Kuvasz [หkuvษs] is an open-source, self-hosted uptime & SSL monitoring service with status pages, designed to help you keep track of your websites and services. It provides a modern, user-friendly interface, a powerful REST API, and supports multiple notification channels like email, Discord, Slack, Telegram, PagerDuty and custom webhooks.
๐ Documentation
๐ Live demo
You can try out Kuvasz on the dedicated demo instance under https://demo.kuvasz-uptime.dev
Use the following credentials to log in:
- Username:
demo - Password:
secureDemoPassword
๐ฎ Roadmap
โก๏ธ Quick start guide
If you want to get started quickly, please refer to the Deployment guide in the documentation.
โจ Features
- HTTP(S) monitoring: Monitor the availability and performance of your websites and services by sending HTTP(S) requests.
- SSL certification monitoring: Automatically check the SSL certificates of your monitored services to ensure they are valid and not expired.
- Notifications on a per-monitor basis: Configure different notification channels for each monitor, allowing you to tailor alerts to your specific needs.
- Status pages: Create public or private status pages to keep your users or your own team informed about the status of your services.
- Sleek UI: Kuvasz has a modern, responsive, and user-friendly interface that makes it easy to manage your monitors.
- Full-fledged REST API: Manage your monitors, check their status, and more through a powerful API.
- Metrics exporters: Export your metrics to OpenTelemetry and Prometheus for better observability and integration with your existing monitoring stack.
- Home Assistant integration: With the official Home Assistant integration you can easily integrate your monitors into your smart home setup, create custom dashboards, and automate actions based on the status of your services.
- More to come: Take a look at our Roadmap
๐ Kuvasz vs. UptimeRobot
| Kuvasz | UptimeRobot Free | UptimeRobot Solo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free | $84/year |
| Monitoring interval | 5 seconds | 5 minutes | 60 seconds |
| Monitors limit | unlimited | 50 | 10 |
| Location-specific monitoring | โ * | โ | โ |
| Translations | โ | โ | โ |
| Custom data retention | โ | 3 months | 12 months |
| REST API | โ | โ | โ |
| Prometheus & OpenTelemetry exporters | โ | โ | โ |
| Backups & YAML configuration | โ | โ | โ |
| Status pages | โ | only 1 | only 3 |
| Maintenance windows | ๐ | โ | โ |
| HTTPs monitoring | |||
| Keyword matching | โ | โ | โ |
| Header matching | โ | โ | โ |
| Slow response alerts | โ | โ | โ |
| Custom HTTP methods | โ | โ (HEAD only) | โ |
| Custom status matcher | โ | โ | โ |
| Custom headers | โ | โ | โ |
| Custom request body | โ | โ | โ |
| SSL monitoring | โ | โ | โ |
| Heartbeat (push) monitoring | โ | โ | โ |
| Ping (ICMP) monitoring | โ | โ | โ |
| TCP monitoring | ๐ | โ | โ |
| DNS monitoring | โ | โ | โ |
| Domain expiration monitoring | โ | โ | โ |
| Notifications | |||
| โ | โ | โ | |
| Discord | โ | โ | โ |
| Slack | โ | โ | โ |
| Telegram | โ | โ | โ |
| Pagerduty | โ | โ | โ |
| Webhook | โ | โ | โ |
| MS Teams | โ ** | โ | โ |
| SMS / Voice call | โ ** | โ | 10 incl./month |
| Google Chat, Pushover | โ ** | โ | โ |
| Mattermost | โ ** | โ | โ |
| Signal | โ ** | โ | โ |
โ Supported | โ Not supported | ๐ Planned
- * You can deploy Kuvasz to multiple locations and monitor your services from those locations, but it does not support location-specific monitoring out of the box.
- ** via custom webhooks
Where does the name come from?
Kuvasz (pronounce as [หkuvษs]) is an ancient hungarian breed of livestock & guard dog. You can read more about them on Wikipedia.
๐ฃ Don't miss out on the latest updates!
First and foremost, if you want to stay up-to-date with the latest news, features, and updates about Kuvasz, please consider:
- starring the project on GitHub and on Docker Hub
- following us on X
- following us on Mastodon
โ๏ธ Do you like it?
While Kuvasz is free and open-source, it still requires a lot of time and effort to maintain and develop. If you like it, please consider supporting the project by donating via Ko-fi:
... or by sponsoring the project on GitHub