Setting Up Uptime Kuma for Service Monitoring

What is Uptime Kuma?

Uptime Kuma is a self-hosted uptime monitoring tool with a sleek UI. It supports HTTP, TCP, DNS, Docker, and ping monitoring with notifications via email, Slack, Discord, Telegram, and more.

Installation with Docker

docker run -d \
  --name uptime-kuma \
  --restart=always \
  -p 3001:3001 \
  -v uptime-kuma:/app/data \
  louislam/uptime-kuma:1

Without Docker

git clone https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma.git
cd uptime-kuma
npm run setup
npm start

Adding Monitors

1. Access the dashboard at http://your-ip:3001
2. Create an account on first visit
3. Click Add New Monitor
4. Choose type: HTTP(s), TCP, Ping, DNS, Docker, etc.
5. Set the URL/host and check interval (default 60 seconds)

Notification Setup

Under Settings → Notifications, add your preferred channels:

• Email (SMTP) — configure with your mail server or Gmail SMTP
• Slack/Discord — paste a webhook URL
• Telegram — use a bot token and chat ID

Status Pages

Create public status pages to show your service availability to customers. Go to Status Pages → Add and select which monitors to display. Share the URL with your users.