/ Self-Hosting Guides / Uptime Kuma updated Aug 2026 deployed & timed by us Aug 2026 Install verified on Ubuntu 26.04 · Aug 2026 · how we test We earn commissions when you shop through the links below. Full disclosure → A slick self-hosted uptime monitor and status page — HTTP, TCP, ping, and more, with notifications to nearly anything. One container, zero fuss.
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Key facts License MIT
Stack JavaScript, Node.js
Min RAM 512 MB
Docker yes
Difficulty 1 / 5
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 Run these commands on your server:
copy # 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 More in Monitoring A lightweight server monitoring hub with a small agent per machine, charting CPU, memory, disk, network and Docker container stats with history and threshold alerts. The hub is a single Go binary built on PocketBase, so there is no separate database to run. Go PocketBase SQLite
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Common questions How do I get Uptime Kuma alerts on my phone? Uptime Kuma ships dozens of notification integrations, including the two big self-hosted push servers — Gotify and ntfy. Run one of them next to it and downtime alerts reach your phone with no paid push service in the loop; our Gotify vs ntfy comparison covers which one fits.
Can Uptime Kuma host a public status page? Yes — status pages are built in. You can publish one or several, each with its own set of monitors, a custom domain, and incident banners you post manually during an outage.