homelab/beszel/README.md
Mikkel Georgsen 654e3ffbce Add Beszel server monitoring dashboard
- Deployed Beszel hub in Dockge (10.5.0.10:8090)
- Installed agents on PVE host and PBS (with Synology mount monitoring)
- Created NPM proxy at dashboard.georgsen.dk
- Created ~/bin/beszel helper script for API management
- Added credentials for Beszel and Dockge
- Updated all documentation

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-01-14 23:27:01 +00:00

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# Beszel - Server Monitoring Dashboard
## Overview
- **Hub URL:** https://dashboard.georgsen.dk (or http://10.5.0.10:8090)
- **Credentials:** `~/.config/beszel/credentials`
- **Backend:** PocketBase (REST API)
- **Retention:** 30 days (automatic averaging)
## Architecture
```
Hub (Dockge 10.5.0.10:8090)
├── core (10.5.0.254:45876) - PVE host
└── pbs (10.5.0.6:45876) - Backup server + Synology mount
```
## Helper Script
```bash
~/bin/beszel list # List all systems
~/bin/beszel status # Show system metrics
~/bin/beszel add <name> <host> [port] # Add a system
~/bin/beszel delete <id> # Delete a system
~/bin/beszel alerts # List alerts
```
## Adding a New System
### 1. Install Agent
```bash
# Download binary
curl -sL "https://github.com/henrygd/beszel/releases/latest/download/beszel-agent_linux_amd64.tar.gz" | tar -xzf - -C /usr/local/bin beszel-agent
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/beszel-agent
# Create systemd service
cat > /etc/systemd/system/beszel-agent.service << 'EOF'
[Unit]
Description=Beszel Agent
After=network.target
[Service]
Environment="KEY=<SSH_KEY_FROM_CREDENTIALS>"
Environment="PORT=45876"
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/beszel-agent
Restart=always
RestartSec=5
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF
# Enable and start
systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable beszel-agent
systemctl start beszel-agent
```
### 2. Add to Hub
```bash
~/bin/beszel add <name> <host>
```
## Monitoring Extra Filesystems
To monitor additional mounts (e.g., NFS, CIFS):
```bash
# Add to systemd service
Environment="EXTRA_FILESYSTEMS=/mnt/synology,/mnt/other"
```
## API Access
Beszel uses PocketBase. Python SDK:
```python
from pocketbase import PocketBase
pb = PocketBase('http://10.5.0.10:8090')
pb.admins.auth_with_password(email, password)
# List systems
systems = pb.collection('systems').get_full_list()
# Add system
pb.collection('systems').create({
'name': 'hostname',
'host': '10.5.0.x',
'port': 45876,
'users': [user_id]
})
```
## References
- [Beszel GitHub](https://github.com/henrygd/beszel)
- [Beszel Docs](https://beszel.dev/)
- [PocketBase API](https://pocketbase.io/docs/api-records/)