Self-host Uptime Kuma
Monitoringdeployed & timed by usprices 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