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Uptime Kuma

Self-hosted uptime monitor with pretty dashboards. No Pingdom or UptimeRobot Pro rent.

FREEOPEN SOURCESELF-HOSTED

Quick facts

Price model
Self-hosted
Starting price
Free (self-hosted)
Best for
Homelab health checks · Side project alerts · Family NAS monitoring
Replaces
Pingdom, UptimeRobot Pro, Better Uptime subscriptions
Platforms
Self-hostedLinuxWeb
Last verified
2026-06-22

Why it's listed

Beautiful status pages from a container, homelabbers love it for a reason.

Uptime Kuma pings websites, TCP ports, and Docker containers, then alerts via Telegram, email, or webhooks. Run in Docker on a Pi and know when your homelab or side project goes down, without per-monitor SaaS pricing.

The catch

Another service to host; alerts need tuning to avoid fatigue.

Good fit for

  • Self-hosters
  • Indie hackers

Not ideal for

  • Teams needing enterprise SLA reporting

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