diff --git a/docker/monitornode/config/prometheus.yaml b/docker/monitornode/config/prometheus.yaml
index e8c478f098..8b45e290c5 100644
--- a/docker/monitornode/config/prometheus.yaml
+++ b/docker/monitornode/config/prometheus.yaml
@@ -7,3 +7,9 @@ scrape_configs:
     static_configs:
       - targets: ['host.docker.internal:9090']
     scrape_interval: 5s
+
+  # Host CPU, memory, disk, filesystem. Start with start-node-exporter.sh (Linux only).
+  - job_name: 'node'
+    static_configs:
+      - targets: ['host.docker.internal:9100']
+    scrape_interval: 5s
diff --git a/docker/monitornode/scripts/start-node-exporter.sh b/docker/monitornode/scripts/start-node-exporter.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..e7f4e471ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/monitornode/scripts/start-node-exporter.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Starts node_exporter so Prometheus can scrape host CPU, memory, disk, and
+# filesystem metrics. Must run on Linux: the container shares the host's PID
+# and network namespaces and mounts the host root, so the numbers are the
+# machine's, not Docker's.
+#
+# Usage: ./start-node-exporter.sh
+#
+# Requirements: Docker must be installed and running. Linux only.
+# Prometheus scrapes this at host.docker.internal:9100 (job "node").
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+CONTAINER_NAME="sei-node-exporter"
+NODE_EXPORTER_PORT=9100
+PROMETHEUS_UI_PORT=9091
+
+# Check for Docker
+if ! command -v docker &>/dev/null; then
+	echo "Error: docker is not installed or not in PATH" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check that Docker daemon is reachable
+if ! docker info &>/dev/null; then
+	echo "Error: Docker daemon is not running or not accessible. Start Docker and try again." >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# Docker Desktop on macOS/Windows would report the VM, not the host running the bench.
+if [[ "$(uname -s)" != "Linux" ]]; then
+	echo "Error: node_exporter in Docker only reports the host on Linux." >&2
+	echo "On macOS/Windows it would scrape Docker's VM, not the machine running the bench." >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# If container exists and is running, we're done
+if docker ps -q -f "name=^${CONTAINER_NAME}$" | grep -q .; then
+	echo "node_exporter is already running."
+	echo "  Metrics: http://localhost:${NODE_EXPORTER_PORT}/metrics"
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+# If container exists but is stopped, start it
+if docker ps -aq -f "name=^${CONTAINER_NAME}$" | grep -q .; then
+	echo "Starting existing node_exporter container..."
+	docker start "$CONTAINER_NAME"
+	echo ""
+	echo "node_exporter is running."
+	echo "  Metrics: http://localhost:${NODE_EXPORTER_PORT}/metrics"
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+# --net=host / --pid=host: collect the host's network and process view.
+# /:/host + --path.rootfs=/host: CPU, disk, and filesystems from the host, not the container.
+echo "Creating and starting node_exporter container..."
+docker run -d \
+	--name "$CONTAINER_NAME" \
+	--net=host \
+	--pid=host \
+	-v "/:/host:ro,rslave" \
+	prom/node-exporter:latest \
+	--path.rootfs=/host
+
+echo ""
+echo "node_exporter is running."
+echo "  Metrics: http://localhost:${NODE_EXPORTER_PORT}/metrics"
+echo "  Prometheus job: node (host.docker.internal:${NODE_EXPORTER_PORT})"
+echo ""
+echo "To stop: ./stop-node-exporter.sh"
+echo ""
+echo "Grafana: import dashboard 1860 (Node Exporter Full), or query node_* in Explore."
+
+# Config is bind-mounted; reload so a running Prometheus picks up the node job.
+if curl -sf -X POST "http://localhost:${PROMETHEUS_UI_PORT}/-/reload" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	echo "Prometheus reloaded."
+fi
diff --git a/docker/monitornode/scripts/stop-node-exporter.sh b/docker/monitornode/scripts/stop-node-exporter.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..e789eeeb56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/monitornode/scripts/stop-node-exporter.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Stops the local node_exporter. The container is stopped but not removed;
+# use start-node-exporter.sh to start it again.
+#
+# Usage: ./stop-node-exporter.sh
+#
+# Requirements: Docker must be installed and running.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+CONTAINER_NAME="sei-node-exporter"
+
+# Check for Docker
+if ! command -v docker &>/dev/null; then
+	echo "Error: docker is not installed or not in PATH" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check that Docker daemon is reachable
+if ! docker info &>/dev/null; then
+	echo "Error: Docker daemon is not running or not accessible. Start Docker and try again." >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+if docker ps -q -f "name=^${CONTAINER_NAME}$" | grep -q .; then
+	echo "Stopping node_exporter container..."
+	docker stop "$CONTAINER_NAME"
+	echo "node_exporter stopped."
+else
+	echo "node_exporter is not running."
+fi
diff --git a/sei-db/state_db/bench/cryptosim/README.md b/sei-db/state_db/bench/cryptosim/README.md
index 405b12bc78..64f09f944c 100644
--- a/sei-db/state_db/bench/cryptosim/README.md
+++ b/sei-db/state_db/bench/cryptosim/README.md
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ installed.
 ```
 docker/monitornode/scripts/start-prometheus.sh
 docker/monitornode/scripts/start-grafana.sh
+docker/monitornode/scripts/start-node-exporter.sh
+
 ```
 
 Then, navigate to http://localhost:3000/ in a web browser to reach the grafana UI. Username and password are "admin".
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ You can stop these services by killing their containers, or by running the follo
 ```
 docker/monitornode/scripts/stop-prometheus.sh
 docker/monitornode/scripts/stop-grafana.sh
+docker/monitornode/scripts/stop-node-exporter.sh
 ```
 
 # Running in AWS