community.beszel 1.0.0 — First Stable Release for Beszel Monitoring

community.beszel 1.0.0 Release

The community.beszel Ansible collection has reached its first stable release at version 1.0.0, with various improvements to the agent and hub roles.

See also: Ansible vs ansible-core: Package Differences Explained (2026)

What is Beszel?

Beszel is a lightweight server monitoring platform that provides: • Agent-based monitoring for CPU, memory, disk, and network • Hub dashboard for centralized monitoring • Low overhead designed for minimal resource consumption

What's in 1.0.0

The first stable release includes: • Agent role — Automate the deployment and configuration of Beszel agents • Hub role — Automate the setup of the Beszel monitoring hub

See also: amazon.aws 10.3.1 Release: Bugfixes for S3, AutoScaling, KMS, and CloudFront

How to Install

ansible-galaxy collection install community.beszel:==1.0.0

Or add to your requirements.yml:

collections:
  - name: community.beszel
    version: ">=1.0.0"

Resources

• Galaxy Page • Ansible Forum

See also: ansible.mysql 5.0.0 Release: Migrate from community.mysql Collection

How to Verify the Install

After installing or upgrading the collection, confirm the version is what you expect:

ansible-galaxy collection list community.beszel
ansible-galaxy collection verify community.beszel:1.0.0

Expected output:

Collection         Version
------------------ -------
community.beszel   1.0.0

If you maintain a requirements.yml, pin the version explicitly so CI runs are reproducible:

collections:
  - name: community.beszel
    version: "1.0.0"

Then install with ansible-galaxy collection install -r requirements.yml --force.

Module Discovery

List every module shipped by the collection and read the inline docs:

ansible-doc -l community.beszel
ansible-doc community.beszel.<module_name>

Use ansible-doc -t plugin_type community.beszel to enumerate filter, lookup, callback, inventory, and other plugin types beyond modules.

Best Practices for Production Use

• Pin the collection version in requirements.yml — never rely on "latest" in a CI pipeline. Patch releases can change behavior even when SemVer says they should not. • Run ansible-galaxy collection verify in CI to detect tampering / corrupted tarballs. • Build an Execution Environment with the pinned collection so the same artifacts run in dev, staging, and prod (ansible-builder build). • Test idempotency: every task using a module from this collection should be changed=0 on a second run. If not, file an issue or guard with changed_when. • Read the changelog before upgrading — minor and patch releases of community collections occasionally include breaking fixes that the maintainers consider "correctness" rather than SemVer-breaking.

Should You Upgrade?

• If you're on the same MAJOR version, upgrading to 1.0.0 is generally safe and brings bug fixes plus new module parameters. • If 1.0.0 is a new MAJOR (X.0.0), review the changelog for module renames, removed parameters, and deprecation warnings — these accumulate even in actively-maintained collections. • For locked enterprise deployments, stage the upgrade in a non-production Execution Environment first.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I install community.beszel 1.0.0 from Ansible Galaxy?

ansible-galaxy collection install community.beszel:1.0.0

To upgrade an existing install in place, append --upgrade (or --force to overwrite without version check).

Where does Ansible install collections by default?

User collections install to ~/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/community/beszel/. System-wide installs go to /usr/share/ansible/collections/. Override with the -p / --collections-path flag or the ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH environment variable.

Can I use community.beszel 1.0.0 with older ansible-core versions?

Most community collections declare a minimum ansible-core requirement in their runtime.yml. Run ansible-galaxy collection install and watch for warnings; if the collection requires a newer ansible-core than yours, the install will warn and modules may fail at runtime with cryptic errors. Always upgrade ansible-core in lockstep with major collection bumps.

How do I report a bug in community.beszel?

Open an issue at https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.beszel including the output of ansible --version, ansible-galaxy collection list community.beszel, and a minimal playbook reproducer.

Is community.beszel certified by Red Hat?

community. collections are community-maintained and not included in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform's certified content stream. For supported equivalents, look for the matching redhat. or vendor-specific certified collection on https://console.redhat.com/ansible/automation-hub.

Related Articles

• Ansible Galaxy Guide • Ansible Roles Guide