Service uptime monitoring
HTTP, TCP, ping, DNS, Docker, Steam
// official site: uptime.kuma.pet ↗
DEVOPS · PRO TIER
Uptime Kumapro
Uptime Kuma is a self-hosted status monitor — pings HTTP endpoints, TCP ports, DNS records, Docker containers, Steam game servers; alerts on failures via 80+ notification channels. Beautiful UI, status page generator, designed by a single dedicated maintainer (Louis Lam).
// What it is
A closer look.
Uptime Kuma is a self-hosted status monitor — pings HTTP endpoints, TCP ports, DNS records, Docker containers, Steam game servers; alerts on failures via 80+ notification channels. Beautiful UI, status page generator, designed by a single dedicated maintainer (Louis Lam).
For self-hosters who want their own UptimeRobot / Pingdom without paying per-monitor SaaS fees.
// Use cases
What it's for.
Concrete scenarios where teams pick Uptime Kuma over the SaaS alternative.
Public status page
share service health publicly
Alerting
80+ notification channels (Slack, Discord, email, SMS, etc.)
SLA tracking
historical uptime percentages
Synthetic transaction monitoring
keyword presence in HTTP responses
// Who it's for
Built for these teams.
If your team profile matches one of these, Uptime Kuma is a strong fit out of the box.
Self-hosters
monitoring their own services
Small businesses
tracking SaaS dependencies + their own services
DevOps teams
providing uptime visibility internally
Hosting providers
giving customers monitoring
Indie developers
monitoring side projects
// Differentiators
Why teams pick Uptime Kuma.
When evaluating self-hosted options for this category, here are the dimensions on which Uptime Kuma consistently lands above the alternatives.
- ✓MIT license — fully open
- ✓Beautiful UI — most polished self-hosted uptime tool
- ✓80+ notification channels — most comprehensive in OSS
- ✓Status pages — public branded status pages built-in
- ✓Active development — single maintainer with strong release cadence
- ✓Lightweight — runs on $5/mo VPS
// Integrations
Connects to.
The stack you'll plug Uptime Kuma into — services, protocols, and adjacent apps in the BluixApps catalog.
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Monitor types
HTTP / HTTPS, TCP, ping, DNS, Docker container, Steam, gRPC
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Notifications
Slack, Discord, Telegram, email, SMS, PagerDuty, Mattermost, custom webhook + 70 more
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Status pages
public branded health pages with custom domain
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Authentication
local + 2FA
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API
REST API for programmatic monitor management
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Webhooks
fire on status change
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Docker container monitoring
health checks via Docker API
// Adoption & deployment
Notable users & community
- 60k+ GitHub stars (top OSS self-hosted tool)
- Featured constantly on r/selfhosted
- Backed by single dedicated maintainer
- Active GitHub Discussions community
- Frequent releases with public roadmap
What we ship
- Docker compose: Uptime Kuma + persistent data volume
- Pinned
louislam/uptime-kuma:1(latest stable major) - HTTPS via Let's Encrypt
- Admin user via first-run wizard
- Persistent volume at
/app/data - Status page customization documented
- Backup hook covers
/app/data(SQLite + config)
// Tips & operations
Run it properly.
Operational guidance from running this in production — what to lock down, what surprises people.
// PERFORMANCE
Persist /app/data
monitor history + config; mount from day one
// SECURITY
Notification channel testing
test before relying on it in production
// OPERATIONS
Status page domain
wire custom domain for branded public status
// RELIABILITY
Mind monitor count + interval
1000 monitors × 60s = lot of network traffic
// DEPLOYMENT
Backup is straightforward
sqlite + config; standard backup works
// SCALING
MQTT push monitors
useful for IoT / hard-to-reach networks
256
// min ram (MB)
2
// min disk (GB)
3001
// access port
http
// protocol
pro
// bluixapps tier
// Alternatives in DevOps
Compare with
Project resources
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