Uptime Kuma
Uptime Kuma is a self-hosted, open-source monitoring tool designed to track the availability and performance of various services, websites, and infrastructure components.
It provides a user-friendly interface and a range of features to help administrators and developers monitor the uptime and health of their systems. Here's a detailed explanation of what Uptime Kuma does:
Monitoring Capabilities
HTTP(s) / TCP Monitoring: Uptime Kuma can monitor the availability and response time of websites and web services over HTTP and HTTPS protocols, as well as monitor the connectivity of TCP ports.
Keyword and JSON Query Monitoring: It allows users to define specific keywords or JSON queries to check the presence or values of specific content in the response of monitored endpoints.
Ping Monitoring: Uptime Kuma can perform ICMP ping tests to check the reachability and latency of network devices or servers.
DNS Record Monitoring: It can monitor the validity and correctness of DNS records, ensuring that domain names are resolving properly.
Push Monitoring: Uptime Kuma supports monitoring services that send push notifications or data to a specified endpoint.
Steam Game Server Monitoring: It can monitor the status and availability of Steam game servers.
Docker Container Monitoring: Uptime Kuma can monitor the status and health of Docker containers.
User Interface and Experience
Responsive and Fast UI: Uptime Kuma provides a modern, responsive, and fast user interface that allows users to easily navigate and manage their monitoring setup.
Customizable Dashboard: Users can customize their monitoring dashboard by arranging and organizing the monitored services and components according to their preferences.
Multi-Language Support: Uptime Kuma supports multiple languages, making it accessible to users from different regions and linguistic backgrounds.
Notification and Alerting
Extensive Notification Integrations: Uptime Kuma offers a wide range of notification integrations, including popular platforms like Telegram, Discord, Gotify, Slack, Pushover, and email (SMTP). It supports over 90 notification services in total.
Customisable Notification Templates: Users can customize the notification messages and templates to include relevant information and tailor them to their specific needs.
Monitoring Intervals and Performance
20-Second Intervals: By default, Uptime Kuma performs monitoring checks every 20 seconds, providing near real-time visibility into the status of monitored services.
Ping Chart: It generates ping charts to visualize the latency and response times of monitored endpoints over time.
Certificate Information: Uptime Kuma displays information about SSL/TLS certificates, including expiration dates and validity status.
Status Pages and Domains
Multiple Status Pages: Uptime Kuma allows users to create multiple status pages, each showcasing the status of different sets of monitored services or components.
Domain Mapping: Users can map specific status pages to custom domains, enabling them to provide branded or dedicated status pages for their services.
Security and Authentication
Proxy Support: Uptime Kuma supports the use of proxies for monitoring requests, allowing users to monitor services behind firewalls or in restricted network environments.
Two-Factor Authentication (2FA): It offers 2FA support to enhance the security of user accounts and prevent unauthorized access.
Overall, Uptime Kuma simplifies the process of monitoring various services, websites, and infrastructure components by providing a centralised, user-friendly platform.
It offers a comprehensive set of monitoring capabilities, flexible notification options, and customisable status pages.
With its self-hosted nature and open-source codebase, Uptime Kuma gives users full control over their monitoring setup while ensuring data privacy and security.
Installation via Docker
Uptime Kuma is now running on
Username: your username
Password: your password
How to Update
Re-pull the latest docker image and create another container with the same volume.
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