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Monitoring Sovereignty for Teams

  • Understanding the risks of cloud monitoring SaaS in exposing infrastructure topology and performance data.
  • Overview of Uptime Kuma architecture: Node.js, SQLite, and Vue.js frontend.
  • Comparison with other tools like Nagios, Zabbix, and Grafana OnCall.

Quick Deployment

  • Docker one-liner installation and volume persistence techniques.
  • Reverse proxy configuration and TLS setup.
  • Initial configuration steps and admin account creation.
  • Using environment variables for authentication and base URL settings.

Monitor Types

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

Alerting Channels

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

Status Pages

  • Creating branded public status pages.
  • Managing incident timelines and maintenance modes.
  • Applying custom CSS and domain mapping.
  • Utilizing RSS and JSON feeds for automated status updates.

Integration and Maintenance

  • Accessing the Prometheus metrics endpoint for external scraping.
  • Using the API for bulk monitor creation and management.
  • Database backup and migration procedures.
  • Strategies for updating and securing your Uptime Kuma instance.

Requirements

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

Audience

  • SREs and DevOps teams transitioning away from cloud monitoring dashboards.
  • Small teams requiring simple, sovereign uptime monitoring solutions.
  • Organizations seeking to avoid SaaS monitoring tools for compliance purposes.
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