socktop-webterm/docs/src/advanced/zellij.md

# Monitor Multiple Hosts with Zellij

Use Zellij to monitor multiple socktop instances in a single terminal.

## Installation

```bash
cargo install zellij
```

## Example Layout

Create `socktop-layout.kdl`:

```kdl
layout {
  pane split_direction="vertical" {
    pane command="socktop" {
      args "-P" "rpi-master"
    }
    pane command="socktop" {
      args "-P" "rpi-worker-1"
    }
  }
  pane split_direction="vertical" {
    pane command="socktop" {
      args "-P" "rpi-worker-2"
    }
    pane command="socktop" {
      args "-P" "rpi-worker-3"
    }
  }
}
```

Run it:

```bash
zellij --layout socktop-layout.kdl
```

## Saved Layouts

Layouts placed in `~/.config/zellij/layouts/` can be launched by name:

```bash
cp socktop-layout.kdl ~/.config/zellij/layouts/socktop-monitoring.kdl
zellij --layout socktop-monitoring
```

The pane commands reference [connection profiles](../usage/connection-profiles.md) by name (`-P rpi-master`), so create the profiles first.

## More Info

For detailed Zellij documentation, see [Zellij](https://zellij.dev/).