This document describes FastNetMon, an open source DDoS mitigation toolkit. It provides concise summaries of network traffic and detects DDoS attacks in real-time. It can block malicious traffic through methods like BGP announcements. FastNetMon supports many Linux distributions and can integrate with hardware/cloud solutions. It detects attacks faster than traditional hardware/service approaches through optimized packet capture using tools like Netmap and PF_RING.