betterdb-inc/monitorReal-time monitoring and slowlog analysis for Valkey and Redis databases with anomaly detection, ACL auditing, and Prometheus metrics export.
The monitoring layer that Valkey deserves.
BetterDB persists what Valkey throws away - slowlogs, command patterns, client activity, anomaly signals - so you can debug what happened at 3am, not just what's happening now. Built for Valkey 8.x with native support for COMMANDLOG, CLUSTER SLOT-STATS, and per-thread I/O metrics. Redis 6+ compatible for everything else.
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docker run -d --name betterdb -p 3001:3001 betterdb/monitor:latest
Point your browser to http://localhost:3001. To monitor a specific instance:
docker run -d \
--name betterdb \
-p 3001:3001 \
-e DB_HOST=your-valkey-host \
-e DB_PORT=6379 \
-e DB_PASSWORD=your-password \
betterdb/monitor:latest
Connecting to a database on your host machine? Inside the container
localhostis the container itself, not your host — so usehost.docker.internalas the database host. On Docker Desktop (macOS/Windows) it works out of the box; on Linux add--add-host=host.docker.internal:host-gatewayto thedocker runcommand so the name resolves. The dashboard's one-click "connect to local instance" button auto-detects this and pre-fills the right host for you.
Two image variants are published, both multi-arch (linux/amd64, linux/arm64):
| Tag | What it is |
|---|---|
latest, X.Y.Z-no-ai | Default image - every monitoring feature included, without the dependencies for the experimental local-LLM AI Helper |
X.Y.Z | Adds the experimental AI Helper (bring your own Ollama; disabled by default via AI_ENABLED) |
See Docker Production Deployment for persistent storage, custom ports, licensing, and air-gapped setups.
helm repo add betterdb https://docs.betterdb.com/charts
helm repo update
helm install betterdb-monitor betterdb/betterdb-monitor \
--namespace betterdb --create-namespace \
--set db.host=my-valkey.default.svc.cluster.local \
--set db.password=yourpassword
Then kubectl port-forward -n betterdb svc/betterdb-monitor 3001:3001 and open http://localhost:3001, or enable the chart's ingress. PostgreSQL-backed history, bring-your-own Secrets, and air-gapped licensing are all covered in the Kubernetes guide and the chart README.
Run BetterDB Monitor without Docker:
npx @betterdb/monitor
On first run, an interactive setup wizard guides you through database connection, storage backend (SQLite, PostgreSQL, or in-memory), and server settings. Configuration is saved to ~/.betterdb/config.json.
npm install -g @betterdb/monitor # global install
betterdb --setup # re-run setup wizard
betterdb --port 8080 # override server port
betterdb --db-host 1.2.3.4 # override database host
betterdb --help # all options
Requires Node.js >= 20.0.0 and a Valkey or Redis instance to monitor. For SQLite storage, also npm install -g better-sqlite3.