PRMGPL v2v1.0.6

Process Resource Monitor

Monitor and enforce process resource limits

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Documentation is being modernized. Expanded guides, configuration references, and usage examples are on the way.

Overview

Process Resource Monitor (PRM) is a CPU, memory, process count, and run time resource monitor for Linux and BSD systems.

PRM supports both global-scoped limits and granular rule-based limits on a per-process or per-user basis. When resource thresholds are exceeded, PRM can terminate offending processes with optional parent/child tree termination and trigger service restarts post-termination to maintain availability.

Features

Monitoring

CPU, memory, process count, and run time resource monitoring
Global scoped or rule-based per-process and per-user limits
Per-user and per-command rule files for granular control
Soft rechecks before termination to reduce false positives

Response

Parent/child tree termination for complete process cleanup
Service restart post-termination to maintain availability
Root process exemption to prevent critical service disruption
Rules-only mode and alert-only mode for flexible operation
Regex-based ignore options for process exclusion

Installation

Install from source:

  $ git clone https://github.com/rfxn/process-resource-monitor.git
  $ cd process-resource-monitor
  $ sudo ./install.sh

Install from tarball:

  $ wget https://www.rfxn.com/downloads/prm-current.tar.gz
  $ tar xfz prm-current.tar.gz
  $ cd prm-*/
  $ sudo ./install.sh

Verify download integrity:

  $ wget https://www.rfxn.com/downloads/prm-current.tar.gz.md5
  $ md5sum -c prm-current.tar.gz.md5

Version

Current version: 1.0.6

Resources

GitHub: https://github.com/rfxn/process-resource-monitor Download: https://www.rfxn.com/downloads/prm-current.tar.gz