---
title: "Homarr System Resources Widget — Real-Time CPU, RAM & Network"
aliases: [homarr-system-resources, homarr-cpu-ram-network]
tags: [homarr, homelab, widgets, monitoring, system-resources]
sources: [raw/System Resources  Homarr documentation.md]
created: 2026-04-19
updated: 2026-04-19
---

## System Resources Widget

Displays live CPU usage, RAM usage, and network interface traffic directly on a Homarr board tile. Unlike the [[wiki/homelab/homarr-health-monitoring-widget|System Health Monitoring widget]] (which aggregates data from external integrations like Proxmox or TrueNAS), the System Resources widget focuses on **host-level real-time charts**.

## Supported Integrations

The widget pulls data from one of four backends:

| Integration | Type | Notes |
|-------------|------|-------|
| **Dash.** | System performance & resource monitor | [Details](https://homarr.dev/docs/integrations/dash-dot) |
| **Open Media Vault** | NAS OS (Debian-based) | Free NAS server |
| **TrueNAS** | Enterprise NAS | Home, office, and cloud |
| **Glances** | Cross-platform system monitor | Lightweight, REST API |

## Configuration Options

| Option | Description | Default |
|--------|-------------|---------|
| **Visible charts** | Choose which charts to show: CPU, Memory, Network | All |
| **Label display mode** | How graphs are labeled | Show text with icon |
| **Enable chart shading** | Fill the area below the line chart | Yes |

## Adding the Widget

Follow the standard Homarr widget-add flow — see [[wiki/homelab/homarr-apps|Homarr Apps]] docs or the official [Widgets getting-started page](https://homarr.dev/docs/getting-started/after-the-installation#embed-integration-data-using-widgets).

## Key Takeaways

- Shows **CPU, RAM, and Network** in real time via line charts on a board tile
- Requires one of four supported backends: Dash., OMV, TrueNAS, or Glances
- Chart shading is on by default — disable for a cleaner look
- Configure which charts are visible to keep the tile compact
- Distinct from [[wiki/homelab/homarr-health-monitoring-widget|System Health Monitoring]] — that widget shows disk + uptime + cluster state; this one is pure real-time host metrics
- [[wiki/homelab/homarr-docker-stats|Docker Stats widget]] is the container-level counterpart to this host-level widget

## Sources

- `raw/System Resources  Homarr documentation.md` — Homarr v1.59.2 official docs
