidth usage effectively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applies to:<\/strong> CentOS, RHEL, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow the steps to install \u201cnload\u201d on a Linux System:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>CentOS \/ RHEL<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>Enable the EPEL repository:\n<pre>yum install epel-release<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>Install nload:\n<pre>yum install nload<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fedora (22 and above)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre>dnf install nload<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ubuntu \/ Debian<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install nload<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>How to use \u201cnload\u201d to monitor network usage?<br \/>\n<\/strong>After installation, you can launch nload with or without specifying a network device.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Basic Usage<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre>nload<\/pre>\n<p>or to monitor a specific device (e.g., eth0):<\/p>\n<pre>nload eth0<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>Use the left\/right arrow keys or Tab\/Enter to switch between network interfaces.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Useful Command Options<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Show Multiple Interfaces Without Graphs<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre>nload -m<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Set Average Calculation Window (in seconds)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre>nload -a 400<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Set Display Refresh Interval (in ms)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre>nload -ma 400 -t 600<\/pre>\n<p>Avoid setting refresh intervals below 100ms to ensure accurate traffic data.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Monitor Specific Devices<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre>nload devices wlp1s0<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Keyboard Shortcuts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>? \/ ? &#8211; Switch between network interfaces<\/li>\n<li>Enter \/ Tab &#8211; Cycle through available interfaces\/pages<\/li>\n<li>F2 &#8211; Open options menu<\/li>\n<li>F5 &#8211; Save current settings to config file<\/li>\n<li>F6 &#8211; Reload settings from config file<\/li>\n<li>q or Ctrl+C &#8211; Quit nload<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div style=\"background: #E6F0FF; padding: 15px; border-left: 4px solid #0047BA; margin: 20px 0;\"><strong>Monitoring network traffic and server performance in real time?<\/strong><br \/>\nA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/linux-vps\">Linux VPS Hosting<\/a> solution provides dedicated resources, full root access and the flexibility needed to monitor bandwidth, optimise performance and manage server workloads efficiently.<\/div>\n<p>This way, we can conclude \u201cnload\u201d is a lightweight yet powerful tool for real-time network bandwidth monitoring on Linux. 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