Order Uptime Kuma from the Marketplace App tab as shown in how to order a VPS with a one-click app. When the install card on your server page shows the finished result, follow the steps below.
What you get
Uptime Kuma, a self-hosted monitoring tool, installed with Docker. It needs 1 GB of memory and takes 4 to 8 minutes.
1. Create the admin account now
Open the address on the server page: http://your-server-ip:3001/. The first person to open it sets it up, so create your account straight away.
2. Add a monitor
Choose Add New Monitor, pick HTTP(s), enter your site address and save. Add a notification method such as email so you get alerts when it goes down.
Tip
Monitor your sites from a different server than the ones being watched. If the monitor sits on the server that goes down, it cannot warn you.
Next steps
- Connect to your VPS with SSH to run the commands above.
- Secure your new VPS before you put real data on it.
- Something not working? See what happens after you order an app, or open a ticket from Support.