Monero Monitoring & Troubleshooting Commands Reference
1. Check Monero Daemon Status
systemctl status monerod
2. Start / Stop / Restart Monero Daemon
systemctl start monerod
systemctl stop monerod
systemctl restart monerod
3. Check Real-Time Syncing Progress (Logs)
journalctl -u monerod.service -n 20 --no-pager
Or continuously (live):
tail -f /mnt/monero/.bitmonero/monerod.log
4. Check if Monero is Running
ps aux | grep monerod
5. List All Screen Sessions
screen -ls
6. Reattach to Existing Screen Session
screen -r <session_name>
# e.g., screen -r monero
7. Detach from Screen (keep running in background)
Ctrl + A then D
8. Check Disk Space
df -h
Specific mount point:
df -h /mnt/monero
9. Inspect Large Files/Folders
du -xh / | grep -P 'G\t' | sort -hr | head -20
10. Check for Deleted Files Still Using Disk Space
lsof | grep deleted
11. Check Wallet Sync Status from CLI
Inside monero-wallet-cli:
status
net_stats
12. Manually Launch Wallet CLI
/mnt/monero/monero-wallet-cli --wallet-file /mnt/monero/wallets/blueace
13. Account Tag and Label Commands
Inside wallet CLI:
account tag <tag_name> <index>
account tag_description <tag_name> <description>
account label <index> <label text>
14. Ensure Mount on Boot
In /etc/fstab, add:
UUID=<your-uuid> /mnt/monero ext4 defaults 0 2
Then:
mount -a
15. Quick Ping to Confirm Internet/DNS
ping -c 3 deb.debian.org
This set of commands should cover most operational and recovery scenarios. Feel free to expand this as your setup evolves (e.g., adding wallet RPC, remote access, VPN, or port monitoring).
See also:
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