Argus Documentation
Complete guide to setting up and using Argus — the open-source, AI-native infrastructure monitoring platform.
Welcome to the Argus documentation. Argus is an open-source, AI-native observability platform that monitors your infrastructure, detects anomalies, and investigates incidents automatically. Self-hosted and MIT licensed.
What is Argus?
Argus combines real-time infrastructure monitoring with AI-powered investigation capabilities. When something goes wrong, Argus doesn't just alert you — it analyzes correlated metrics, identifies root causes, and suggests fixes in natural language.
Key Capabilities
- Real-Time Monitoring — System metrics, Docker containers, process tracking
- AI Investigations — Autonomous root cause analysis with chat interface
- Smart Alerting — Multi-channel alerts with suppression and escalation
- Security Scanning — CVE detection and vulnerability assessment
- Self-Hosted — Deploy on your own infrastructure with Docker
- LLM-Agnostic — Works with OpenAI, Anthropic, or Gemini
- Extensible SDKs — Python and Node.js SDKs with webhook support
Quick Start
- Install Argus with Docker
- Connect the Argus SDK to your application
- Explore the dashboard
Need Help?
- Browse the SDK Setup guides
- Check the API Reference
- Review Alerting configuration
- Open an issue on GitHub