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Monitoring Sovereignty for Teams

  • Why relying on cloud monitoring SaaS can expose infrastructure topology and performance data.
  • Overview of Uptime Kuma architecture: Node.js, SQLite, and Vue.js frontend.
  • Comparison with Nagios, Zabbix, and Grafana OnCall.

Quick Deployment

  • Docker one-liner installation and volume persistence setup.
  • Configuration of reverse proxy and TLS.
  • Initial configuration and admin account creation.
  • Utilization of environment variables for authentication and base URL settings.

Monitor Types

  • HTTP/HTTPS monitoring with keyword and status code verification.
  • TCP port connectivity and ping/ICMP monitoring.
  • DNS resolution and query-type checks.
  • Push monitors for cron jobs and backup heartbeats.
  • MQTT, gRPC, and game server monitoring capabilities.

Alerting Channels

  • SMTP email notifications and Microsoft Teams webhooks.
  • Bots integration with Slack, Discord, Telegram, and Signal.
  • PagerDuty, Opsgenie, and custom webhook payloads.
  • Notification throttling and escalation policies.

Status Pages

  • Creation of branded public status pages.
  • Incident timeline tracking and maintenance mode management.
  • Custom CSS styling and domain mapping.
  • RSS and JSON feeds for automated status updates.

Integration and Maintenance

  • Prometheus metrics endpoint for external scraping.
  • API usage for bulk monitor creation and management.
  • Database backup and migration procedures.
  • Best practices for updating and securing the instance.

Requirements

  • Fundamental knowledge of Linux and Docker administration.
  • Understanding of HTTP, TCP protocols, and monitoring concepts.
  • Familiarity with notification channels such as email, Slack, and Discord.

Audience

  • SREs and DevOps teams looking to replace cloud monitoring dashboards.
  • Small teams requiring simple, sovereign uptime monitoring solutions.
  • Organizations seeking to avoid SaaS monitoring tools for compliance reasons.
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