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The Beszel pairing step said "copy the public key and token into .env" without saying where .env is, how to edit it on a VPS, or what the Beszel screens look like.

Summary

  • New scripts/pair-monitoring.sh:
    • asks for the public key and token, and re-asks if a value doesn't look right (the key must start with ssh-ed25519);
    • writes them to .env: replaces the commented lines the installer leaves, keeps the file mode, no duplicates on re-run;
    • adds monitoring to COMPOSE_PROFILES;
    • starts the agent, then checks it is still running after 5 s.
    • --local targets the local production stack (.env.local-prod), and BESZEL_AGENT_KEY / BESZEL_AGENT_TOKEN in the environment make it unattended.
  • Monitoring guide, "Pairing the agent" rewritten in three parts:
    1. Create the Beszel admin account: which login the browser asks for first (basic auth admin + the install password), then the Beszel account.
    2. Add the server in Beszel: the field values, and what to expect on screen (the Port field disappears, copy buttons, yellow dot while waiting).
    3. Start the agent on the server: ssh, cd /opt/trackarr, run the script.
    • A collapsed manual alternative explains how to edit .env with nano.
    • An "if the dot does not turn green" section: how to check the agent, read its logs, and see the key and token again (⋯ → Edit).
  • The installer's final screen, the README and the troubleshooting guide now point to the script.

The release notes for v1.0.0 still describe the manual .env steps. They remain correct, so the release is not edited.

Test plan

  • Each guide step checked against a throwaway Beszel 0.21.0 hub: field names, Port hidden for a socket host, copy buttons, pending (yellow) state, ⋯ → Edit showing the key and token
  • Script with a stubbed docker: invalid key re-asked, values replace the commented lines, mode 600 kept, unattended re-run replaces values without duplicating COMPOSE_PROFILES, expected compose up call
  • Shellcheck (warning level) on both scripts, bash -n, docs build
  • Full pairing on a real server (agent connecting to the hub)

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  • New Features

    • Added a guided Beszel monitoring pairing workflow for production and local setups.
    • Added an interactive pairing script that validates credentials, updates configuration, starts monitoring services, and reports connection status.
  • Documentation

    • Expanded monitoring setup and troubleshooting instructions.
    • Updated installation guidance with socket configuration, pairing steps, and links to the monitoring guide.

scripts/pair-monitoring.sh asks for the key and token shown by Beszel,
writes them to .env with the monitoring profile, starts the agent and
checks it stays up. The guide now walks through each screen (checked
against Beszel 0.21.0) and where to run what on the server.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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The change adds scripts/pair-monitoring.sh to configure and start the Beszel agent. The README, installer output, Monitoring guide, and Troubleshooting guide now describe the pairing steps, configuration options, and status checks.

Changes: Beszel pairing workflow

Layer / File(s) Summary
Beszel setup and credential handoff
README.md, scripts/install.sh, doc/guide/monitoring.md
The setup instructions cover creating a Beszel account, adding the server with the shared socket, and obtaining the public key and token.
Credential validation and environment setup
scripts/pair-monitoring.sh, doc/guide/monitoring.md
The script accepts credentials interactively or through environment variables, validates them, updates the selected environment file, and enables the monitoring profile. The guide also documents manual configuration and local production pairing.
Agent startup and status checks
scripts/pair-monitoring.sh, doc/guide/monitoring.md, doc/guide/troubleshooting.md
The script recreates beszel-agent and docker-proxy, checks the agent status, and prints recent logs if startup fails. The guides describe status checks and troubleshooting.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Feature

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sequenceDiagram
  actor User
  participant Beszel
  participant PairScript as pair-monitoring.sh
  participant EnvFile as Environment file
  participant Compose as Docker Compose
  participant Agent as beszel-agent
  User->>Beszel: Add server and obtain key and token
  User->>PairScript: Provide key and token
  PairScript->>EnvFile: Save credentials and monitoring profile
  PairScript->>Compose: Recreate beszel-agent and docker-proxy
  Compose->>Agent: Start agent
  PairScript->>Agent: Check running state after five seconds
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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 71f77

The new pairing script works for normal use. Rare failures, such as a full disk or a non-interactive run with bad input, can leave .env partially written or exit without a clear message. These are small follow-ups and not merge blockers.

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scripts/pair-monitoring.sh: 2

52-56: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

The awk -v assignment interprets backslash escapes in value.

awk -v processes escape sequences. A value that contains a backslash changes on write. The key and token regexes exclude backslashes. COMPOSE_PROFILES is built from an existing value that could contain one. Pass the value through ENVIRON to avoid this.

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Review comment at @scripts/pair-monitoring.sh around lines 52 - 56:
Update the awk invocation in the environment-file update block to pass the value
through ENVIRON instead of the -v v assignment, preserving backslashes in values
such as COMPOSE_PROFILES while keeping the existing key replacement and append
behavior unchanged.

99-99: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

The status check uses a fixed container name.

docker inspect trackarr-beszel-agent matches container_name in both Compose files, so it works today. The check breaks if the name changes. Resolve the ID with "${COMPOSE[@]}" ps -q beszel-agent instead.

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Review comment at @scripts/pair-monitoring.sh at line 99:
Update the container-running check in the monitoring script to resolve the
beszel-agent container ID via "${COMPOSE[@]}" ps -q beszel-agent, then inspect
that resolved ID instead of the hard-coded trackarr-beszel-agent name.

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Inline comments:
Review comments at @scripts/pair-monitoring.sh:
- Around line 56-57: Update set_env to write the modified environment contents
to a temporary file in the same directory as ENV_FILE, copy ENV_FILE’s mode with
chmod --reference, then atomically replace ENV_FILE with mv; remove the
truncating cat redirection and clean up the temporary file appropriately.
- Around line 74-83: Update the input loops around KEY and TOKEN so each read
failure is handled explicitly instead of relying on set -e. When read cannot
obtain input, call the existing die handler with a clear message instructing
unattended users to set BESZEL_AGENT_KEY and BESZEL_AGENT_TOKEN; preserve the
current validation and retry behavior for successful reads.

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Review comments at @scripts/pair-monitoring.sh:
- Around line 52-56: Update the awk invocation in the environment-file update
block to pass the value through ENVIRON instead of the -v v assignment,
preserving backslashes in values such as COMPOSE_PROFILES while keeping the
existing key replacement and append behavior unchanged.
- Line 99: Update the container-running check in the monitoring script to
resolve the beszel-agent container ID via "${COMPOSE[@]}" ps -q beszel-agent,
then inspect that resolved ID instead of the hard-coded trackarr-beszel-agent
name.

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