Should vnstat be running continuously (daemon or otherwise) to update it's database

["Parameshwara Bhat" <pbhat66@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello list,

Attn: Mr.Alexander Dalloz,

I have installed vnstat to collect network traffic information. It's man  
page says it collects data from /proc entries. Now my question is, should  
I be running it as a daemon or in the background or as a bootup/shutdown  
sequence so that each time my desktop goes down, it is able to collect  
data from /proc as I guess /proc data is dynamic .

Thanks,

Parameshwara Bhat

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