{
  "id": 9399265,
  "title": "Deploying Uptime Kuma - Self-Hosted Status Page and Monitoring Tool",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/deploying-uptime-kuma-self-hosted-status-page-and-monitoring-tool",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-23T19:24:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/vultr/deploying-uptime-kuma-self-hosted-status-page-and-monitoring-tool-4cj1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Uptime Kuma is an open-source monitoring solution that can track the availability of various services such as websites, APIs, TCP ports, DNS records, and more. This guide outlines the steps to deploy Uptime Kuma on a Linux server using Docker Compose, secured by a Traefik reverse proxy. Upon completion, a working Uptime Kuma instance will be accessible with an active monitor, a notification channel, and a public status page.\n\nTo begin, ensure you have a Linux-based server with non-root sudo privileges, Docker, and Docker Compose installed. Additionally, create a domain A record pointing to the server's public IP address. Grant your user Docker permissions and start a new shell session to apply the changes.\n\nNext, create the necessary directory structure and environment variables. Begin by creating a project directory, entering it, and then creating a directory for persistent Uptime Kuma data. Generate a .env file and add the required variables, including the domain name and email address for Let's Encrypt certificate notifications.\n\nDeploy Uptime Kuma and Traefik as separate containers using Docker Compose. Configure Traefik to handle TLS termination and forwarding of requests to Uptime Kuma, while Uptime Kuma operates in a separate Docker network. Start the services in detached mode and verify their successful startup.\n\nLog in to Uptime Kuma using the domain specified in the .env file. Upon the first login, create an administrator account and add a new monitor for the service you want to track. After setting up the monitor, configure a notification channel to receive alerts when the monitored service's status changes.\n\nWith these steps completed, Uptime Kuma will now actively monitor the specified service and notify you of any status changes via the configured notification channel.",
  "summary": "Uptime Kuma is a self-hosted monitoring tool that tracks the availability of websites, APIs, TCP ports, DNS records, and other services. It provides a clean dashboard to display uptime metrics and trigger alerts through 90+ notification services, including email, Slack, and Telegram, when a service goes down or recovers. This guide deploys Uptime Kuma on a Linux server using Docker Compose behind…",
  "key_points": [
    "Uptime Kuma monitors websites, APIs, TCP ports, DNS records",
    "Deploy via Docker Compose with Traefik reverse proxy",
    "Public status page accessible after setup"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}