PVRLabs/statlite

Key features

• 01Polls multiple applications and stores metrics in a local SQLite database.
• 02Auto-discovers Spring Boot, Quarkus, and Micronaut apps via `statlite inspect`.
• 03Provides built-in historical charts for traffic, latency, CPU, and memory.
• 04Offers a simple JSON metrics endpoint for applications in other languages.
• 05Can monitor StatLite's own health and host resources.
• 06Ships as a single binary and as Docker images for amd64 and arm64.

Use cases

• Monitoring a Spring Boot API running on a single VPS without a Prometheus stack.
• Keeping metric history on your own server instead of sending it to a SaaS monitoring service.
• Adding basic monitoring to a small FastAPI, Express, or Django service with a minimal endpoint.
• Watching host CPU and disk on a small server where StatLite itself runs.

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FAQ

What is statlite?

Lightweight self-hosted monitoring for apps on VPSs and small servers, storing history in SQLite without Prometheus or Grafana.

Is statlite free to use? What license does it have?

statlite is open source under the MIT license. Check the license terms before using it in commercial products.

Is statlite still maintained?

Actively maintained. The last commit to statlite was on Oct 16, 2026.

What can I use statlite for?

Monitoring a Spring Boot API running on a single VPS without a Prometheus stack. Keeping metric history on your own server instead of sending it to a SaaS monitoring service. Adding basic monitoring to a small FastAPI, Express, or Django service with a minimal endpoint. Watching host CPU and disk on a small server where StatLite itself runs.

Where can I get statlite?

The source code and installation instructions are on GitHub: https://github.com/PVRLabs/statlite