diff --git a/beszel/internal/alerts/alerts.go b/beszel/internal/alerts/alerts.go
index e796a46..807b9cc 100644
--- a/beszel/internal/alerts/alerts.go
+++ b/beszel/internal/alerts/alerts.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/nicholas-fedor/shoutrrr"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/dbx"
-	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/apis"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/core"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tools/mailer"
 )
@@ -206,16 +205,14 @@ func (am *AlertManager) SendShoutrrrAlert(notificationUrl, title, message, link,
 }
 
 func (am *AlertManager) SendTestNotification(e *core.RequestEvent) error {
-	info, _ := e.RequestInfo()
-	if info.Auth == nil {
-		return apis.NewForbiddenError("Forbidden", nil)
+	var data struct {
+		URL string `json:"url"`
 	}
-	url := e.Request.URL.Query().Get("url")
-	// log.Println("url", url)
-	if url == "" {
-		return e.JSON(200, map[string]string{"err": "URL is required"})
+	err := e.BindBody(&data)
+	if err != nil || data.URL == "" {
+		return e.BadRequestError("URL is required", err)
 	}
-	err := am.SendShoutrrrAlert(url, "Test Alert", "This is a notification from Beszel.", am.hub.Settings().Meta.AppURL, "View Beszel")
+	err = am.SendShoutrrrAlert(data.URL, "Test Alert", "This is a notification from Beszel.", am.hub.Settings().Meta.AppURL, "View Beszel")
 	if err != nil {
 		return e.JSON(200, map[string]string{"err": err.Error()})
 	}
diff --git a/beszel/internal/alerts/alerts_api.go b/beszel/internal/alerts/alerts_api.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..972f01b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beszel/internal/alerts/alerts_api.go
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+package alerts
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/pocketbase/dbx"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/core"
+)
+
+// UpsertUserAlerts handles API request to create or update alerts for a user
+// across multiple systems (POST /api/beszel/user-alerts)
+func UpsertUserAlerts(e *core.RequestEvent) error {
+	userID := e.Auth.Id
+
+	reqData := struct {
+		Min       uint8    `json:"min"`
+		Value     float64  `json:"value"`
+		Name      string   `json:"name"`
+		Systems   []string `json:"systems"`
+		Overwrite bool     `json:"overwrite"`
+	}{}
+	err := e.BindBody(&reqData)
+	if err != nil || userID == "" || reqData.Name == "" || len(reqData.Systems) == 0 {
+		return e.BadRequestError("Bad data", err)
+	}
+
+	alertsCollection, err := e.App.FindCachedCollectionByNameOrId("alerts")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = e.App.RunInTransaction(func(txApp core.App) error {
+		for _, systemId := range reqData.Systems {
+			// find existing matching alert
+			alertRecord, err := txApp.FindFirstRecordByFilter(alertsCollection,
+				"system={:system} && name={:name} && user={:user}",
+				dbx.Params{"system": systemId, "name": reqData.Name, "user": userID})
+
+			if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			// skip if alert already exists and overwrite is not set
+			if !reqData.Overwrite && alertRecord != nil {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			// create new alert if it doesn't exist
+			if alertRecord == nil {
+				alertRecord = core.NewRecord(alertsCollection)
+				alertRecord.Set("user", userID)
+				alertRecord.Set("system", systemId)
+				alertRecord.Set("name", reqData.Name)
+			}
+
+			alertRecord.Set("value", reqData.Value)
+			alertRecord.Set("min", reqData.Min)
+
+			if err := txApp.SaveNoValidate(alertRecord); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return e.JSON(http.StatusOK, map[string]any{"success": true})
+}
+
+// DeleteUserAlerts handles API request to delete alerts for a user across multiple systems
+// (DELETE /api/beszel/user-alerts)
+func DeleteUserAlerts(e *core.RequestEvent) error {
+	userID := e.Auth.Id
+
+	reqData := struct {
+		AlertName string   `json:"name"`
+		Systems   []string `json:"systems"`
+	}{}
+	err := e.BindBody(&reqData)
+	if err != nil || userID == "" || reqData.AlertName == "" || len(reqData.Systems) == 0 {
+		return e.BadRequestError("Bad data", err)
+	}
+
+	var numDeleted uint16
+
+	err = e.App.RunInTransaction(func(txApp core.App) error {
+		for _, systemId := range reqData.Systems {
+			// Find existing alert to delete
+			alertRecord, err := txApp.FindFirstRecordByFilter("alerts",
+				"system={:system} && name={:name} && user={:user}",
+				dbx.Params{"system": systemId, "name": reqData.AlertName, "user": userID})
+
+			if err != nil {
+				if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
+					// alert doesn't exist, continue to next system
+					continue
+				}
+				return err
+			}
+
+			if err := txApp.Delete(alertRecord); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			numDeleted++
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return e.JSON(http.StatusOK, map[string]any{"success": true, "count": numDeleted})
+}
diff --git a/beszel/internal/alerts/alerts_test.go b/beszel/internal/alerts/alerts_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71a8189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beszel/internal/alerts/alerts_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,368 @@
+//go:build testing
+// +build testing
+
+package alerts_test
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	beszelTests "beszel/internal/tests"
+
+	"github.com/pocketbase/dbx"
+	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/core"
+	pbTests "github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tests"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+// marshal to json and return an io.Reader (for use in ApiScenario.Body)
+func jsonReader(v any) io.Reader {
+	data, err := json.Marshal(v)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return bytes.NewReader(data)
+}
+
+func TestUserAlertsApi(t *testing.T) {
+	hub, _ := beszelTests.NewTestHub(t.TempDir())
+	defer hub.Cleanup()
+
+	hub.StartHub()
+
+	user1, _ := beszelTests.CreateUser(hub, "alertstest@example.com", "password")
+	user1Token, _ := user1.NewAuthToken()
+
+	user2, _ := beszelTests.CreateUser(hub, "alertstest2@example.com", "password")
+	user2Token, _ := user2.NewAuthToken()
+
+	system1, _ := beszelTests.CreateRecord(hub, "systems", map[string]any{
+		"name":  "system1",
+		"users": []string{user1.Id},
+		"host":  "127.0.0.1",
+	})
+
+	system2, _ := beszelTests.CreateRecord(hub, "systems", map[string]any{
+		"name":  "system2",
+		"users": []string{user1.Id, user2.Id},
+		"host":  "127.0.0.2",
+	})
+
+	userRecords, _ := hub.CountRecords("users")
+	assert.EqualValues(t, 2, userRecords, "all users should be created")
+
+	systemRecords, _ := hub.CountRecords("systems")
+	assert.EqualValues(t, 2, systemRecords, "all systems should be created")
+
+	testAppFactory := func(t testing.TB) *pbTests.TestApp {
+		return hub.TestApp
+	}
+
+	scenarios := []beszelTests.ApiScenario{
+		{
+			Name:            "GET not implemented - returns index",
+			Method:          http.MethodGet,
+			URL:             "/api/beszel/user-alerts",
+			ExpectedStatus:  200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{"<html ", "globalThis.BESZEL"},
+			TestAppFactory:  testAppFactory,
+		},
+		{
+			Name:            "POST no auth",
+			Method:          http.MethodPost,
+			URL:             "/api/beszel/user-alerts",
+			ExpectedStatus:  401,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{"requires valid"},
+			TestAppFactory:  testAppFactory,
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "POST no body",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			URL:    "/api/beszel/user-alerts",
+			Headers: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": user1Token,
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  400,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{"Bad data"},
+			TestAppFactory:  testAppFactory,
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "POST bad data",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			URL:    "/api/beszel/user-alerts",
+			Headers: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": user1Token,
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  400,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{"Bad data"},
+			TestAppFactory:  testAppFactory,
+			Body: jsonReader(map[string]any{
+				"invalidField": "this should cause validation error",
+				"threshold":    "not a number",
+			}),
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "POST malformed JSON",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			URL:    "/api/beszel/user-alerts",
+			Headers: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": user1Token,
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  400,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{"Bad data"},
+			TestAppFactory:  testAppFactory,
+			Body:            strings.NewReader(`{"alertType": "cpu", "threshold": 80, "enabled": true,}`),
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "POST valid alert data multiple systems",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			URL:    "/api/beszel/user-alerts",
+			Headers: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": user1Token,
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{"\"success\":true"},
+			TestAppFactory:  testAppFactory,
+			Body: jsonReader(map[string]any{
+				"name":      "CPU",
+				"value":     69,
+				"min":       9,
+				"systems":   []string{system1.Id, system2.Id},
+				"overwrite": false,
+			}),
+			AfterTestFunc: func(t testing.TB, app *pbTests.TestApp, res *http.Response) {
+				// check total alerts
+				alerts, _ := app.CountRecords("alerts")
+				assert.EqualValues(t, 2, alerts, "should have 2 alerts")
+				// check alert has correct values
+				matchingAlerts, _ := app.CountRecords("alerts", dbx.HashExp{"name": "CPU", "user": user1.Id, "system": system1.Id, "value": 69, "min": 9})
+				assert.EqualValues(t, 1, matchingAlerts, "should have 1 alert")
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "POST valid alert data single system",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			URL:    "/api/beszel/user-alerts",
+			Headers: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": user1Token,
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{"\"success\":true"},
+			TestAppFactory:  testAppFactory,
+			Body: jsonReader(map[string]any{
+				"name":    "Memory",
+				"systems": []string{system1.Id},
+				"value":   90,
+				"min":     10,
+			}),
+			AfterTestFunc: func(t testing.TB, app *pbTests.TestApp, res *http.Response) {
+				user1Alerts, _ := app.CountRecords("alerts", dbx.HashExp{"user": user1.Id})
+				assert.EqualValues(t, 3, user1Alerts, "should have 3 alerts")
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "Overwrite: false, should not overwrite existing alert",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			URL:    "/api/beszel/user-alerts",
+			Headers: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": user1Token,
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{"\"success\":true"},
+			TestAppFactory:  testAppFactory,
+			Body: jsonReader(map[string]any{
+				"name":      "CPU",
+				"value":     45,
+				"min":       5,
+				"systems":   []string{system1.Id},
+				"overwrite": false,
+			}),
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t testing.TB, app *pbTests.TestApp, e *core.ServeEvent) {
+				beszelTests.ClearCollection(t, app, "alerts")
+				beszelTests.CreateRecord(app, "alerts", map[string]any{
+					"name":   "CPU",
+					"system": system1.Id,
+					"user":   user1.Id,
+					"value":  80,
+					"min":    10,
+				})
+			},
+			AfterTestFunc: func(t testing.TB, app *pbTests.TestApp, res *http.Response) {
+				alerts, _ := app.CountRecords("alerts")
+				assert.EqualValues(t, 1, alerts, "should have 1 alert")
+				alert, _ := app.FindFirstRecordByFilter("alerts", "name = 'CPU' && user = {:user}", dbx.Params{"user": user1.Id})
+				assert.EqualValues(t, 80, alert.Get("value"), "should have 80 as value")
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "Overwrite: true, should overwrite existing alert",
+			Method: http.MethodPost,
+			URL:    "/api/beszel/user-alerts",
+			Headers: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": user2Token,
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{"\"success\":true"},
+			TestAppFactory:  testAppFactory,
+			Body: jsonReader(map[string]any{
+				"name":      "CPU",
+				"value":     45,
+				"min":       5,
+				"systems":   []string{system2.Id},
+				"overwrite": true,
+			}),
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t testing.TB, app *pbTests.TestApp, e *core.ServeEvent) {
+				beszelTests.ClearCollection(t, app, "alerts")
+				beszelTests.CreateRecord(app, "alerts", map[string]any{
+					"name":   "CPU",
+					"system": system2.Id,
+					"user":   user2.Id,
+					"value":  80,
+					"min":    10,
+				})
+			},
+			AfterTestFunc: func(t testing.TB, app *pbTests.TestApp, res *http.Response) {
+				alerts, _ := app.CountRecords("alerts")
+				assert.EqualValues(t, 1, alerts, "should have 1 alert")
+				alert, _ := app.FindFirstRecordByFilter("alerts", "name = 'CPU' && user = {:user}", dbx.Params{"user": user2.Id})
+				assert.EqualValues(t, 45, alert.Get("value"), "should have 45 as value")
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:            "DELETE no auth",
+			Method:          http.MethodDelete,
+			URL:             "/api/beszel/user-alerts",
+			ExpectedStatus:  401,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{"requires valid"},
+			TestAppFactory:  testAppFactory,
+			Body: jsonReader(map[string]any{
+				"name":    "CPU",
+				"systems": []string{system1.Id},
+			}),
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t testing.TB, app *pbTests.TestApp, e *core.ServeEvent) {
+				beszelTests.ClearCollection(t, app, "alerts")
+				beszelTests.CreateRecord(app, "alerts", map[string]any{
+					"name":   "CPU",
+					"system": system1.Id,
+					"user":   user1.Id,
+					"value":  80,
+					"min":    10,
+				})
+			},
+			AfterTestFunc: func(t testing.TB, app *pbTests.TestApp, res *http.Response) {
+				alerts, _ := app.CountRecords("alerts")
+				assert.EqualValues(t, 1, alerts, "should have 1 alert")
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "DELETE alert",
+			Method: http.MethodDelete,
+			URL:    "/api/beszel/user-alerts",
+			Headers: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": user1Token,
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{"\"count\":1", "\"success\":true"},
+			TestAppFactory:  testAppFactory,
+			Body: jsonReader(map[string]any{
+				"name":    "CPU",
+				"systems": []string{system1.Id},
+			}),
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t testing.TB, app *pbTests.TestApp, e *core.ServeEvent) {
+				beszelTests.ClearCollection(t, app, "alerts")
+				beszelTests.CreateRecord(app, "alerts", map[string]any{
+					"name":   "CPU",
+					"system": system1.Id,
+					"user":   user1.Id,
+					"value":  80,
+					"min":    10,
+				})
+			},
+			AfterTestFunc: func(t testing.TB, app *pbTests.TestApp, res *http.Response) {
+				alerts, _ := app.CountRecords("alerts")
+				assert.Zero(t, alerts, "should have 0 alerts")
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "DELETE alert multiple systems",
+			Method: http.MethodDelete,
+			URL:    "/api/beszel/user-alerts",
+			Headers: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": user1Token,
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{"\"count\":2", "\"success\":true"},
+			TestAppFactory:  testAppFactory,
+			Body: jsonReader(map[string]any{
+				"name":    "Memory",
+				"systems": []string{system1.Id, system2.Id},
+			}),
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t testing.TB, app *pbTests.TestApp, e *core.ServeEvent) {
+				beszelTests.ClearCollection(t, app, "alerts")
+				for _, systemId := range []string{system1.Id, system2.Id} {
+					_, err := beszelTests.CreateRecord(app, "alerts", map[string]any{
+						"name":   "Memory",
+						"system": systemId,
+						"user":   user1.Id,
+						"value":  90,
+						"min":    10,
+					})
+					assert.NoError(t, err, "should create alert")
+				}
+				alerts, _ := app.CountRecords("alerts")
+				assert.EqualValues(t, 2, alerts, "should have 2 alerts")
+			},
+			AfterTestFunc: func(t testing.TB, app *pbTests.TestApp, res *http.Response) {
+				alerts, _ := app.CountRecords("alerts")
+				assert.Zero(t, alerts, "should have 0 alerts")
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "User 2 should not be able to delete alert of user 1",
+			Method: http.MethodDelete,
+			URL:    "/api/beszel/user-alerts",
+			Headers: map[string]string{
+				"Authorization": user2Token,
+			},
+			ExpectedStatus:  200,
+			ExpectedContent: []string{"\"count\":1", "\"success\":true"},
+			TestAppFactory:  testAppFactory,
+			Body: jsonReader(map[string]any{
+				"name":    "CPU",
+				"systems": []string{system2.Id},
+			}),
+			BeforeTestFunc: func(t testing.TB, app *pbTests.TestApp, e *core.ServeEvent) {
+				beszelTests.ClearCollection(t, app, "alerts")
+				for _, user := range []string{user1.Id, user2.Id} {
+					beszelTests.CreateRecord(app, "alerts", map[string]any{
+						"name":   "CPU",
+						"system": system2.Id,
+						"user":   user,
+						"value":  80,
+						"min":    10,
+					})
+				}
+				alerts, _ := app.CountRecords("alerts")
+				assert.EqualValues(t, 2, alerts, "should have 2 alerts")
+				user1AlertCount, _ := app.CountRecords("alerts", dbx.HashExp{"user": user1.Id})
+				assert.EqualValues(t, 1, user1AlertCount, "should have 1 alert")
+				user2AlertCount, _ := app.CountRecords("alerts", dbx.HashExp{"user": user2.Id})
+				assert.EqualValues(t, 1, user2AlertCount, "should have 1 alert")
+			},
+			AfterTestFunc: func(t testing.TB, app *pbTests.TestApp, res *http.Response) {
+				user1AlertCount, _ := app.CountRecords("alerts", dbx.HashExp{"user": user1.Id})
+				assert.EqualValues(t, 1, user1AlertCount, "should have 1 alert")
+				user2AlertCount, _ := app.CountRecords("alerts", dbx.HashExp{"user": user2.Id})
+				assert.Zero(t, user2AlertCount, "should have 0 alerts")
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, scenario := range scenarios {
+		scenario.Test(t)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/beszel/internal/hub/hub.go b/beszel/internal/hub/hub.go
index fa52ff1..d8eec7a 100644
--- a/beszel/internal/hub/hub.go
+++ b/beszel/internal/hub/hub.go
@@ -251,10 +251,10 @@ func (h *Hub) registerApiRoutes(se *core.ServeEvent) error {
 	apiNoAuth.GET("/agent-connect", h.handleAgentConnect)
 	// get or create universal tokens
 	apiAuth.GET("/universal-token", h.getUniversalToken)
-	// create first user endpoint only needed if no users exist
-	if totalUsers, _ := h.CountRecords("users"); totalUsers == 0 {
-		se.Router.POST("/api/beszel/create-user", h.um.CreateFirstUser)
-	}
+	// update / delete user alerts
+	apiAuth.POST("/user-alerts", alerts.UpsertUserAlerts)
+	apiAuth.DELETE("/user-alerts", alerts.DeleteUserAlerts)
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/beszel/internal/tests/hub.go b/beszel/internal/tests/hub.go
index 914f1ee..71616d7 100644
--- a/beszel/internal/tests/hub.go
+++ b/beszel/internal/tests/hub.go
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@ package tests
 
 import (
 	"beszel/internal/hub"
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/core"
 	"github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/tests"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
 	_ "github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/migrations"
 )
@@ -86,3 +89,10 @@ func CreateRecord(app core.App, collectionName string, fields map[string]any) (*
 
 	return record, app.Save(record)
 }
+
+func ClearCollection(t testing.TB, app core.App, collectionName string) error {
+	_, err := app.DB().NewQuery(fmt.Sprintf("DELETE from %s", collectionName)).Execute()
+	recordCount, err := app.CountRecords(collectionName)
+	assert.EqualValues(t, recordCount, 0, "should have 0 records after clearing")
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/beszel/site/src/components/alerts/alert-button.tsx b/beszel/site/src/components/alerts/alert-button.tsx
index 1cb2e8b..07d0b79 100644
--- a/beszel/site/src/components/alerts/alert-button.tsx
+++ b/beszel/site/src/components/alerts/alert-button.tsx
@@ -1,31 +1,19 @@
 import { t } from "@lingui/core/macro"
-import { Trans } from "@lingui/react/macro"
 import { memo, useMemo, useState } from "react"
 import { useStore } from "@nanostores/react"
 import { $alerts } from "@/lib/stores"
-import {
-	Dialog,
-	DialogTrigger,
-	DialogContent,
-	DialogDescription,
-	DialogHeader,
-	DialogTitle,
-} from "@/components/ui/dialog"
-import { BellIcon, GlobeIcon, ServerIcon } from "lucide-react"
-import { alertInfo, cn } from "@/lib/utils"
+import { Dialog, DialogTrigger, DialogContent } from "@/components/ui/dialog"
+import { BellIcon } from "lucide-react"
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
-import { AlertRecord, SystemRecord } from "@/types"
-import { $router, Link } from "../router"
-import { Tabs, TabsContent, TabsList, TabsTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tabs"
-import { Checkbox } from "../ui/checkbox"
-import { SystemAlert, SystemAlertGlobal } from "./alerts-system"
-import { getPagePath } from "@nanostores/router"
+import { SystemRecord } from "@/types"
+import { AlertDialogContent } from "./alerts-dialog"
 
 export default memo(function AlertsButton({ system }: { system: SystemRecord }) {
-	const alerts = useStore($alerts)
 	const [opened, setOpened] = useState(false)
+	const alerts = useStore($alerts)
 
-	const hasAlert = alerts.some((alert) => alert.system === system.id)
+	const hasSystemAlert = alerts[system.id]?.size > 0
 
 	return useMemo(
 		() => (
@@ -34,7 +22,7 @@ export default memo(function AlertsButton({ system }: { system: SystemRecord })
 					<Button variant="ghost" size="icon" aria-label={t`Alerts`} data-nolink onClick={() => setOpened(true)}>
 						<BellIcon
 							className={cn("h-[1.2em] w-[1.2em] pointer-events-none", {
-								"fill-primary": hasAlert,
+								"fill-primary": hasSystemAlert,
 							})}
 						/>
 					</Button>
@@ -44,7 +32,7 @@ export default memo(function AlertsButton({ system }: { system: SystemRecord })
 				</DialogContent>
 			</Dialog>
 		),
-		[opened, hasAlert]
+		[opened, hasSystemAlert]
 	)
 
 	// return useMemo(
@@ -67,87 +55,3 @@ export default memo(function AlertsButton({ system }: { system: SystemRecord })
 	// 	[opened, hasAlert]
 	// )
 })
-
-function AlertDialogContent({ system }: { system: SystemRecord }) {
-	const alerts = useStore($alerts)
-	const [overwriteExisting, setOverwriteExisting] = useState<boolean | "indeterminate">(false)
-
-	/* key to prevent re-rendering */
-	const alertsSignature: string[] = []
-
-	const systemAlerts = alerts.filter((alert) => {
-		if (alert.system === system.id) {
-			alertsSignature.push(alert.name, alert.min, alert.value)
-			return true
-		}
-		return false
-	}) as AlertRecord[]
-
-	return useMemo(() => {
-		const data = Object.keys(alertInfo).map((name) => {
-			const alert = alertInfo[name as keyof typeof alertInfo]
-			return {
-				name: name as keyof typeof alertInfo,
-				alert,
-				system,
-			}
-		})
-
-		return (
-			<>
-				<DialogHeader>
-					<DialogTitle className="text-xl">
-						<Trans>Alerts</Trans>
-					</DialogTitle>
-					<DialogDescription>
-						<Trans>
-							See{" "}
-							<Link href={getPagePath($router, "settings", { name: "notifications" })} className="link">
-								notification settings
-							</Link>{" "}
-							to configure how you receive alerts.
-						</Trans>
-					</DialogDescription>
-				</DialogHeader>
-				<Tabs defaultValue="system">
-					<TabsList className="mb-1 -mt-0.5">
-						<TabsTrigger value="system">
-							<ServerIcon className="me-2 h-3.5 w-3.5" />
-							{system.name}
-						</TabsTrigger>
-						<TabsTrigger value="global">
-							<GlobeIcon className="me-1.5 h-3.5 w-3.5" />
-							<Trans>All Systems</Trans>
-						</TabsTrigger>
-					</TabsList>
-					<TabsContent value="system">
-						<div className="grid gap-3">
-							{data.map((d) => (
-								<SystemAlert key={d.name} system={system} data={d} systemAlerts={systemAlerts} />
-							))}
-						</div>
-					</TabsContent>
-					<TabsContent value="global">
-						<label
-							htmlFor="ovw"
-							className="mb-3 flex gap-2 items-center justify-center cursor-pointer border rounded-sm py-3 px-4 border-destructive text-destructive font-semibold text-sm"
-						>
-							<Checkbox
-								id="ovw"
-								className="text-destructive border-destructive data-[state=checked]:bg-destructive"
-								checked={overwriteExisting}
-								onCheckedChange={setOverwriteExisting}
-							/>
-							<Trans>Overwrite existing alerts</Trans>
-						</label>
-						<div className="grid gap-3">
-							{data.map((d) => (
-								<SystemAlertGlobal key={d.name} data={d} overwrite={overwriteExisting} />
-							))}
-						</div>
-					</TabsContent>
-				</Tabs>
-			</>
-		)
-	}, [alertsSignature.join(""), overwriteExisting])
-}
diff --git a/beszel/site/src/components/alerts/alerts-dialog.tsx b/beszel/site/src/components/alerts/alerts-dialog.tsx
index 4839c60..4135c02 100644
--- a/beszel/site/src/components/alerts/alerts-dialog.tsx
+++ b/beszel/site/src/components/alerts/alerts-dialog.tsx
@@ -1,226 +1,208 @@
 import { t } from "@lingui/core/macro"
 import { Trans, Plural } from "@lingui/react/macro"
 import { $alerts, $systems, pb } from "@/lib/stores"
-import { alertInfo, cn } from "@/lib/utils"
+import { alertInfo, cn, debounce } from "@/lib/utils"
 import { Switch } from "@/components/ui/switch"
 import { AlertInfo, AlertRecord, SystemRecord } from "@/types"
-import { lazy, Suspense, useMemo, useState } from "react"
-import { toast } from "../ui/use-toast"
-import { BatchService } from "pocketbase"
-import { getSemaphore } from "@henrygd/semaphore"
-
-interface AlertData {
-	checked?: boolean
-	val?: number
-	min?: number
-	updateAlert?: (checked: boolean, value: number, min: number) => void
-	name: keyof typeof alertInfo
-	alert: AlertInfo
-	system: SystemRecord
-}
+import { lazy, memo, Suspense, useMemo, useState } from "react"
+import { toast } from "@/components/ui/use-toast"
+import { useStore } from "@nanostores/react"
+import { getPagePath } from "@nanostores/router"
+import { Checkbox } from "@/components/ui/checkbox"
+import { DialogTitle, DialogDescription } from "@/components/ui/dialog"
+import { Tabs, TabsList, TabsTrigger, TabsContent } from "@/components/ui/tabs"
+import { ServerIcon, GlobeIcon } from "lucide-react"
+import { $router, Link } from "@/components/router"
+import { DialogHeader } from "@/components/ui/dialog"
 
 const Slider = lazy(() => import("@/components/ui/slider"))
 
-const failedUpdateToast = () =>
+const endpoint = "/api/beszel/user-alerts"
+
+const alertDebounce = 100
+
+const alertKeys = Object.keys(alertInfo) as (keyof typeof alertInfo)[]
+
+const failedUpdateToast = (error: unknown) => {
+	console.error(error)
 	toast({
 		title: t`Failed to update alert`,
 		description: t`Please check logs for more details.`,
 		variant: "destructive",
 	})
-
-export function SystemAlert({
-	system,
-	systemAlerts,
-	data,
-}: {
-	system: SystemRecord
-	systemAlerts: AlertRecord[]
-	data: AlertData
-}) {
-	const alert = systemAlerts.find((alert) => alert.name === data.name)
-
-	data.updateAlert = async (checked: boolean, value: number, min: number) => {
-		try {
-			if (alert && !checked) {
-				await pb.collection("alerts").delete(alert.id)
-			} else if (alert && checked) {
-				await pb.collection("alerts").update(alert.id, { value, min, triggered: false })
-			} else if (checked) {
-				pb.collection("alerts").create({
-					system: system.id,
-					user: pb.authStore.record!.id,
-					name: data.name,
-					value: value,
-					min: min,
-				})
-			}
-		} catch (e) {
-			failedUpdateToast()
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (alert) {
-		data.checked = true
-		data.val = alert.value
-		data.min = alert.min || 1
-	}
-
-	return <AlertContent data={data} />
 }
 
-export const SystemAlertGlobal = ({ data, overwrite }: { data: AlertData; overwrite: boolean | "indeterminate" }) => {
-	data.checked = false
-	data.val = data.min = 0
+/** Create or update alerts for a given name and systems */
+const upsertAlerts = debounce(
+	async ({ name, value, min, systems }: { name: string; value: number; min: number; systems: string[] }) => {
+		try {
+			await pb.send<{ success: boolean }>(endpoint, {
+				method: "POST",
+				// overwrite is always true because we've done filtering client side
+				body: { name, value, min, systems, overwrite: true },
+			})
+		} catch (error) {
+			failedUpdateToast(error)
+		}
+	},
+	alertDebounce
+)
 
-	// set of system ids that have an alert for this name when the component is mounted
-	const existingAlertsSystems = useMemo(() => {
-		const map = new Set<string>()
-		const alerts = $alerts.get()
-		for (const alert of alerts) {
-			if (alert.name === data.name) {
-				map.add(alert.system)
+/** Delete alerts for a given name and systems */
+const deleteAlerts = debounce(async ({ name, systems }: { name: string; systems: string[] }) => {
+	try {
+		await pb.send<{ success: boolean }>(endpoint, {
+			method: "DELETE",
+			body: { name, systems },
+		})
+	} catch (error) {
+		failedUpdateToast(error)
+	}
+}, alertDebounce)
+
+export const AlertDialogContent = memo(function AlertDialogContent({ system }: { system: SystemRecord }) {
+	const alerts = useStore($alerts)
+	const [overwriteExisting, setOverwriteExisting] = useState<boolean | "indeterminate">(false)
+	const [currentTab, setCurrentTab] = useState("system")
+
+	const systemAlerts = alerts[system.id] ?? new Map()
+
+	// We need to keep a copy of alerts when we switch to global tab. If we always compare to
+	// current alerts, it will only be updated when first checked, then won't be updated because
+	// after that it exists.
+	const alertsWhenGlobalSelected = useMemo(() => {
+		return currentTab === "global" ? structuredClone(alerts) : alerts
+	}, [currentTab])
+
+	return (
+		<>
+			<DialogHeader>
+				<DialogTitle className="text-xl">
+					<Trans>Alerts</Trans>
+				</DialogTitle>
+				<DialogDescription>
+					<Trans>
+						See{" "}
+						<Link href={getPagePath($router, "settings", { name: "notifications" })} className="link">
+							notification settings
+						</Link>{" "}
+						to configure how you receive alerts.
+					</Trans>
+				</DialogDescription>
+			</DialogHeader>
+			<Tabs defaultValue="system" onValueChange={setCurrentTab}>
+				<TabsList className="mb-1 -mt-0.5">
+					<TabsTrigger value="system">
+						<ServerIcon className="me-2 h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+						{system.name}
+					</TabsTrigger>
+					<TabsTrigger value="global">
+						<GlobeIcon className="me-1.5 h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+						<Trans>All Systems</Trans>
+					</TabsTrigger>
+				</TabsList>
+				<TabsContent value="system">
+					<div className="grid gap-3">
+						{alertKeys.map((name) => (
+							<AlertContent
+								key={name}
+								alertKey={name}
+								data={alertInfo[name as keyof typeof alertInfo]}
+								alert={systemAlerts.get(name)}
+								system={system}
+							/>
+						))}
+					</div>
+				</TabsContent>
+				<TabsContent value="global">
+					<label
+						htmlFor="ovw"
+						className="mb-3 flex gap-2 items-center justify-center cursor-pointer border rounded-sm py-3 px-4 border-destructive text-destructive font-semibold text-sm"
+					>
+						<Checkbox
+							id="ovw"
+							className="text-destructive border-destructive data-[state=checked]:bg-destructive"
+							checked={overwriteExisting}
+							onCheckedChange={setOverwriteExisting}
+						/>
+						<Trans>Overwrite existing alerts</Trans>
+					</label>
+					<div className="grid gap-3">
+						{alertKeys.map((name) => (
+							<AlertContent
+								key={name}
+								alertKey={name}
+								system={system}
+								alert={systemAlerts.get(name)}
+								data={alertInfo[name as keyof typeof alertInfo]}
+								global={true}
+								overwriteExisting={!!overwriteExisting}
+								initialAlertsState={alertsWhenGlobalSelected}
+							/>
+						))}
+					</div>
+				</TabsContent>
+			</Tabs>
+		</>
+	)
+})
+
+export function AlertContent({
+	alertKey,
+	data: alertData,
+	system,
+	alert,
+	global = false,
+	overwriteExisting = false,
+	initialAlertsState = {},
+}: {
+	alertKey: string
+	data: AlertInfo
+	system: SystemRecord
+	alert?: AlertRecord
+	global?: boolean
+	overwriteExisting?: boolean
+	initialAlertsState?: Record<string, Map<string, AlertRecord>>
+}) {
+	const { name } = alertData
+
+	const singleDescription = alertData.singleDesc?.()
+
+	const [checked, setChecked] = useState(global ? false : !!alert)
+	const [min, setMin] = useState(alert?.min || 10)
+	const [value, setValue] = useState(alert?.value || (singleDescription ? 0 : alertData.start ?? 80))
+
+	const Icon = alertData.icon
+
+	/** Get system ids to update */
+	function getSystemIds(): string[] {
+		// if not global, update only the current system
+		if (!global) {
+			return [system.id]
+		}
+		// if global, update all systems when overwriteExisting is true
+		// update only systems without an existing alert when overwriteExisting is false
+		const allSystems = $systems.get()
+		const systemIds: string[] = []
+		for (const system of allSystems) {
+			if (overwriteExisting || !initialAlertsState[system.id]?.has(alertKey)) {
+				systemIds.push(system.id)
 			}
 		}
-		return map
-	}, [])
+		return systemIds
+	}
 
-	data.updateAlert = async (checked: boolean, value: number, min: number) => {
-		const sem = getSemaphore("alerts")
-		await sem.acquire()
-		try {
-			// if another update is waiting behind, don't start this one
-			if (sem.size() > 1) {
-				return
-			}
-
-			const recordData: Partial<AlertRecord> = {
+	function sendUpsert(min: number, value: number) {
+		const systems = getSystemIds()
+		systems.length &&
+			upsertAlerts({
+				name: alertKey,
 				value,
 				min,
-				triggered: false,
-			}
-
-			const batch = batchWrapper("alerts", 25)
-			const systems = $systems.get()
-			const currentAlerts = $alerts.get()
-
-			// map of current alerts with this name right now by system id
-			const currentAlertsSystems = new Map<string, AlertRecord>()
-			for (const alert of currentAlerts) {
-				if (alert.name === data.name) {
-					currentAlertsSystems.set(alert.system, alert)
-				}
-			}
-
-			if (overwrite) {
-				existingAlertsSystems.clear()
-			}
-
-			const processSystem = async (system: SystemRecord): Promise<void> => {
-				const existingAlert = existingAlertsSystems.has(system.id)
-
-				if (!overwrite && existingAlert) {
-					return
-				}
-
-				const currentAlert = currentAlertsSystems.get(system.id)
-
-				// delete existing alert if unchecked
-				if (!checked && currentAlert) {
-					return batch.remove(currentAlert.id)
-				}
-				if (checked && currentAlert) {
-					// update existing alert if checked
-					return batch.update(currentAlert.id, recordData)
-				}
-				if (checked) {
-					// create new alert if checked and not existing
-					return batch.create({
-						system: system.id,
-						user: pb.authStore.record!.id,
-						name: data.name,
-						...recordData,
-					})
-				}
-			}
-
-			// make sure current system is updated in the first batch
-			await processSystem(data.system)
-			for (const system of systems) {
-				if (system.id === data.system.id) {
-					continue
-				}
-				if (sem.size() > 1) {
-					return
-				}
-				await processSystem(system)
-			}
-			await batch.send()
-		} finally {
-			sem.release()
-		}
+				systems,
+			})
 	}
 
-	return <AlertContent data={data} />
-}
-
-/**
- * Creates a wrapper for performing batch operations on a specified collection.
- */
-function batchWrapper(collection: string, batchSize: number) {
-	let batch: BatchService | undefined
-	let count = 0
-
-	const create = async <T extends Record<string, any>>(options: T) => {
-		batch ||= pb.createBatch()
-		batch.collection(collection).create(options)
-		if (++count >= batchSize) {
-			await send()
-		}
-	}
-
-	const update = async <T extends Record<string, any>>(id: string, data: T) => {
-		batch ||= pb.createBatch()
-		batch.collection(collection).update(id, data)
-		if (++count >= batchSize) {
-			await send()
-		}
-	}
-
-	const remove = async (id: string) => {
-		batch ||= pb.createBatch()
-		batch.collection(collection).delete(id)
-		if (++count >= batchSize) {
-			await send()
-		}
-	}
-
-	const send = async () => {
-		if (count) {
-			await batch?.send({ requestKey: null })
-			batch = undefined
-			count = 0
-		}
-	}
-
-	return {
-		update,
-		remove,
-		send,
-		create,
-	}
-}
-
-function AlertContent({ data }: { data: AlertData }) {
-	const { name } = data
-
-	const singleDescription = data.alert.singleDesc?.()
-
-	const [checked, setChecked] = useState(data.checked || false)
-	const [min, setMin] = useState(data.min || 10)
-	const [value, setValue] = useState(data.val || (singleDescription ? 0 : data.alert.start ?? 80))
-
-	const Icon = alertInfo[name].icon
-
 	return (
 		<div className="rounded-lg border border-muted-foreground/15 hover:border-muted-foreground/20 transition-colors duration-100 group">
 			<label
@@ -231,16 +213,28 @@ function AlertContent({ data }: { data: AlertData }) {
 			>
 				<div className="grid gap-1 select-none">
 					<p className="font-semibold flex gap-3 items-center">
-						<Icon className="h-4 w-4 opacity-85" /> {data.alert.name()}
+						<Icon className="h-4 w-4 opacity-85" /> {alertData.name()}
 					</p>
-					{!checked && <span className="block text-sm text-muted-foreground">{data.alert.desc()}</span>}
+					{!checked && <span className="block text-sm text-muted-foreground">{alertData.desc()}</span>}
 				</div>
 				<Switch
 					id={`s${name}`}
 					checked={checked}
 					onCheckedChange={(newChecked) => {
 						setChecked(newChecked)
-						data.updateAlert?.(newChecked, value, min)
+						if (newChecked) {
+							// if alert checked, create or update alert
+							sendUpsert(min, value)
+						} else {
+							// if unchecked, delete alert (unless global and overwriteExisting is false)
+							deleteAlerts({ name: alertKey, systems: getSystemIds() })
+							// when force deleting all alerts of a type, also remove them from initialAlertsState
+							if (overwriteExisting) {
+								for (const curAlerts of Object.values(initialAlertsState)) {
+									curAlerts.delete(alertKey)
+								}
+							}
+						}
 					}}
 				/>
 			</label>
@@ -254,7 +248,7 @@ function AlertContent({ data }: { data: AlertData }) {
 										Average exceeds{" "}
 										<strong className="text-foreground">
 											{value}
-											{data.alert.unit}
+											{alertData.unit}
 										</strong>
 									</Trans>
 								</p>
@@ -262,15 +256,11 @@ function AlertContent({ data }: { data: AlertData }) {
 									<Slider
 										aria-labelledby={`v${name}`}
 										defaultValue={[value]}
-										onValueCommit={(val) => {
-											data.updateAlert?.(true, val[0], min)
-										}}
-										onValueChange={(val) => {
-											setValue(val[0])
-										}}
-										step={data.alert.step ?? 1}
-										min={data.alert.min ?? 1}
-										max={alertInfo[name].max ?? 99}
+										onValueCommit={(val) => sendUpsert(min, val[0])}
+										onValueChange={(val) => setValue(val[0])}
+										step={alertData.step ?? 1}
+										min={alertData.min ?? 1}
+										max={alertData.max ?? 99}
 									/>
 								</div>
 							</div>
@@ -292,12 +282,8 @@ function AlertContent({ data }: { data: AlertData }) {
 								<Slider
 									aria-labelledby={`v${name}`}
 									defaultValue={[min]}
-									onValueCommit={(min) => {
-										data.updateAlert?.(true, value, min[0])
-									}}
-									onValueChange={(val) => {
-										setMin(val[0])
-									}}
+									onValueCommit={(minVal) => sendUpsert(minVal[0], value)}
+									onValueChange={(val) => setMin(val[0])}
 									min={1}
 									max={60}
 								/>
diff --git a/beszel/site/src/components/routes/home.tsx b/beszel/site/src/components/routes/home.tsx
index bf4867a..ee62dc7 100644
--- a/beszel/site/src/components/routes/home.tsx
+++ b/beszel/site/src/components/routes/home.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { $alerts, $systems, pb } from "@/lib/stores"
 import { useStore } from "@nanostores/react"
 import { GithubIcon } from "lucide-react"
 import { Separator } from "../ui/separator"
-import { alertInfo, updateRecordList, updateSystemList } from "@/lib/utils"
+import { alertInfo, getSystemNameFromId, updateRecordList, updateSystemList } from "@/lib/utils"
 import { AlertRecord, SystemRecord } from "@/types"
 import { Alert, AlertDescription, AlertTitle } from "@/components/ui/alert"
 import { $router, Link } from "../router"
@@ -14,26 +14,8 @@ import { getPagePath } from "@nanostores/router"
 const SystemsTable = lazy(() => import("../systems-table/systems-table"))
 
 export const Home = memo(() => {
-	const alerts = useStore($alerts)
-	const systems = useStore($systems)
 	const { t } = useLingui()
 
-	/* key to prevent re-rendering of active alerts */
-	const alertsKey: string[] = []
-
-	const activeAlerts = useMemo(() => {
-		const activeAlerts = alerts.filter((alert) => {
-			const active = alert.triggered && alert.name in alertInfo
-			if (!active) {
-				return false
-			}
-			alert.sysname = systems.find((system) => system.id === alert.system)?.name
-			alertsKey.push(alert.id)
-			return true
-		})
-		return activeAlerts
-	}, [systems, alerts])
-
 	useEffect(() => {
 		document.title = t`Dashboard` + " / Beszel"
 	}, [t])
@@ -46,20 +28,15 @@ export const Home = memo(() => {
 		pb.collection<SystemRecord>("systems").subscribe("*", (e) => {
 			updateRecordList(e, $systems)
 		})
-		pb.collection<AlertRecord>("alerts").subscribe("*", (e) => {
-			updateRecordList(e, $alerts)
-		})
 		return () => {
 			pb.collection("systems").unsubscribe("*")
-			// pb.collection('alerts').unsubscribe('*')
 		}
 	}, [])
 
 	return useMemo(
 		() => (
 			<>
-				{/* show active alerts */}
-				{activeAlerts.length > 0 && <ActiveAlerts key={activeAlerts.length} activeAlerts={activeAlerts} />}
+				<ActiveAlerts />
 				<Suspense>
 					<SystemsTable />
 				</Suspense>
@@ -83,55 +60,79 @@ export const Home = memo(() => {
 				</div>
 			</>
 		),
-		[alertsKey.join("")]
+		[]
 	)
 })
 
-const ActiveAlerts = memo(({ activeAlerts }: { activeAlerts: AlertRecord[] }) => {
-	return (
-		<Card className="mb-4">
-			<CardHeader className="pb-4 px-2 sm:px-6 max-sm:pt-5 max-sm:pb-1">
-				<div className="px-2 sm:px-1">
-					<CardTitle>
-						<Trans>Active Alerts</Trans>
-					</CardTitle>
-				</div>
-			</CardHeader>
-			<CardContent className="max-sm:p-2">
-				{activeAlerts.length > 0 && (
-					<div className="grid sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 2xl:grid-cols-4 gap-3">
-						{activeAlerts.map((alert) => {
-							const info = alertInfo[alert.name as keyof typeof alertInfo]
-							return (
-								<Alert
-									key={alert.id}
-									className="hover:-translate-y-[1px] duration-200 bg-transparent border-foreground/10  hover:shadow-md shadow-black"
-								>
-									<info.icon className="h-4 w-4" />
-									<AlertTitle>
-										{alert.sysname} {info.name().toLowerCase().replace("cpu", "CPU")}
-									</AlertTitle>
-									<AlertDescription>
-										{alert.name === "Status" ? (
-											<Trans>Connection is down</Trans>
-										) : (
-											<Trans>
-												Exceeds {alert.value}
-												{info.unit} in last <Plural value={alert.min} one="# minute" other="# minutes" />
-											</Trans>
-										)}
-									</AlertDescription>
-									<Link
-										href={getPagePath($router, "system", { name: alert.sysname! })}
-										className="absolute inset-0 w-full h-full"
-										aria-label="View system"
-									></Link>
-								</Alert>
-							)
-						})}
+const ActiveAlerts = () => {
+	const alerts = useStore($alerts)
+
+	const { activeAlerts, alertsKey } = useMemo(() => {
+		const activeAlerts: AlertRecord[] = []
+		// key to prevent re-rendering if alerts change but active alerts didn't
+		const alertsKey: string[] = []
+
+		for (const systemId of Object.keys(alerts)) {
+			for (const alert of alerts[systemId].values()) {
+				if (alert.triggered && alert.name in alertInfo) {
+					activeAlerts.push(alert)
+					alertsKey.push(`${alert.system}${alert.value}${alert.min}`)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		return { activeAlerts, alertsKey }
+	}, [alerts])
+
+	return useMemo(() => {
+		if (activeAlerts.length === 0) {
+			return null
+		}
+		return (
+			<Card className="mb-4">
+				<CardHeader className="pb-4 px-2 sm:px-6 max-sm:pt-5 max-sm:pb-1">
+					<div className="px-2 sm:px-1">
+						<CardTitle>
+							<Trans>Active Alerts</Trans>
+						</CardTitle>
 					</div>
-				)}
-			</CardContent>
-		</Card>
-	)
-})
+				</CardHeader>
+				<CardContent className="max-sm:p-2">
+					{activeAlerts.length > 0 && (
+						<div className="grid sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 2xl:grid-cols-4 gap-3">
+							{activeAlerts.map((alert) => {
+								const info = alertInfo[alert.name as keyof typeof alertInfo]
+								return (
+									<Alert
+										key={alert.id}
+										className="hover:-translate-y-[1px] duration-200 bg-transparent border-foreground/10  hover:shadow-md shadow-black"
+									>
+										<info.icon className="h-4 w-4" />
+										<AlertTitle>
+											{getSystemNameFromId(alert.system)} {info.name().toLowerCase().replace("cpu", "CPU")}
+										</AlertTitle>
+										<AlertDescription>
+											{alert.name === "Status" ? (
+												<Trans>Connection is down</Trans>
+											) : (
+												<Trans>
+													Exceeds {alert.value}
+													{info.unit} in last <Plural value={alert.min} one="# minute" other="# minutes" />
+												</Trans>
+											)}
+										</AlertDescription>
+										<Link
+											href={getPagePath($router, "system", { name: getSystemNameFromId(alert.system) })}
+											className="absolute inset-0 w-full h-full"
+											aria-label="View system"
+										></Link>
+									</Alert>
+								)
+							})}
+						</div>
+					)}
+				</CardContent>
+			</Card>
+		)
+	}, [alertsKey.join("")])
+}
diff --git a/beszel/site/src/components/routes/settings/notifications.tsx b/beszel/site/src/components/routes/settings/notifications.tsx
index ae4010b..29c3ca3 100644
--- a/beszel/site/src/components/routes/settings/notifications.tsx
+++ b/beszel/site/src/components/routes/settings/notifications.tsx
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ const ShoutrrrUrlCard = ({ url, onUrlChange, onRemove }: ShoutrrrUrlCardProps) =
 
 	const sendTestNotification = async () => {
 		setIsLoading(true)
-		const res = await pb.send("/api/beszel/send-test-notification", { url })
+		const res = await pb.send("/api/beszel/test-notification", { method: "POST", body: { url } })
 		if ("err" in res && !res.err) {
 			toast({
 				title: t`Test notification sent`,
diff --git a/beszel/site/src/lib/stores.ts b/beszel/site/src/lib/stores.ts
index 02118d6..97da3b8 100644
--- a/beszel/site/src/lib/stores.ts
+++ b/beszel/site/src/lib/stores.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import PocketBase from "pocketbase"
-import { atom, map, PreinitializedWritableAtom } from "nanostores"
-import { AlertRecord, ChartTimes, SystemRecord, UserSettings } from "@/types"
+import { atom, map } from "nanostores"
+import { AlertMap, ChartTimes, SystemRecord, UserSettings } from "@/types"
 import { basePath } from "@/components/router"
 import { Unit } from "./enums"
 
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@ export const pb = new PocketBase(basePath)
 export const $authenticated = atom(pb.authStore.isValid)
 
 /** List of system records */
-export const $systems = atom([] as SystemRecord[])
+export const $systems = atom<SystemRecord[]>([])
 
-/** List of alert records */
-export const $alerts = atom([] as AlertRecord[])
+/** Map of alert records by system id and alert name */
+export const $alerts = map<AlertMap>({})
 
 /** SSH public key */
 export const $publicKey = atom("")
 
 /** Chart time period */
-export const $chartTime = atom("1h") as PreinitializedWritableAtom<ChartTimes>
+export const $chartTime = atom<ChartTimes>("1h")
 
 /** Whether to display average or max chart values */
 export const $maxValues = atom(false)
@@ -43,10 +43,8 @@ export const $userSettings = map<UserSettings>({
 	unitNet: Unit.Bytes,
 	unitTemp: Unit.Celsius,
 })
-// update local storage on change
-$userSettings.subscribe((value) => {
-	$chartTime.set(value.chartTime)
-})
+// update chart time on change
+$userSettings.subscribe((value) => $chartTime.set(value.chartTime))
 
 /** Container chart filter */
 export const $containerFilter = atom("")
diff --git a/beszel/site/src/lib/utils.ts b/beszel/site/src/lib/utils.ts
index 7123b0f..d80aa45 100644
--- a/beszel/site/src/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/beszel/site/src/lib/utils.ts
@@ -84,21 +84,13 @@ export const updateSystemList = (() => {
 /** Logs the user out by clearing the auth store and unsubscribing from realtime updates. */
 export async function logOut() {
 	$systems.set([])
-	$alerts.set([])
+	$alerts.set({})
 	$userSettings.set({} as UserSettings)
 	sessionStorage.setItem("lo", "t") // prevent auto login on logout
 	pb.authStore.clear()
 	pb.realtime.unsubscribe()
 }
 
-export const updateAlerts = () => {
-	pb.collection("alerts")
-		.getFullList<AlertRecord>({ fields: "id,name,system,value,min,triggered", sort: "updated" })
-		.then((records) => {
-			$alerts.set(records)
-		})
-}
-
 const hourWithMinutesFormatter = new Intl.DateTimeFormat(undefined, {
 	hour: "numeric",
 	minute: "numeric",
@@ -439,7 +431,7 @@ export const alertInfo: Record<string, AlertInfo> = {
 		step: 0.1,
 		desc: () => t`Triggers when 15 minute load average exceeds a threshold`,
 	},
-}
+} as const
 
 /**
  * Retuns value of system host, truncating full path if socket.
@@ -513,3 +505,103 @@ export function getMeterState(value: number): MeterState {
 	const { colorWarn = 65, colorCrit = 90 } = $userSettings.get()
 	return value >= colorCrit ? MeterState.Crit : value >= colorWarn ? MeterState.Warn : MeterState.Good
 }
+
+export function debounce<T extends (...args: any[]) => any>(func: T, wait: number): (...args: Parameters<T>) => void {
+	let timeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>
+	return (...args: Parameters<T>) => {
+		clearTimeout(timeout)
+		timeout = setTimeout(() => func(...args), wait)
+	}
+}
+
+/* returns the name of a system from its id */
+export const getSystemNameFromId = (() => {
+	const cache = new Map<string, string>()
+	return (systemId: string): string => {
+		if (cache.has(systemId)) {
+			return cache.get(systemId)!
+		}
+		const sysName = $systems.get().find((s) => s.id === systemId)?.name ?? ""
+		cache.set(systemId, sysName)
+		return sysName
+	}
+})()
+
+// TODO: reorganize this utils file into more specific files
+/** Helper to manage user alerts */
+export const alertManager = (() => {
+	const collection = pb.collection<AlertRecord>("alerts")
+
+	/** Fields to fetch from alerts collection */
+	const fields = "id,name,system,value,min,triggered"
+
+	/** Fetch alerts from collection */
+	async function fetchAlerts(): Promise<AlertRecord[]> {
+		return await collection.getFullList<AlertRecord>({ fields, sort: "updated" })
+	}
+
+	/** Format alerts into a map of system id to alert name to alert record */
+	function add(alerts: AlertRecord[]) {
+		for (const alert of alerts) {
+			const systemId = alert.system
+			const systemAlerts = $alerts.get()[systemId] ?? new Map()
+			const newAlerts = new Map(systemAlerts)
+			newAlerts.set(alert.name, alert)
+			$alerts.setKey(systemId, newAlerts)
+		}
+	}
+
+	function remove(alerts: Pick<AlertRecord, "name" | "system">[]) {
+		for (const alert of alerts) {
+			const systemId = alert.system
+			const systemAlerts = $alerts.get()[systemId]
+			const newAlerts = new Map(systemAlerts)
+			newAlerts.delete(alert.name)
+			$alerts.setKey(systemId, newAlerts)
+		}
+	}
+
+	const actionFns = {
+		create: add,
+		update: add,
+		delete: remove,
+	}
+
+	// batch alert updates to prevent unnecessary re-renders when adding many alerts at once
+	const batchUpdate = (() => {
+		const batch = new Map<string, RecordSubscription<AlertRecord>>()
+		let timeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>
+
+		return (data: RecordSubscription<AlertRecord>) => {
+			const { record } = data
+			batch.set(`${record.system}${record.name}`, data)
+			clearTimeout(timeout!)
+			timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+				const groups = { create: [], update: [], delete: [] } as Record<string, AlertRecord[]>
+				for (const { action, record } of batch.values()) {
+					groups[action]?.push(record)
+				}
+				for (const key in groups) {
+					if (groups[key].length) {
+						actionFns[key as keyof typeof actionFns]?.(groups[key])
+					}
+				}
+				batch.clear()
+			}, 50)
+		}
+	})()
+
+	collection.subscribe("*", batchUpdate, { fields })
+
+	return {
+		/** Add alerts to store */
+		add,
+		/** Remove alerts from store */
+		remove,
+		/** Refresh alerts with latest data from hub */
+		async refresh() {
+			const records = await fetchAlerts()
+			add(records)
+		},
+	}
+})()
diff --git a/beszel/site/src/main.tsx b/beszel/site/src/main.tsx
index 57b5c8f..faef365 100644
--- a/beszel/site/src/main.tsx
+++ b/beszel/site/src/main.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Home } from "./components/routes/home.tsx"
 import { ThemeProvider } from "./components/theme-provider.tsx"
 import { DirectionProvider } from "@radix-ui/react-direction"
 import { $authenticated, $systems, pb, $publicKey, $copyContent, $direction } from "./lib/stores.ts"
-import { updateUserSettings, updateAlerts, updateFavicon, updateSystemList } from "./lib/utils.ts"
+import { updateUserSettings, updateFavicon, updateSystemList, alertManager } from "./lib/utils.ts"
 import { useStore } from "@nanostores/react"
 import { Toaster } from "./components/ui/toaster.tsx"
 import { $router } from "./components/router.tsx"
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const App = memo(() => {
 		// get servers / alerts / settings
 		updateUserSettings()
 		// get alerts after system list is loaded
-		updateSystemList().then(updateAlerts)
+		updateSystemList().then(alertManager.refresh)
 
 		return () => updateFavicon("favicon.svg")
 	}, [])
diff --git a/beszel/site/src/types.d.ts b/beszel/site/src/types.d.ts
index 6639daf..d9ec2eb 100644
--- a/beszel/site/src/types.d.ts
+++ b/beszel/site/src/types.d.ts
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ export interface AlertRecord extends RecordModel {
 	system: string
 	name: string
 	triggered: boolean
-	sysname?: string
+	value: number
+	min: number
 	// user: string
 }
 
@@ -268,3 +269,5 @@ interface AlertInfo {
 	/** Single value description (when there's only one value, like status) */
 	singleDesc?: () => string
 }
+
+export type AlertMap = Record<string, Map<string, AlertRecord>>