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Uptime Kuma

by Louis Lam (open-source project) · Application

Self-hosted uptime monitor with HTTP, TCP, DNS, ping and keyword checks, many notification channels and public status pages

MIT licenseOpen sourceFreeSelf-hostedSelf-hostable
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Checked Nov 2, 2026

Overview

Uptime Kuma is an open-source, self-hosted availability monitor written in Node.js and released under the MIT license by Louis Lam. From a web interface you define monitors, such as HTTP(S) with status or keyword checks, TCP ports, ping, DNS records, Docker containers, push heartbeats and database connections, set intervals and retries, and receive alerts through a long list of notification providers including email, Slack, Discord, Telegram, Pushover and webhooks. Public status pages with incident notes can be published per group of monitors.

It is normally run as a single Docker container with a persisted data volume (SQLite by default, MariaDB optional) and suits individuals and small teams that want a black-box view of their services without operating a metrics stack. It does not collect internal metrics or logs, has no multi-user tenancy beyond basic accounts, and a single instance monitors from one vantage point.

Capabilities

  • HTTP(S), keyword, JSON-query, TCP, ping, DNS and Docker container monitors
  • Push monitors for cron jobs and heartbeats
  • Dozens of notification integrations
  • Public status pages with incident posts
  • Certificate expiry tracking and maintenance windows
  • Backup and import of configuration

Typical workflows

  1. Monitor a set of self-hosted sites and get alerts in a chat channel
  2. Publish a status page for users of a small service
  3. Detect expiring TLS certificates

Strengths

  • Installs in one container with minimal configuration
  • Wide notification support
  • MIT licensed with an active community

Limitations

  • Black-box checks only; no metrics or log collection
  • Single vantage point per instance
  • Limited role and tenancy model

Prerequisites

  • Docker or a Node.js runtime
  • Persistent volume for the database

Who it is for

  • Self-hosters and homelab operators
  • Small teams needing status pages

Alternatives & comparison

Prometheus with the blackbox exporter and Grafana can reproduce availability checks within a full metrics stack, at the cost of more components; Uptime Kuma delivers the common cases, including status pages, in one container.

  • Grafana

    Dashboarding and alerting platform that visualizes metrics, logs and traces from Prometheus, SQL databases and dozens of other data sources

    MixedOpen source
  • Prometheus

    Pull-based metrics monitoring system and time-series database with the PromQL query language, service discovery and the Alertmanager component

    Open sourceOpen source
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  • License
    Uptime Kuma LICENSE (MIT)

    https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma/blob/master/LICENSE

    Supports: license_spdx, source_model

    checked Nov 1, 2026
  • Official documentation
    Uptime Kuma Wiki

    https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma/wiki

    Supports: capabilities, workflows

    checked Nov 1, 2026
  • Official site
    Uptime Kuma

    https://uptime.kuma.pet/

    Supports: name, summary, prerequisites

    checked Nov 1, 2026
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