#UpTimeKuma #Linux #Monitoring

Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0614.html

What is Uptime Kuma?

Uptime Kuma is a fancy self-hosted monitoring tool. - https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma

Install Uptime Kuma

1. Log into the Linux device
2. Run the following commands in a terminal window

   update software repositories

   sudo apt update

   install available software updates

   sudo apt upgrade -y

   install prerequisites

   sudo apt install git curl -y

   add nodejs software repository

   curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_current.x | sudo bash -

   install nodejs

   sudo apt install nodejs -y

   clone from git

   git clone https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma.git ./uptime-kuma

   change directory to ./uptime-kuma

   cd uptime-kuma

   run setup

   npm run setup

   run uptime kuma

   node server/server.js
3. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:3001
4. Select a language and create an administrator username and password ≫ Click Create
5. Welcome to Uptime Kuma

Run Uptime Kuma as a Service (Optional, but recommended)

1. Press CTRL + C to kill the running Uptime Kuma process
2. Continue with the following steps to run Uptime Kuma as a service

   create nodejs user

   sudo useradd nodejs

   change directory out of uptime-kuma

   cd ..

   move uptime kuma to /opt

   sudo mv ~/uptime-kuma /opt

   create service bash file

   sudo nano /opt/uptime-kuma/uptime-kuma.sh
3. Paste the following configuration into uptime-kuma.sh #!/usr/bin/bash /usr/bin/node /opt/uptime-kuma/server/server.js
4. Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes
5. Continue with the following commands

   make uptime-kuma.sh executable

   sudo chmod +x /opt/uptime-kuma/uptime-kuma.sh

   create uptime-kuma service file

   sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/uptime-kuma.service
6. Paste the following configuration into uptime-kuma.service [Unit] Description=Uptime Kuma [Service] ExecStart=/opt/uptime-kuma/uptime-kuma.sh Restart=always User=nodejs Group=nodejs WorkingDirectory=/opt/upt ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx3KQ_rZvxU