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Self-host Uptime Kuma

Monitoring
prices checked · Jul 2026

A slick self-hosted uptime monitor and status page — HTTP, TCP, ping, and more, with notifications to nearly anything. One container, zero fuss.

UptimeRobot / yr$84
Self-hosted / yr~$55
You keep$29/yr

Key facts

CategoryMonitoring
LicenseMIT
StackJavaScript, Node.js
Min RAM512 MB
Dockeryes
Difficulty

What you need

  • Any VPS with at least 512 MB of RAM
  • A domain you control — most self-hosted setups need HTTPS in front of them
  • Under an hour if you've used Docker before

Install with Docker Compose

Save this as compose.yml and run docker compose up -d:

# Uptime Kuma — single container
docker run -d --name uptime-kuma \
  -p 3001:3001 -v uptime-kuma:/app/data \
  louislam/uptime-kuma:1
# open http://SERVER_IP:3001

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