# Beszel: A Lightweight, Self-Hosted, Flexible Server Monitor

DevFeed: [Beszel: A Lightweight, Self-Hosted, Flexible Server Monitor](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/beszel-a-lightweight-self-hosted-flexible-server-monitor-65755.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://noted.lol/beszel/>)

Author: Jeremy

Published: 2025-02-12T14:35:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Noted](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/noted.md>)

Topics: [infrastructure monitoring](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/infrastructure-monitoring.md>), [Self-hosted](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/self-hosted.md>), [datadog agent](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/datadog-agent.md>)

Tags: [agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agent.md>), [alert](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/alert.md>), [alerting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/alerting.md>), [docker](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker.md>), [docker-compose](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker-compose.md>), [grafana](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/grafana.md>), [lightweight](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/lightweight.md>), [monitor](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/monitor.md>), [self-hosted](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/self-hosted.md>), [self-hosted-monitoring-tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/self-hosted-monitoring-tools.md>), [server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/server.md>)

## AI overview

The article introduces Beszel, a lightweight platform for monitoring servers, virtual machines, and containers. It describes real-time CPU and memory metrics, configurable alerts, Docker Compose and binary installation options, and steps for adding monitored systems and agents.

## Source excerpt

Get instant visibility into your self-hosted systems with Beszel. Deploy the agent in seconds and start receiving real-time alerts to stay on top of performance issues.