Get in Touch

Course Outline

Monitoring Sovereignty for Teams

  • Understanding how cloud monitoring SaaS exposes 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.
  • Configuration of reverse proxy and TLS setup.
  • Initial configuration and admin account creation.
  • Utilizing environment variables for authentication and base URL settings.

Monitor Types

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

Alerting Channels

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

Status Pages

  • Creating branded public status pages.
  • Managing incident timelines and maintenance modes.
  • Custom CSS and domain mapping.
  • RSS and JSON feeds for status automation.

Integration and Maintenance

  • Prometheus metrics endpoint for external scraping.
  • API usage for bulk monitor creation and management.
  • Database backup and migration procedures.
  • Updating and securing the Uptime Kuma instance.

Requirements

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

Target Audience

  • SREs and DevOps teams looking to replace cloud monitoring dashboards.
  • Small teams requiring a straightforward, sovereign uptime monitoring solution.
  • Organizations avoiding SaaS monitoring solutions for compliance reasons.
 7 Hours

Number of participants


Price per participant

Testimonials (3)

Upcoming Courses

Related Categories