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Beszel
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Beszel | Free software · no features paywalled · no charge for use | Free |
As beszel.dev lists them, read 9 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from Beszel's own pages
- Alerts and integrations
- Notifications use Shoutrrr URL schemas and include services such as Discord, Gotify, Google Chat, Matrix, MQTT, Slack, Telegram, and Teams. · beszel.dev, 9 Oct 2026
- API
- A REST API lets users access or update Beszel data from scripts and applications. · beszel.dev, 9 Oct 2026
- Architecture
- Beszel uses a web application hub and an agent running on each system being monitored. · beszel.dev, 9 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- Beszel supports OAuth2 and OpenID Connect providers, and password login can be disabled. · beszel.dev, 9 Oct 2026
- Backups
- Hub data can be backed up to disk or S3-compatible storage and restored from either. · beszel.dev, 9 Oct 2026
- Container support
- Beszel tracks Docker and Podman containers, including their status and metrics. · beszel.dev, 9 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The hub supports Docker, Podman, or a single binary, while agents also support Homebrew, WinGet, Scoop, and a Home Assistant add-on. · beszel.dev, 9 Oct 2026
- License
- Beszel is released under the MIT License. · beszel.dev, 9 Oct 2026
- Limits
- Rootless containers may lack access to host-level metrics such as temperature, GPU, ZFS, S.M.A.R.T., and systemd services without extra configuration. · beszel.dev, 9 Oct 2026
- Metrics
- It monitors host and container CPU, memory, disk, network, temperature, GPU, battery, and other metrics. · beszel.dev, 9 Oct 2026
- Network monitoring
- Agents can probe ICMP, TCP, HTTP, and DNS response time and packet loss. · beszel.dev, 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Beszel is a lightweight server monitoring platform with Docker statistics, historical data, and alerts. · beszel.dev, 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- Hub and agent communication can use SSH or WebSocket; WebSocket mode uses a mutual authentication handshake. · beszel.dev, 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project points users to GitHub Discussions and a community-run Matrix room for support and general discussion. · github.com, 9 Oct 2026
Where Beszel stands on Freedom251
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