Beszel Hosting

Open your pod URL and create the initial administrator account when prompted. Add a system in the dashboard, then install the Beszel agent on the machine you want to monitor.

Use your pod URL as the hub address and follow the getting started guide to connect the agent. PikaPods hosts the hub; you need access to each monitored machine to install its agent.

No. PikaPods sets up and runs Beszel for you, including OS and app updates and HTTPS. You won't touch Docker or a server. Your data stays available over SFTP if you ever want to move it elsewhere.

Yes. Use your pod URL in a browser on your phone or computer. The dashboard is the client; agents run on the monitored machines, rather than on the device you use to view the charts.

Basic monitoring uses your Beszel account and your own agents. Optional notification services or OAuth providers may need separate accounts and configuration; check the documentation before choosing integrations.

Set up incremental backups to S3 in your pod settings for automatic nightly snapshots, or copy your files over SFTP. We keep whole-server backups for server failures, but they aren't a per-pod restore service, so your own backup is what protects your data.

Beszel is an open source alternative to Datadog Infrastructure Monitoring. Its source code is public, so anyone can inspect or improve it, and you aren't tied to one vendor.

No. You add prepaid credit and your pods are billed by the hour from that balance, rounded up to full hours. There are no contracts or minimum terms: delete a pod anytime and billing stops. Optional automatic top-ups keep your pods running without manual payments.

You do. And you're in full control. If you ever want to download, migrate, edit or delete your data, just enable SFTP access to your pod and it will be right there.