# How do you install netstat to check server load etc.?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-install-netstat-to-check-server-load-etc/370501>\
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**Created:** [June 17, 2025, 11:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-install-netstat-to-check-server-load-etc/370501 "2025-06-17T11:08:54Z")\
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Discourse containers are built using the `app.yml` template, and any required packages must be installed during the image build process (i.e., when running `./launcher rebuild app`). Packages cannot be installed interactively from within a running container.

As a result, common tools like `net-tools` (which provides `netstat`) are typically not included and cannot be easily added after the container is running.

If you need `netstat` inside the container, you’ll need to add it to your `app.yml` and then rebuild the container.

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