Monitoring server uptime with free tools
Knowing when your server is down before your users do is the bare minimum of responsible self-hosting. I have tried several monitoring approaches and settled on a setup that is simple, free, and has been reliable for months. Uptime Kuma Uptime Kuma is the core of my monitoring stack. It is a self-hosted monitoring tool that checks HTTP endpoints, TCP ports, DNS records, and ping targets at configurable intervals. Installation is one Docker command: ...