Supervisor

6.5easy start · #21of 26
in Process Monitoring Software

Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on api, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web.

Supervisor is ranked #21 of 26 in process monitoring software on The Geeks Club. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web.

Compared on process monitoring software

Free plan: Yes
Supported platforms: Linux, macOS, self-hosted Unix-like systems, web interface, XML-RPC API
Remote monitoring: Yes
Process alerting: Yes
Process controls: Yes
Activity logs: Yes

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The record

Purpose: Supervisor is a client/server system for monitoring and controlling processes on UNIX-like operating systems.
Process management: It can start processes, restart them after crashes, and report their status.
Configuration: Supervisor uses an INI-style configuration file with per-process options such as restarting failed processes and automatic log rotation.
Grouped control: Processes can be assigned priorities and grouped so related processes can be started or stopped together.
Interfaces: Supervisor provides a command-line client, an optional browser-based interface, and an XML-RPC interface for control.
Events and extensions: Its event notification protocol can be used by programs written in any language, and it includes extension points for Python developers.
Platforms: The documentation says Supervisor will not run on Windows and lists Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris, and FreeBSD among tested or supported systems.
Installation: Supervisor can be installed with pip or from a downloaded distribution, including on systems without internet access.
Security: The documentation warns that configuration files may contain unencrypted credentials and should be protected with appropriate filesystem permissions.
Security limitation: The runtime security guidance warns that arbitrary configured paths can create vulnerabilities such as symlink attacks.
Integrations: The project lists third-party tools and libraries, including Puppet modules, Nagios and Icinga plugins, and clients for its XML-RPC interface.
Support: The project directs users to its GitHub issues page to report bugs or other errors.
Intended use: Supervisor is intended to control processes related to a project or customer and is not intended to replace init as process ID 1.
Crash recovery: Supervisord can automatically restart processes when they crash.

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Process Monitoring Software in 2026#21 of 26

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Sources

supervisord.org· checked 30 Sept 2026
supervisord.org/introduction.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
supervisord.org/installing.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
supervisord.org/running.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
supervisord.org/plugins.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
supervisord.org/development.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
pypi.org/project/supervisor/· checked 30 Sept 2026