---
title: Install Traffic Cop on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Traffic Cop for on elementary OS - Set and
  watch per-app bandwidth limits.
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/wasta-traffic-cop/elementary
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# Install Traffic Cop on **elementary OS**

# Traffic Cop (wasta-traffic-cop)

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/wasta-traffic-cop/elementary#install)

#### Set and watch per-app bandwidth limits.

Traffic Cop limits how fast each app may download and upload, and shows
how much each one is using, including UDP (video calls). Useful on slow
or metered connections: keep a video call usable while updates download,
or stop one app from using the whole connection.

Apps are recognised by their systemd unit, which snap and flatpak apps
always have; desktop apps get one when the desktop launches them in their
own scope (GNOME does). Limits are applied with nftables and tc (CAKE).

After installing, connect the interfaces the background service needs:

sudo snap connect wasta-traffic-cop:network-control
sudo snap connect wasta-traffic-cop:firewall-control
sudo snap connect wasta-traffic-cop:system-observe
sudo snap restart wasta-traffic-cop.daemon

Then open Traffic Cop from the menu, or in a terminal:

wasta-traffic-cop status what's limited and running
wasta-traffic-cop rates -w live rates
wasta-traffic-cop pause|resume turn the limits off and on

Administrators (members of sudo, admin or wheel) can change the apps and
their limits; everyone can watch.

### Package name

* wasta-traffic-cop

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### License

* GPL-3.0-or-later

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### Last updated

* 1 November 2026 - latest/candidate
* 1 November 2026 - latest/beta

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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install Traffic Cop

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open *Terminal* from the Applications launcher and type the following:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install Traffic Cop

To install Traffic Cop, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install wasta-traffic-cop --candidate
```

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