i3 status bar

This is a sample code to help you to build your personal i3 bar.

It comes with :

• public IP address
• local IP address
• crypto-currencies
• VPN on/off (sample with ProtonVPN)
• disk usage
• memory usage
• CPU usage
• date and time
• weather
• volume information
• battery information
• log out

Please read Create your own i3/sway status bar with some bash and python.

Install

In your ~/.config/i3/config file, add the path to the script mybar.sh :

bar {
  status_command exec /home/you/.config/i3status/mybar.sh
}

Replace /home/you in this project with your home path.

Copy the files from this i3status repository directory to ~/.config/i3status.

⚠️ Please, read and modify each script !

• it is given as an example. You may not have ProtonVPN. You need to set you city for the weather informations...
• Replace /home/you/ with your home path in the mybar.sh file.
• if you get errors, try to run each bash and python script separately.

Restart i3 : MOD4+SHIFT+R.

You may also need to install, i.e. for Arch Linux :

yay -S pamixer # for volume information
yay -S pacman-contrib # for checkupdates, to count available packages
yay -S ttf-font-awesome # for icons
yay -S alsa-utils # for alsamixer (sound volume)
pip3 install psutil --user # for cpu, memory, disk usage

Documentation

• https://i3wm.org/docs/i3bar-protocol.html
• https://i3wm.org/i3status/manpage.html
• https://github.com/i3/i3status/tree/master/contrib
• https://fontawesome.com/cheatsheet?from=io