Uptime Kuma

Uptime Kuma is a versatile and customizable monitoring tool that offers a wide range of features and benefits for users. In this blog post, we’ll explore what Uptime Kuma is, how it works, and why you might want to consider using it for your own monitoring needs.

We’ll cover topics such as installing and configuring Uptime Kuma, setting up checks to monitor the health and performance of your web applications and infrastructure, and using the platform’s powerful features to improve the reliability and uptime of your applications.

Whether you’re a developer, a sysadmin, or just someone who wants to ensure that their applications are running smoothly, Uptime Kuma has everything you need to monitor your applications with confidence.

Docker and Service Monitoring

Deploying services with Docker can be a convenient and efficient way to manage applications and websites, but it’s important to monitor these services to ensure they are running smoothly.

Monitoring your services is essential for ensuring that your applications and websites are running smoothly and are available to users. Without monitoring, you may not be aware of issues or downtime, which can lead to frustrated users and lost revenue.

It can also help you identify potential issues before they become major problems, which can save you time and resources in the long run.

Why Uptime Kuma?

• Real-Time Monitoring: Uptime Kuma provides real-time monitoring of your Docker services, which means that you can quickly identify issues and respond to them before they become major problems.

• Customizable Alerts: Uptime Kuma allows you to set up customizable alerts for your services, so you can be notified via email or other means when an issue occurs.

• Historical Data: Uptime Kuma provides historical data on your services, so you can track performance over time and identify trends or patterns.

• Easy to Use: Uptime Kuma is easy to use, with a user-friendly interface and straightforward setup process.

Deploying Uptime Kuma

Locally - With Docker Compose

version: '3'
services:
  app:
    container_name: uptimekuma
    image: 'louislam/uptime-kuma:1'
    ports:
      - '3001:3001'
    volumes:
      - /home/user_name/Docker/uptime-kuma/data:/app/data
    restart: unless-stopped

Together with NGINX and Docker Compose

If you are interested to exposed the service to the internet, you will want to run uptime kuma behind a NGINX proxy. Follow this steps:

• Step 1: create your separate NGINX proxy manager docker container instance as covered in this post.
• Step 2: use this docker-compose file that will make available Uptime Kuma service on the NGINX network automatically

version: '3'
services:
  app:
    container_name: uptimekuma
    image: 'louislam/uptime-kuma:1'
    ports:
      - '3001:3001'
    volumes:
      - /home/user_name/Docker/uptime-kuma/data:/app/data
    restart: unless-stopped
    networks: ["nginx_default"]    
networks:
    nginx_default:
        external: true 

• Step 3: Finish the setup in NGINX UI as covered in its guide.

FAQ

How to Deploy Nginx Proxy Manager

If you are interested in deploying a separated NGINX instance with Docker, I already created a guide for that here.