README.md
May 5, 2026 ยท View on GitHub
jetson-stats
jetson-stats is a package for monitoring and control your NVIDIA Jetson [Thor, Orin, Xavier, Nano, TX] series.
jetson-stats is a powerful tool to analyze your board, you can use with a stand alone application with jtop or import in your python script, the main features are:
- Decode hardware, architecture, L4T and NVIDIA Jetpack
- Monitoring, CPU, GPU, Memory, Engines, fan
- Control NVP model, fan speed, jetson_clocks
- Importable in a python script
- Dockerizable in a container
- Do not need super user
- Tested on many different hardware configurations
- Works with all NVIDIA Jetpack
Install
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3-pip python3-setuptools -y
Option 1: jetson-stats can be installed with pip, but need superuser:
sudo pip3 install -U jetson-stats
Option 2: Install directly from GitHub
sudo pip3 install git+https://github.com/rbonghi/jetson_stats.git
Option 3: Ubuntu 24.04
sudo pip3 install --break-system-packages -U jetson-stats
or
sudo pip3 install --break-system-packages git+https://github.com/rbonghi/jetson_stats.git
Option 4: Run jtop with or without sudo, and install without --break-system-packages
This installation method works on all Jetson Developer Kits. NOTE: For Jetson AGX Thor Dev Kit follow this
sudo -v
curl -LsSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rbonghi/jetson_stats/master/scripts/install_jtop_torun_without_sudo.sh | bash
Upgrade jtop
sudo -v
curl -LsSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rbonghi/jetson_stats/master/scripts/upgrade-jtop.sh | bash
Run
Start jtop it's pretty simple just write jtop!
jtop
A simple interface will appear on your terminal, more capabilities are documented at jtop page.
Library
You can use jtop such a python library to integrate in your software
from jtop import jtop
with jtop() as jetson:
# jetson.ok() will provide the proper update frequency
while jetson.ok():
# Read tegra stats
print(jetson.stats)
You can also use jtop with your virualenv!
More information available at advanced usage page.
Docker
You can run directly in Docker jtop, you need only to:
- Install jetson-stats on your host
- Install jetson-stats on your container as well
- Pass to your container
/run/jtop.sock:/run/jtop.sock
You can try running this command
docker run --rm -it -v /run/jtop.sock:/run/jtop.sock rbonghi/jetson_stats:latest
More information available at docker documentation page.
Sponsorship
If your company benefits from this library, please consider ๐ sponsoring its development.
Documentation
jetson-stats has usage and reference documentation at https://rnext.it/jetson_stats, there is also a ๐ troubleshooting page.
Community
jetson-stats has a community Discord channel for asking questions and collaborating with other contributors. Drop by and say hello ๐

