Self-Hosted Alternatives to Popular Services

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The original was posted on /r/selfhosted by /u/m4nz on 2025-02-12 02:50:39+00:00.

I recently started using Beszel to monitor a few hosts in my homelab. I was cynical about it at first because why would we need it if we have Grafana + Prometheus, but I'm pleasantly surprised by how straightforward it is to set up and use.

While Prometheus + Grafana combo offers a lot more, Beszel provides a simple, lightweight option that works great for getting a basic overview of your systems. And I feel their docs are more accessible to beginners.

If you're new to monitoring or don't have any tools in place yet, I recommend giving Beszel a try.

I also wrote a blog post detailing my setup process, which you might find helpful!